Reuters
Air New Zealand said it is delaying deliveries of two new Boeing 787 aircraft on Tuesday. Separately, the airline appointed Kris Cudmore—an insider—as its chief financial officer, signaling a management shift alongside the carrier’s fleet timing adjustments.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Tripped circuit breakers can prevent 737 Max air conditioning systems from cooling hot air pumped into the cabin. The Federal Aviation Administration has taken additional action to address a circuit breaker issue that can cause 737 Max cabins and cockpits to become dangerously hot.
ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
By ch-aviation: A joint initiative by North Star Air (Ontario), Bearskin Airlines, Air Creebec, and Wasaya Airways, called the Northern Ontario Airfare Affordability Program (NOAAP) is looking to reduce the cost of air travel across Northern Ontario through a provincially funded subsidy.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A JetBlue Airbus A321 with as many as 159 passengers on board was struck by a drone as it was on its final approach to land at New York JFK on Monday morning, air traffic control recordings have revealed.
Aviation Source
ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.
Aviacionline
• Edgardo Gimenez Mazó
By Aviacionline: The rollout begins in December with four weekly flights per route, cementing three decades of operations in Colombia.
Airline Geeks
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: American Airlines faces a mammoth $2.64 million annual fee to allow its workforce of more than 47,500 pilots and flight attendants to skip past regular TSA airport security screening, as the Department of Homeland Security introduces a new fee as part of the introduction of its ‘Crewmember Access Point’ program.
Bloomberg
• Jennifer Igbonoba
By Bloomberg: The US Federal Aviation Administration lags behind other countries in developing a clear system for monitoring radiation exposure among flight crews and educating workers on the potential risks, according to a recent report mandated by Congress.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
