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CSX and SMART-TD Partner to Deliver Enhanced Conductor Training

July 31, 2023 / WIL BALDWIN

Jacksonville, Florida, July 31, 2023 – CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers — Transportation Division (SMART-TD) announced they are partnering to extend CSX’s conductor training program to five weeks from the previous four-week regimen to provide new hires with additional hands-on experience prior to beginning on-the-job training (OJT).

The extra week of training at the CSX Training Center in Atlanta will focus on performing tasks in a field setting to increase trainees’ exposure to railcar switching scenarios, radio communication, securement of equipment, brake tests and other fundamentals of the conductor’s role. Hands-on application of these skills begins in the third week of training, and the additional week will reinforce trainees’ comfort level by providing multiple opportunities to perform the tasks while operating on first and second shifts.

CSX developed the extended training program in consultation with the SMART-TD, which represents its train crew employees. After completing their five weeks at the Atlanta Training Center, new conductors begin up to five months of OJT at their hiring location, where they learn the physical characteristics and job assignments of their designated territory.

United Adds 127 Nonstop Flights for 2023 College Football Season

July 30, 2023 / WIL BALDWIN

Chicago, Illinois, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – United (Nasdaq: UAL) today announced the addition of 127 new, nonstop flights to help college football fans cheer on their favorite teams at 30 games this season.

Last year, more than 50,000 fans flew United to some of the most iconic college football towns across the country. This year, the airline will continue to help fans get to games to cheer on teams including Wisconsin, USC, University of Michigan, Penn State and more.

In addition to the airline’s special schedule, United is partnering with USC Trojans quarterback and 2023 Heisman Award Winner Caleb Williams for a name, image, likeness (NIL) agreement to hype up college football fans in United’s advertising and social media. He’ll appear in a variety of United advertising and social media spots during the season as well as post to his own account.

The airline has added more flights and will be flying larger planes to select cities for the following games:

Sept. 2: Tennessee State University @ University of Notre Dame
Sept. 3: Louisiana State University @ Florida State University
Sept. 9: University of Texas-Austin @ University of Alabama
Sept. 9: University of Nevada, Las Vegas @ University of Michigan
Sept. 9: University of Cincinnati @ University of Pittsburgh
Sept. 9: University of Notre Dame @ North Carolina State University
Sept. 16: Northwestern University @ Duke University
Sept. 16: University of Washington – Seattle @ Michigan State University
Sept. 23: Ohio State University @ University of Notre Dame
Sept. 23: University of Arkansas @ Louisiana State University
Sept. 23: University of Mississippi @ University of Alabama
Sept. 23: University of Iowa @ Penn State University
Sept 23: University of Oklahoma @ University of Cincinnati
Sept. 30: Louisiana State University @ University of Mississippi
Sept. 30: University of Notre Dame @ Duke University
Oct. 7: University of Arkansas @ University of Mississippi
Oct. 14: University of Southern California @ University of Notre Dame
Oct. 14: University of Arkansas @ University of Alabama
Oct. 14: Louisiana State University @ Auburn University
Oct. 14: Ohio State University @ Purdue University
Oct. 14: University of Iowa @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
Oct. 21: University of Tennessee @ University of Alabama
Oct. 21: Penn State University @ Ohio State University
Oct. 28: University of Pittsburgh @ University of Notre Dame
Oct. 28: Ohio State University @ University of Wisconsin
Nov. 4: University of Notre Dame @ Clemson University
Nov. 4: Louisiana State University @ University of Alabama
Nov. 11: University of Michigan @ Penn State University
Nov. 11: University of Pittsburgh @ Syracuse University
Nov. 18: University of Georgia @ University of Tennessee
Nov. 18: Wake Forest University @ University of Notre Dame

Tickets are on sale now in the United app or at United.com

Maersk expands its global air freight services with new Atlanta strategic air cargo hub

July 19, 2023 / WIL BALDWIN

Maersk (OTC: AMKBY) is strengthening our promise to customers of integrated, end-to-end logistics solutions by growing our air freight services in a strategic transportation hub. The new Atlanta facility enhances our offering, providing customers with superior supply chain flexibility supported by our expanded regional capabilities in warehousing and transportation. We will be able to leverage this connectivity to bolster our air freight network across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the world.

Located in Atlanta Tradeport’s Foreign Trade Zone, the new air cargo facility enjoys lower duties, reduced processing fees, and quicker movement of goods from the port of Savannah. The site is located just two miles from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and has direct access to interstates I-75 and I-285.

The new Atlanta facility builds on several initiatives designed to bolster Maersk’s air freight services in North America. The company recently opened a new Chicago air freight gateway facility to add more supply chain integration opportunities for customers using Chicago O’Hare International and Rockford International. Prior to that, Maersk also launched a new air freight service with regular flights between South Carolina, Korea, and China operated by Miami-headquartered cargo airline Amerijet International.

