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Boeing breaks ground on $1bn+ South Carolina expansion to lift 787 output above 10/month and add ~1,000 jobs

Boeing has begun a more-than-$1 billion expansion of its Boeing South Carolina 787 final-assembly complex in North Charleston, enlarging the Dreamliner footprint to push monthly 787 output above 10 aircraft and create roughly 1,000 new jobs as global demand grows.

2025-11-07T09:38:26.038234-08:00

AeroTime

Airbus delivery push falters — 235 jets still needed to hit 820‑aircraft 2025 target after October's 78 handovers

2025-11-07T05:18:45.614055-08:00

Reuters

U.S. DOT to order 10% cut in scheduled flights at 40 major U.S. airports by Friday if shutdown persists

2025-11-05T13:21:36.126934-08:00

Reuters

Wizz Air delays 88 Airbus deliveries to 2033 and trims A321XLR commitments

2025-11-06T23:40:22.938444-08:00

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Qantas to launch 'Economy Plus' extra‑legroom across single‑aisle fleet from Feb 2026 Qantas will introduce an 'Economy Plus' extra‑legroom product on its single‑aisle fleet — 737s, A220s and A321XLRs — beginning February 2026. The enhanced economy offering will be rolled out across domestic, Trans‑Tasman and Pacific Island services to provide differentiated seating on short‑haul routes.

2025-11-08T13:58:05.076310-08:00

Qantas to launch 'Economy Plus' extra‑legroom across single‑aisle fleet from Feb 2026

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Report: Kristi Noem pushed DHS to buy 10 engineless Spirit aircraft to expand deportation flights; plan abandoned Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem pressed the Department of Homeland Security to purchase ten engineless Spirit Airlines aircraft to expand deportation charter capacity and for personal travel, a proposal DHS considered but ultimately abandoned in recent weeks.

2025-11-08T09:11:52.707598-08:00

Report: Kristi Noem pushed DHS to buy 10 engineless Spirit aircraft to expand deportation flights; plan abandoned

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Lawsuit Says American Airlines Flight Attendants Dismissed Passenger’s Chest Pain and Threatened Him A suit filed against American Airlines alleges flight attendants ignored a passenger’s severe chest pain during a flight, dismissed his pleas for help and threatened him when he sought assistance, raising fresh legal and safety questions about cabin crew responses to in‑flight medical emergencies.

2025-11-08T06:13:03.759944-08:00

Lawsuit Says American Airlines Flight Attendants Dismissed Passenger’s Chest Pain and Threatened Him

The Air Current

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DOT orders 10% flight cuts at 40 major U.S. airports as FAA scales back services amid shutdown; airlines demand data The Department of Transportation has directed a 10% reduction in scheduled flights at 40 major U.S. airports while the FAA scales back services during a prolonged government shutdown, a move that has prompted hundreds of airline cancellations and fierce industry pushback over absent FAA data supporting the decision.

2025-11-07T13:59:28.224059-08:00

DOT orders 10% flight cuts at 40 major U.S. airports as FAA scales back services amid shutdown; airlines demand data

Skift

Travel CEOs flag fewer international visitors to U.S. in earnings calls, warning of revenue pressure Company executives in recent earnings calls reported a sustained drop in international visitors to the United States throughout the reporting period, warning the trend is reducing bookings and revenue for carriers and airports and may prolong recovery of international traffic unless demand rebounds.

2025-11-07T13:18:28.117412-08:00

Travel CEOs flag fewer international visitors to U.S. in earnings calls, warning of revenue pressure

FlightGlobal

Rolls‑Royce launches Trent 1000 XE build standard — parts double time‑on‑wing and include TotalCare; Lufthansa first operator Rolls‑Royce has launched a new Trent 1000 XE build standard with upgraded parts that double time‑on‑wing and incorporate the manufacturer's TotalCare support package. Lufthansa is the world's first airline to put the Trent 1000 XE into service on its Dreamliner fleet.

2025-11-07T12:17:20.816241-08:00

Rolls‑Royce launches Trent 1000 XE build standard — parts double time‑on‑wing and include TotalCare; Lufthansa first operator

FlightGlobal

Allegiant promotes CFO Robert Neal to president, filling role vacant since April 2023 Allegiant has promoted chief financial officer Robert Neal to president, filling a post vacant since Scott Sheldon resigned as president and COO in April 2023. The airline disclosed the appointment earlier this week, ending more than a year without a designated president.

2025-11-07T11:55:40.151540-08:00

Allegiant promotes CFO Robert Neal to president, filling role vacant since April 2023

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Boeing breaks ground on $1bn+ South Carolina expansion to lift 787 output above 10/month and add ~1,000 jobs Boeing has begun a more-than-$1 billion expansion of its Boeing South Carolina 787 final-assembly complex in North Charleston, enlarging the Dreamliner footprint to push monthly 787 output above 10 aircraft and create roughly 1,000 new jobs as global demand grows.

2025-11-07T09:38:26.038234-08:00

Boeing breaks ground on $1bn+ South Carolina expansion to lift 787 output above 10/month and add ~1,000 jobs

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