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loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 80px, 180px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/80x80/P/Pictures/web/z/i/j/pilarpic_407839.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/80x80/P/Pictures/web/z/i/j/pilarpic_407839.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/180x180/P/Pictures/web/z/i/j/pilarpic_407839.jpg 180w" width="80" height="80" class="lazyloaded"/></div><div class="details"><h1>Pilar Wolfsteller</h1><p>Pilar Wolfsteller, Americas Air Transport Editor, is an FAA-certified flight instructor (CFI), and holds a commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating. She joined FlightGlobal in 2019, and is based in Las Vegas. She covers airlines across the hemisphere and her interests also include future-oriented sustainable aviation technology, advanced air mobility projects and pilot training topics. Pilar began her journalism career at the global news agencies Bloomberg and Reuters, and has reported from more than 50 countries.</p><div class="socialMediaLinks"> <ul> <li class="social-media-title">Follow</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.twitter.com/@PWolfsteller" class="twitter" target="_blank"></a></li> </ul> </div></div></div><div class="contactInfo"><h2>Contact info</h2><dl><dt>Email:</dt><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/mailto:pilar.wolfsteller@flightglobal.com">pilar.wolfsteller@flightglobal.com</a></dd></dl></div><div class="content"><div class="listBlocks"><ul><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/supply-chain-issues-will-plague-aviation-for-some-time-delta-ceo/156477.article" class="image"><img alt="Delta's first A321neo at Boston Logan airport" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/cirrus-introduces-new-g7-variant-of-sr-series-single-engine-piston-aircraft/156460.article">Cirrus introduces new G7 variant of SR Series single-engine piston aircraft</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-12T01:05:00"}">2024-01-12T01:05:00</span></p><p>Cirrus Aircraft has introduced a new variant of its popular single-engine SR-series aircraft, with a redesigned interior, updated electronics and displays, advanced safety systems and other comfort and “convenience features” for both pilots and passengers.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/airbus-helicopters-settles-grand-canyon-crash-lawsuit-for-75m/156432.article" class="image"><img alt="Papillon_Grand_Canyon_Helicopters_Eurocopter_EC-130B-4_(AS-350B-4)_at_Grand_Canyon_West" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/3/0/99330_papillon_grand_canyon_helicopters_eurocopter_ec130b4_as350b4_at_grand_canyon_west_31802.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/3/0/99330_papillon_grand_canyon_helicopters_eurocopter_ec130b4_as350b4_at_grand_canyon_west_31802.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/3/3/0/99330_papillon_grand_canyon_helicopters_eurocopter_ec130b4_as350b4_at_grand_canyon_west_31802.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/3/3/0/99330_papillon_grand_canyon_helicopters_eurocopter_ec130b4_as350b4_at_grand_canyon_west_31802.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/3/3/0/99330_papillon_grand_canyon_helicopters_eurocopter_ec130b4_as350b4_at_grand_canyon_west_31802.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/airbus-helicopters-settles-grand-canyon-crash-lawsuit-for-75m/156432.article">Airbus Helicopters settles Grand Canyon crash lawsuit for $75m</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-10T20:31:00"}">2024-01-10T20:31:00</span></p><p>A judge in Las Vegas has approved a settlement that will see Airbus Helicopters and sightseeing tour operator Papillon Airways pay a combined $100 million to the family of a victim in a 2018 fatal crash in the Grand Canyon – the lion’s share of which will be paid by the airframer.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/guide-roller-fittings-on-alaska-max-9-door-plug-are-fractured-ntsb/156407.article" class="image"><img alt="GDWAFC5bUAAHYJE" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/9/3/99293_gdwafc5buaahyje_127807.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/9/3/99293_gdwafc5buaahyje_127807.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/9/3/99293_gdwafc5buaahyje_127807.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/9/3/99293_gdwafc5buaahyje_127807.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/9/3/99293_gdwafc5buaahyje_127807.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/guide-roller-fittings-on-alaska-max-9-door-plug-are-fractured-ntsb/156407.article">Guide roller fittings on Alaska Max 9 door plug are fractured: NTSB</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-09T05:42:00"}">2024-01-09T05:42:00</span></p><p>The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that damage to a door plug which blew out of an in-flight Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 last week includes fractured guide fittings that hold the plug in place. </p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/united-finds-bolts-that-needed-additional-tightening-on-some-max-9s/156402.article" class="image"><img alt="United Airlines first 737 Max 9 flight" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/8/6/99286_united_airlines_first_737_max_9_flight_268210.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/8/6/99286_united_airlines_first_737_max_9_flight_268210.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/8/6/99286_united_airlines_first_737_max_9_flight_268210.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/8/6/99286_united_airlines_first_737_max_9_flight_268210.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/8/6/99286_united_airlines_first_737_max_9_flight_268210.