CSX Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

July 13, 2023 / WIL BALDWIN

Jacksonville, Florida – July 12, 2023 – CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $0.11 per share quarterly dividend on the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2023.

About CSX and its Disclosures

CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population resides. It also links more than 230 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers and farming towns alike. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com.

Frontier Airlines Launches Nonstop Flights From Miami, Florida to Kingston, Jamaica

February 24, 2022 / WIL BALDWIN

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Feb. 23, 2022 – Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) will launch nonstop service between Miami (MIA) and Kingston, Jamaica (KIN) beginning May 5, 2022, marking the airline’s first scheduled service to the Jamaican capital. Flights will operate three times per week year-round. To celebrate, America’s Greenest Airline is offering fares from Miami to Kingston as low as $79*.

New Route from Miami International Airport (MIA):

SERVICE TO:	SERVICE START:	SERVICE FREQUENCY:	INTRO FARE:
Kingston, Jamaica	May 5, 2022	3X	$79*

Frequency and times are subject to change, so please check FlyFrontier.com for the most updated schedule.

Frontier is focused on more than low fares. The carrier offers customers the ability to customize travel to their needs and budget. For example, customers can purchase options a la carte or in one low-priced bundle called the WORKS. This bundle includes refundability, a carry-on bag, a checked bag, the best available seat, waived change fees, and priority boarding.

777 Partners Orders 30 Additional Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

December 10, 2021 / WIL BALDWIN

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and 777 Partners have announced the Miami-based investment firm will nearly double its 737 MAX order book with the purchase of 30 additional jets. The new order expands 777 Partners’ commercial aircraft portfolio to a total of 68 737 MAX’s, in its fourth order this year for the fuel-efficient, single-aisle jets. Valued at $3.7 billion at list prices, the order will enable 777 Partners to expand 737 MAX operations across the fleet of its affiliated global low-cost carriers.

The 737 MAX family reduces fuel use and carbon emissions by at least 14% compared to the airplanes it replaces, reducing operating costs as well as the environmental footprint for 777 Partners’ affiliated airlines. Every 737 MAX features a passenger-pleasing Boeing Sky Interior, highlighted by modern sculpted sidewalls and window reveals, LED lighting that enhances the sense of spaciousness and larger pivoting overhead storage bins.

777 Partners is a Miami-based private alternative investment firm that invests across a number of high growth attractive verticals. Founded in 2015, 777 Partners initially applied its expertise in underwriting and financing of esoteric assets to diversify across a broad spectrum of financial services businesses, asset originators, and financial technology/service providers. In recent years, the firm has broadened its mandate and now invests across six different industries: insurance, consumer and commercial finance, litigation finance, direct lending, media and entertainment, and aviation.

Eve and Sydney Seaplanes Partner to Bring UAM Services to Australia

December 6, 2021 / WIL BALDWIN

Melbourne, Florida, December 6, 2021 – Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve), an Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) company, and Sydney Seaplanes, a leader in the transition to sustainable aviation, today announced a partnership that will lay the foundation for new electric air taxi operations in Greater Sydney. With the partnership, Sydney Seaplanes has placed an order for 50 of Eve’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL), with progressive deliveries expected to commence from 2026.

The new partnership accelerates the progress towards 100% of greater Sydney’s local tourism and commuter flights coming from zero emission electric aviation.

Benefitting from a startup mindset and backed by Embraer’s more than 50-year history of aircraft manufacturing and certification expertise, Eve unveils a unique value proposition by positioning itself as an ecosystem partner by offering a suite of products and services with the highest levels of safety standards. Eve’s human-centered, eVTOL design combines disruptive innovation and a simple and intuitive design. In addition to the aircraft program, Eve is harnessing the expertise of both Embraer and Atech, a subsidiary of the Embraer Group, in providing globally recognized air traffic management software to create the solutions that will help safely scale the UAM industry going forward.

Frontier Airlines Launches 13 New Nonstop Orlando Routes in November

November 2, 2021 / WIL BALDWIN

Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) this week launches 13 new nonstop routes from Orlando International Airport (MCO), including service to five international destinations: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico and The Bahamas. The new service expands Frontier’s Orlando route map to 81 nonstop destinations, the most of any airline at MCO and, to celebrate the new service, Frontier is offering introductory fares starting at $19*.

“We’re excited to celebrate another remarkable expansion of service at Orlando International Airport with 13 new routes launching this month, along with three more coming in December,” said Daniel Shurz, senior vice president of commercial, Frontier Airlines. “We’re proud to offer the most nonstop routes of any airline at MCO and look forward to welcoming new travelers onboard to explore our expansive network of international and domestic destinations from Orlando.”

