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In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBoeing's troubles are 'more than an escape from quality', says Mike BoydMike Boyd, Boyd Group International president and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the new wave of issues facing Boeing, the company's manufacturing and quality challenges, and more.
Persons: Mike Boyd Mike Boyd Organizations: Boyd Group International, Boeing
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow flight delays caused by Canadian wildfire smoke will affect the U.S. airline industryMike Boyd, president and CEO of the aviation consulting firm Boyd Group International, and CNBC’s Leslie Josephs join ‘The Exchange’ to discuss how several delayed flights in NYC and Newark airports due to the Canadian wildfire smoke will impact the U.S. airline industry and more.
Persons: Mike Boyd, CNBC’s Leslie Josephs Organizations: U.S, Group International, Locations: NYC, Newark
New York CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration plans to dramatically accelerate replacing the safety system whose failure led to a nationwide air travel grounding earlier this month. The 30-year-old NOTAM, or Notice to Air Missions, system provides potential flight hazard information to pilots and air traffic controllers. The FAA said it now requires “at least two individuals to be present during the maintenance” of the NOTAM system. Still, it’s another critical tool for air safety. It was the first nationwide grounding of the nation’s air traffic system in 20 years, since the days following the September 11 attacks.
While all airlines were affected, one stood out as the grounding of domestic flights had a cascading effect on air travel: Southwest Airlines. According to the flight tracking company Flight Aware, Southwest had as many as 49% of its flights delayed as of noon Wednesday. Anuvu, another site that tracks flights, showed just 7% of Southwest flights were departing on time, compared with 15% for American Airlines, 21% for United Airlines, and 33% for Delta Airlines. Southwest is still reeling from the huge disruption it experienced over the Christmas holiday that saw an estimated 11,000 of its flights canceled. Southwest said Wednesday it would rebook customers on the next available Southwest flight with seats available to the customer’s ticketed destination, at no additional cost.
It is separate from the air traffic control system that keeps planes a safe distance from each other, but it’s another critical tool for air safety. The FAA also operates the nation’s air traffic control system, with air traffic controllers using radar to track all planes in their air space and radio communications with their cockpits to guide them safely. If no new problems crop up, flights should return to normal soon, though it may take time to get all the delayed flights in the air. Just before noon ET Wednesday, tracking service FlightAware shows about 7,000 delayed flights to, from and within the United States, with nearly 1,100 canceled flights altogether. But if the problem stretches too long, flight crews who are standing by to fly delayed flights will run out of time in their service day.
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSouthwest did not have a reconciliation system to handle cancellations, says Mike BoydMike Boyd, president of the aviation consulting firm Boyd Group International, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to weigh in on the meltdown at Southwest Airlines and what it means for other airlines.
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