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/united-finds-bolts-that-needed-additional-tightening-on-some-max-9s/156402.article">United finds ‘bolts that needed additional tightening’ on some Max 9s</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-08T21:49:00"}">2024-01-08T21:49:00</span></p><p>United Airlines confirms that it has found several Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft with loose door plug bolts and other parts in the wake of an accident involving an Alaska Airlines airframe of the same type.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ntsbs-homendy-blasts-faa-for-dragging-its-feet-on-cockpit-voice-recorders/156387.article" class="image"><img alt="Max 9 land" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/6/2/99262_max-9-land_70222.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/6/2/99262_max-9-land_70222.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/6/2/99262_max-9-land_70222.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/6/2/99262_max-9-land_70222.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/6/2/99262_max-9-land_70222.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ntsbs-homendy-blasts-faa-for-dragging-its-feet-on-cockpit-voice-recorders/156387.article">NTSB’s Homendy blasts FAA for dragging its feet on cockpit voice recorders</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-08T07:41:00"}">2024-01-08T07:41:00</span></p><p>US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy blasted the Federal Aviation Administration for dragging its feet on a rule change pertaining to cockpit voice recording equipment that she says will significantly increase commercial aviation safety in the USA, and assist with investigations.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ntsb-probes-critical-safety-questions-on-alaska-accident-aircraft/156385.article" class="image"><img alt="NTSB_John Lovell_7Jan2024" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/5/8/99258_ntsb_johnlovell_7jan2024_784208.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/5/8/99258_ntsb_johnlovell_7jan2024_784208.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/5/8/99258_ntsb_johnlovell_7jan2024_784208.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/5/8/99258_ntsb_johnlovell_7jan2024_784208.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/5/8/99258_ntsb_johnlovell_7jan2024_784208.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ntsb-probes-critical-safety-questions-on-alaska-accident-aircraft/156385.article">NTSB probes critical safety questions on Alaska accident aircraft</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-08T06:18:00"}">2024-01-08T06:18:00</span></p><p>The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that the Alaska Airlines aircraft involved in an explosive depressurisation accident earlier this week is structurally sound, but critical safety questions have come to light on the first day of the investigation.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/united-airlines-cancels-270-flights-due-to-boeing-737-max-9-grounding/156383.article" class="image"><img alt="737-9-at-LAX" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/5/6/99256_7379atlax_612423.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/5/6/99256_7379atlax_612423.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/5/6/99256_7379atlax_612423.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/5/6/99256_7379atlax_612423.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/5/6/99256_7379atlax_612423.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/united-airlines-cancels-270-flights-due-to-boeing-737-max-9-grounding/156383.article">United Airlines cancels 270 flights due to Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-07T21:16:00"}">2024-01-07T21:16:00</span></p><p>United Airlines, the world’s biggest operator of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft with 79 examples in its fleet, is keeping all of its airframes of the type grounded pending inspections mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/us-ntsb-asks-for-publics-help-in-locating-alaska-max-9-burst-door-plug/156381.article" class="image"><img alt="Screenshot 2024-01-06 at 1.46.28 PM" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/5/2/99252_screenshot20240106at1.46.28pm_4421.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/5/2/99252_screenshot20240106at1.46.28pm_4421.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/5/2/99252_screenshot20240106at1.46.28pm_4421.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/5/2/99252_screenshot20240106at1.46.28pm_4421.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/5/2/99252_screenshot20240106at1.46.28pm_4421.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/us-ntsb-asks-for-publics-help-in-locating-alaska-max-9-burst-door-plug/156381.article">US NTSB asks for public’s help in locating Alaska Max 9 burst door plug</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-07T05:20:00"}">2024-01-07T05:20:00</span></p><p>The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking for the public’s assistance in the investigation of the door plug blow-out of an Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9 over Portland, Oregon.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/copa-and-aeromexico-ground-boeing-737-max-9-aircraft/156379.article" class="image"><img alt="Copa 737 Max 9 " loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/4/9/99249_copa-737-max-9_74773.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/4/9/99249_copa-737-max-9_74773.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/4/9/99249_copa-737-max-9_74773.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/4/9/99249_copa-737-max-9_74773.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/4/9/99249_copa-737-max-9_74773.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/copa-and-aeromexico-ground-boeing-737-max-9-aircraft/156379.article">Copa and Aeromexico ground Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-06T23:51:00"}">2024-01-06T23:51:00</span></p><p>Latin American carriers Copa Airlines and Aeromexico have together grounded about 40 Boeing 737 Max 9s after an Alaska Airlines aircraft of the same type suffered a depressurisation incident. </p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/faa-grounds-certain-boeing-737-max-9s-after-alaska-airlines-depressurisation-incident/156375.article" class="image"><img alt="Alaska Airlines" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/4/5/99245_20211113_103721_674253.