“The start of Frontier’s winter air service expansion is coming at a time when Americans are more ready than ever to travel again,” said Phil Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “With inaugural flights to domestic and international places like Sioux Falls, Idaho; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Turks & Caicos, we welcome the ability to increase access to the country’s most visited destination and expanding travel opportunities for Central Florida residents.”

New Routes from Orlando International Airport (MCO):

SERVICE TO:	SERVICE START:	SERVICE FREQUENCY:	INTRO FARE:
Fort Myers, Fla. (RSW)	Nov. 1, 2021	Daily	$19*
Harlingen, Texas (HRL)	Nov. 1, 2021	2x Weekly	$39*
Pensacola, Fla. (PNS)	Nov. 1, 2021	3x Weekly	$19*
Sioux Falls, S.D. (FSD)	Nov. 1, 2021	2x Weekly	$49*
Bentonville, Ark. (XNA)	Nov. 1, 2021	2x Weekly	$39*
Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ)	Nov. 2, 2021	3x Weekly	To MBJ: $79*
Nassau, The Bahamas (NAS)	Nov. 2, 2021	4x Weekly	To NAS: $49*
El Paso, Texas (ELP)	Nov. 3, 2021	2x Weekly	$59*
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CID)	Nov. 4, 2021	2x Weekly	$39*
Fargo, N.D. (FAR)	Nov. 4, 2021	2x Weekly	$59*
San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL)	Nov. 4, 2021	2x Weekly	To SAL: $69*
Cozumel, Mexico (CZM)	Nov. 6, 2021	1x Weekly	To CZM: $69*
Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)	Nov. 11, 2021	2x Weekly	To LIR: $69*
Antigua & Barbuda (ANU)	Dec. 4, 2021	1x Weekly	To ANU: $79*
Belize City, Belize (BZE)	Dec. 11, 2021	1x Weekly	To BZE: $69*
Turks & Caicos (PLS)	Dec. 19, 2021	1x Weekly	To PLS: $79*

Frequency and times are subject to change, so please check FlyFrontier.com for the most updated schedule.

Boeing Breaks Ground on New Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Facility in Jacksonville

October 28, 2021 / WIL BALDWIN

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 28, 2021 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today broke ground to begin construction of a new 370,000 square-foot maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility located at Cecil Airport that, once complete, will support Boeing’s ability to deliver readiness outcomes for U.S. government customers.

The facility will include eight new hangars, additional work space and offices where Boeing maintainers, engineers and data analysts will support U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft. The facility’s close proximity to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Boeing’s Training Systems Center of Excellence in west Jacksonville, and local academic institutions make it a leading location for the development and delivery of innovative product support, underpinned by collaborative research and engineering.

The groundbreaking ceremony celebrates a 25-year lease agreement between Boeing and the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA). Under the agreement, the JAA will construct and lease to Boeing new facilities on approximately 30 acres located on the northeast side of Cecil Airport, near Boeing’s existing MRO site. Construction is anticipated to be completed in 2023.

Since opening its existing MRO facilities at Cecil Airport in 1999, Boeing teammates have maintained, modified and upgraded 1,030 aircraft for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, including the F/A-18 A-D Hornet, F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler. The Boeing team at the site also converts F/A-18 Super Hornets into flight demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angel squadron as well as modifies retired F-16s into the next generation of autonomous aerial targets for the U.S. Air Force. The facility is also home to a Flight Control Repair Center that provides structural repairs to F/A-18 A-F and EA-18G flight control surfaces.

Embraer Eve and Helipass Partner to Expand UAM Operations in France and Beyond

September 20, 2021 / WIL BALDWIN

Melbourne, Florida, September 20, 2021 – Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions and Helipass, SAS, today announced a new collaboration to accelerate and deploy electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, also known in the market as EVA (Electrical Vertical Aircraft), across France and Europe. The partnership aims to fly Eve’s electric aircraft for a total of 50,000 flight hours per year. This could lead to an optional increase of 100,000 annual flight hours across Helipass’ network.

Helipass plans to open digital bookings on its platform to offer an innovative and seamless user experience to customers throughout its network. To support the expansion of this partnership, Eve will work with Helipass to develop training, on-site support, and technical publications to facilitate the launch of EVA commercial operations.

Following the commercial introduction of the EVA, which is planned for 2026, both companies will endeavor to launch Eve’s EVA aircraft across Helipass’ markets. These flights will include sightseeing, city and airport transfers, as well as a growing on-demand service.

Both parties will look into growing the service beyond this agreement to include additional use cases, as well as the requisite services needed to support the scalability of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) products in Helipass’ core markets.

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