Summer 2023 has seen its fair share of challenges, including record-breaking high temperatures—something airlines may have to contend with more in the future.
Initial operating experience of a recently developed drag-reduction package on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 indicates cruise fuel-burn savings of up to 2%.
The aircraft-maker has finished its proposed redesign of older 737 nacelles, but it must analyze maintenance-related errors to help mitigate their risk.
A terminal modernization project at Baltimore-Washington International is underway, which will reportedly create room for Southwest Airlines’ continued growth.
Southwest says it will use 2024 to better optimize its operations, and still expects its network to be restored to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023.