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/4/5/99245_20211113_103721_674253.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/4/5/99245_20211113_103721_674253.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/4/5/99245_20211113_103721_674253.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/4/5/99245_20211113_103721_674253.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/faa-grounds-certain-boeing-737-max-9s-after-alaska-airlines-depressurisation-incident/156375.article">FAA grounds ‘certain’ Boeing 737 Max 9s after Alaska Airlines depressurisation incident</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-06T18:29:00"}">2024-01-06T18:29:00</span></p><p>The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the “temporary” grounding of “certain” Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft after an incident in which a window and parts of the fuselage were blown out of an Alaska Airlines aircraft while in flight.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/aerolineas-argentinas-names-lombardo-as-new-president-and-ceo/156350.article" class="image"><img alt="Aerolineas Argentinas" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/0/1/99201_aacaerolineasargentinas_803555_crop.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/0/1/99201_aacaerolineasargentinas_803555_crop.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/2/0/1/99201_aacaerolineasargentinas_803555_crop.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/2/0/1/99201_aacaerolineasargentinas_803555_crop.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/2/0/1/99201_aacaerolineasargentinas_803555_crop.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/aerolineas-argentinas-names-lombardo-as-new-president-and-ceo/156350.article">Aerolineas Argentinas names Lombardo as new president and CEO</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-01-03T16:47:00"}">2024-01-03T16:47:00</span></p><p>Argentine state-owned carrier Aerolineas Argentinas has named its chief commercial officer Fabian Lombardo as its new president and chief executive, succeeding Pablo Ceriani.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/faa-grants-icon-aircrafts-a5-primary-category-certification/156311.article" class="image"><img alt="ICON A5 " loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/3/8/99138_icona5adventureflying_01_181083.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/3/8/99138_icona5adventureflying_01_181083.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/1/3/8/99138_icona5adventureflying_01_181083.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/1/3/8/99138_icona5adventureflying_01_181083.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/1/3/8/99138_icona5adventureflying_01_181083.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/faa-grants-icon-aircrafts-a5-primary-category-certification/156311.article">FAA grants Icon Aircraft’s A5 primary category certification</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2023-12-27T23:37:00"}">2023-12-27T23:37:00</span></p><p>The US Federal Aviation Administration has granted Icon Aircraft’s A5 amphibious airframe type certification in the primary category, clearing the way for the aircraft type to be sold and registered outside of the USA</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/mexicanas-inaugural-flight-arrives-in-tulum-after-diverting-to-merida-for-weather/156307.article" class="image"><img alt="Mexicana successor livery-c-Mexican government" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/3/0/99130_mexicanasuccessorliverycmexicangovernment_12471.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/3/0/99130_mexicanasuccessorliverycmexicangovernment_12471.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/1/3/0/99130_mexicanasuccessorliverycmexicangovernment_12471.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/1/3/0/99130_mexicanasuccessorliverycmexicangovernment_12471.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/1/3/0/99130_mexicanasuccessorliverycmexicangovernment_12471.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/mexicanas-inaugural-flight-arrives-in-tulum-after-diverting-to-merida-for-weather/156307.article">Mexicana’s inaugural flight arrives in Tulum after diverting to Merida for weather</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2023-12-26T23:05:00"}">2023-12-26T23:05:00</span></p><p>The resuscitated Mexicana airline brand launched its inaugural flight from Mexico City to the Caribbean resort city of Tulum on 26 December.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/norways-competition-authority-approves-norwegians-acquisition-of-wideroe/156292.article" class="image"><img alt="Norwegian Wideroe" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/6/9/99069_norwegianwideroecmarkusmainkaphotofex_autshutterstock_868305.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/6/9/99069_norwegianwideroecmarkusmainkaphotofex_autshutterstock_868305.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/0/6/9/99069_norwegianwideroecmarkusmainkaphotofex_autshutterstock_868305.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/0/6/9/99069_norwegianwideroecmarkusmainkaphotofex_autshutterstock_868305.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/0/6/9/99069_norwegianwideroecmarkusmainkaphotofex_autshutterstock_868305.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/norways-competition-authority-approves-norwegians-acquisition-of-wideroe/156292.article">Norway’s competition authority approves Norwegian’s acquisition of Wideroe</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2023-12-21T21:36:00"}">2023-12-21T21:36:00</span></p><p>Norway’s competition regulator has approved Norwegian’s acquisition of regional airline Wideroe.