United Airlines, which lost the distinction of being the world's biggest carrier after shrinking for several years, plans to regain lost ground by adding more flights from key airports this summer. The airline wants to upgrade facilities at key airports and trim the use of smaller planes on important business routes. If the expansion plans pan out, United could staunch slipping revenue numbers, which fell nearly 2% in the last 5 years, while revenue at industry leader Delta Air Lines rose 8%. United has slipped in other ways, too. Only once in the last 5 years did United Continental Holdings top Delta's operating income. And it consistently ranks worse in on-time flights and cancellations. Many analysts are upbeat about United's prospects, but say the path won't be easy for the airline. <br/>
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SWISS will increase capacity on North Atlantic routes this summer by using larger aircraft. The carrier will also base its first Bombardier CS300—which it expects to receive in the Q2—in Geneva. From April 22, SWISS will increase Zurich-San Francisco services from 3X-weekly to daily using a Boeing 777-300ER. The carrier will also operate the 777-300ER on 6 of its 12X-weekly Zurich-Chicago O’Hare routes between June and October. As a result, the 777-300ER will be used on daily services over the summer from Zurich to 5 intercontinental destinations—Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Los Angeles and San Francisco. SWISS—which took delivery of its fifth CS100 Dec 30, 2016—expects to receive a minimum of 12 CS100s and CS300s this year <br/>
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has found a number of organisational and human errors contributed to a landing accident involving an Air India Airbus A320 Jan 5, 2014. The aircraft was operating a flight from Imphal and Guwahati to Delhi when it was forced to divert due to poor visibility at Delhi. The AAIB found that the crew erred in choosing to divert to an airfield with reducing visibility, which saw the crew attempt a manual landing below minimal conditions. It also found that Air India lacked operational supervision and ground support to the crew, a lack of oversight of flights operations and complacency in its quality assurance systems that failed to capture hazards. <br/>