Jon Hemmerdinger

Editor at FlightGlobal

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

.@FlightGlobal is hiring a reporter to cover airlines in North and South America--an exciting opportunity to write news and analysis about this global industry for a global publication, and to work with a team of experienced reporters. Job is remote. https://t.co/3a7tZqlSql

[Edward Russell @ByERussell]

Why we'll all miss Spirit Airlines (even if you never flew them), Alaska's European strategy, the Allegiant-Sun Country merger, plus a run on Rome's new rail-trail.

Read more in my latest dispatches: https://t.co/bPJzYJwVSM

[Edward Russell @ByERussell]

.@AlaskaAir's CEO is understandably bullish on its new European flights. Why now? It's some combination of relevancy, loyalty and that very of-these-times view of an air service imbalance.

Read my interview and what the airline still needs to do: https://t.co/DzBO1C1EWT

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

What does @flyarcher's plan to begin air taxi flights under a restricted type certification mean? This is why its tough to say: @FlightGlobal https://t.co/GbbMWBGp5r

[Edward Russell @ByERussell]

This week I make my debut on @FlightGlobal's podcast, FlightGlobal Focus, to chat Spirit Airlines collapse and the themes heading into the @IATA annual meeting in Rio next month.

Give it a listen! https://t.co/Lj2OrNJnaw

[Edward Russell @ByERussell]

Frontier Airlines is the "best" positioned to fill Spirit’s gap in US market, CEO James Dempsey said Tuesday.

Any leg up for Frontier is good after it reported a -28.5% operating margin in the first quarter.

https://t.co/YJA2qqYaOA

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

US discount airlines will continue campaign to secure government aid despite Spirit Airlines' failed effort, says @AveloAir CEO: https://t.co/c22avTLQTA

[FlightGlobal @FlightGlobal]

RTX filed open-rotor engine patents but keeps focus on next-generation GTF https://t.co/VWzSCyVYwM

[FlightGlobal @FlightGlobal]

OceanGate failed to heed Boeing safety advice for Titan submersible: US Coast Guard https://t.co/55cUvnbAps

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

Breaking: The USA and four other nations have released a "roadmap" for certifying advanced air mobility aircraft including electric air taxis. Participating nations include the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Announced at Paris air show.

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

.@Boeing asks the FAA to temporarily exempt the 737 Max 7's and Max 10's yaw-damper system from some requirements. It plans to update the system in the coming years and insists the yaw-damper system is safe: https://t.co/tgI9ss4P5J

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

@ValerieInsinna To show off his toe hair

[FlightGlobal @FlightGlobal]

Back to engineering: why incoming Boeing CEO Ortberg is reason for optimism https://t.co/7c0YdrI03R

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

@dominicgates Great story.

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

.@SouthwestAir 737 Max 8 sat on ramp overnight amid 73kt winds several days before “Dutch roll”. https://t.co/IfPPWV81gh

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

A regulatory filing by @PWCanada with the FAA mentions what the company describes as a "new" turboprop, the "PT9A-11". Details scarce. https://t.co/9yxruNWNPm

[FlightGlobal @FlightGlobal]

Boeing tells FAA how it plans to move past broad production problems https://t.co/aavr1qlKBF

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

US DOT approves new trade name -- Frontera -- for Frontier Airlines. @FlyFrontier https://t.co/wW8ip38qOz

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

NTSB chair refutes a whistleblower's claim that Boeing purposefully withheld documents, by @ByERussell https://t.co/GMzT1AOLPa

[Jon Hemmerdinger @jmhdinger]

@ValerieInsinna @ImpalerCat Do I see a beehive back there? Nice.