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/how-american-airlines-rachael-mcmahon-thrives-as-an-unseen-crewmember/156054.article" class="image"><img alt="Rachael McMahon" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/6/4/0/98640_rachael_mcmahoncamericanairlines_78122_crop.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/6/4/0/98640_rachael_mcmahoncamericanairlines_78122_crop.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/6/4/0/98640_rachael_mcmahoncamericanairlines_78122_crop.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/6/4/0/98640_rachael_mcmahoncamericanairlines_78122_crop.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/6/4/0/98640_rachael_mcmahoncamericanairlines_78122_crop.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/interview/1018.type" class="storyType">Interview</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/how-american-airlines-rachael-mcmahon-thrives-as-an-unseen-crewmember/156054.article">How American Airlines’ Rachael McMahon thrives as an unseen crewmember</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2023-12-20T21:12:00"}">2023-12-20T21:12:00</span></p><p>Having flourished as an aircraft dispatcher working at American Airlines, Rachael McMahon is loving her new responsibility as an irregular operations lead.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/faa-establishes-committee-to-examine-air-traffic-controller-fatigue/156272.article" class="image"><img alt="Air traffic control tower sunset " loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/0/1/99001_controltowersunsetgenericshutterstock_10701.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/0/1/99001_controltowersunsetgenericshutterstock_10701.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/0/0/1/99001_controltowersunsetgenericshutterstock_10701.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/0/0/1/99001_controltowersunsetgenericshutterstock_10701.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/0/0/1/99001_controltowersunsetgenericshutterstock_10701.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/faa-establishes-committee-to-examine-air-traffic-controller-fatigue/156272.article">FAA establishes committee to examine air traffic controller fatigue</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2023-12-20T20:24:00"}">2023-12-20T20:24:00</span></p><p>The US Federal Aviation Administration has established a panel to examine air traffic controller fatigue.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/chiles-latam-orders-five-boeing-787s-with-genx-engines/156266.article" class="image"><img alt="LATAM 787" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/9/8/4/98984_latam787_617763.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/9/8/4/98984_latam787_617763.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/9/8/4/98984_latam787_617763.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/9/8/4/98984_latam787_617763.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/9/8/4/98984_latam787_617763.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/chiles-latam-orders-five-boeing-787s-with-genx-engines/156266.article">Chile's LATAM orders five Boeing 787s with GEnx engines</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2023-12-20T16:58:00"}">2023-12-20T16:58:00</span></p><p>Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group has ordered five more Boeing 787 Dreamliners, and will equip them with GE Aerospace GEnx engines.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/azul-orders-four-more-airbus-a330neos/156225.article" class="image"><img alt="Azul new 330neos" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/9/0/8/98908_azulnew330neos_598903.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/9/0/8/98908_azulnew330neos_598903.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/9/0/8/98908_azulnew330neos_598903.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/9/0/8/98908_azulnew330neos_598903.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/9/0/8/98908_azulnew330neos_598903.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/azul-orders-four-more-airbus-a330neos/156225.article">Azul orders four more Airbus A330neos</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2023-12-15T17:35:00"}">2023-12-15T17:35:00</span></p><p>Brazil’s Azul has ordered four more Airbus A330-900s to expand its long-haul route offering.</p></div></li><li class=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/us-major-airlines-gear-up-for-busy-end-of-year-travel-period/156195.article" class="image"><img alt="53337755670_8ef0e49c9c_o" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 100px, (max-width: 1179px) 220px, 280px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/8/6/6/98866_53337755670_8ef0e49c9c_o_965504.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/8/6/6/98866_53337755670_8ef0e49c9c_o_965504.jpg 100w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/172x115/8/6/6/98866_53337755670_8ef0e49c9c_o_965504.jpg 172w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x148/8/6/6/98866_53337755670_8ef0e49c9c_o_965504.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854im_/https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/280x188/8/6/6/98866_53337755670_8ef0e49c9c_o_965504.jpg 280w" width="100" height="67" class="lazyloaded"/></a><div class="storyDetails"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/1013.type" class="storyType">News</a><h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240112210854/https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/us-major-airlines-gear-up-for-busy-end-of-year-travel-period/156195.article">US major airlines gear up for busy end-of-year travel period</a></h3><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2023-12-14T00:00:00"}">2023-12-14T00:00:00</span></p><p>Major US carriers expect a busy end-of-year holiday travel season and record passenger figures, topping last year as well as 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