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ATW Daily News covers the latest news and developments affecting the global airline industry.
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Austrian fears potential postponement of Lufthansa takeover
Posted 01/07/2009Austrian Minister of Finance Josef Proell said this week that "the situation facing Austrian Airlines Group is too serious to delay a decision...
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Continental, United remain 'confident' in ATI approval
Posted 01/07/2009Continental Airlines and United Airlines told ATWOnline yesterday that they remain "confident" their application for antitrust immunity will be...
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France claims crashed A310 failed 2007 inspection; teenaged passenger survives
Posted 01/07/2009The Yemenia Yemen Airways A310-300 carrying 153 passengers and crew on its way from Sanaa to Moroni in Comoros that crashed in the Indian Ocean...
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Air India relents on some wage deferments
Posted 30/06/2009Air India will pay about half of its employees their June wages on July 3 rather than July 15, Aviation Industry Employees' Guild General...
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Porter converts two Q400 options
Posted 30/06/2009Bombardier Aerospace announced the conversion of two options for Q400 NextGen turboprops held by Porter Airlines into firm orders, raising to 20...
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South Korea commits to $3 billion Incheon expansion
Posted 30/06/2009South Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said it plans to spend about KRW4 trillion ($3.12 billion) to expand Incheon...
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Yemenia A310 crashes near Comoros
Posted 30/06/2009Yemenia Yemen Airways A310-300 with more than 150 people onboard crashed late last night in the Indian Ocean. Flight IY626 was on its way from...
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Climate bill passes US House, could cost airlines billions
Posted 30/06/2009The US House of Representatives on Friday passed by a vote of 219-212 the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act, which now moves to...
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East Star continues to solicit takeover as frustration builds
Posted 30/06/2009East Star Airlines remains committed to attracting new investors despite a Wuhan court's rejection of takeover offers from Shanghai YuField and...
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US Dept. of Justice says Star ATI would cause 'substantial' harm
Posted 30/06/2009US Dept. of Justice strongly opposed extension of antitrust immunity to Continental Airlines when it joins Star Alliance this October, arguing...
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Royal Jordanian's Majali steps down
Posted 30/06/2009Royal Jordanian President and CEO Samer Majali will leave the airline Aug. 1, the company announced, saying only that he resigned "upon his...
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CASC/Airbus Beijing training center adjusts business model
Posted 29/06/2009CASC/Airbus Customer Services training and support center in Beijing is looking to adjust its business model as more airlines acquire their own...
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Sabena, Al Wazzan to establish Middle East maintenance venture
Posted 29/06/2009Sabena technics and Al Wazzan Group will set up a joint venture to provide MRO services to operators in the Middle East from Kuwait City. The...
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AF KLM maintenance units anticipate positive FY despite downturn
Posted 29/06/2009Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance are confident they will be able to maintain a positive operating result this year...
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New Vueling set to take off after completion of Clickair merger
Posted 29/06/2009The Clickair/Vueling merger is expected to be completed by mid-July, when the combined entity will start flying under a unified designator code...
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NTSB investigating two A330 incidents with echoes of AF447
Posted 29/06/2009The US National Transportation Safety Board last week said it is investigating two recent incidents involving A330s operated by TAM and Northwest...
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Austrian Airlines looks to make additional cuts
Posted 29/06/2009Austrian Airlines Group may have to extend its cost-cutting program aimed at reducing spending by €225 million ($314 million) and will look for...
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Qantas cancels 15 787s, defers delivery on 15 more
Posted 29/06/2009Qantas Friday became the latest customer to cancel and/or postpone orders for the Dreamliner, reaching an agreement with Boeing to drop orders for...
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Lebedev says Aeroflot faces restructuring
Posted 26/06/2009Aeroflot investor Alexander Lebedev told RIA Novosti that the Russian flag carrier faces significant challenges as a result of the financial...
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BA: 17% of employees opt for unpaid work/leave
Posted 26/06/2009British Airways said that 6,940 employees, about 17% of its total workforce, have agreed to either unpaid leave, part-time work or unpaid work...
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Indian government suggests AI turn to low-cost model
Posted 26/06/2009Air India announced formation of a "turnaround committee" comprising management and union representatives who will "make presentations...
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Air China goes own way as another East Star takeover is rejected
Posted 26/06/2009Air China launched its Hubei branch company yesterday, officially abandoning its pursuit of East Star Airlines and opening service from Wuhan to...
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RAM repositioning to contend with European competition
Posted 26/06/2009Royal Air Maroc will pull its own low-cost brand Atlas Blue and launch a regional airline as part of its strategy to fend off competition from...
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Fitch downgrades DL, warns of possible UA, AA, US bankruptcy filings
Posted 26/06/2009Delta Air Lines' credit facility rating was downgraded yesterday by Fitch Ratings, which cited "the continued erosion of the airline's near-term...
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IATA: Industry may have reached traffic 'floor' but revenues still suffering
Posted 26/06/2009IATA said yesterday that May passenger and cargo traffic figures revealed a stabilization in demand declines but warned that airline revenue is...
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Emirates A380 to Paris in February
Posted 25/06/2009Emirates will fly the A380 to Paris Charles de Gaulle beginning Feb. 1. EK President Tim Clark said the daily service "is a result of such...
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Virgin America expects new investors, O'Hare service
Posted 25/06/2009Virgin America CEO David Cush told Bloomberg News that "certainly one or more" American investors "will come to fruition before year end. ....
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Indian government to force AI restructuring
Posted 25/06/2009Air India "will have to do a lot of restructuring. . . organizationally, financially and manpowerwise," Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel...
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Nippon Cargo cancels expansion plans
Posted 25/06/2009Nippon Cargo Airlines said this week that it will abandon expansion plans until 2012 at the earliest, deciding to forego adding 16 747 freighters...
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East Star receives takeover offer
Posted 25/06/2009East Star Airlines may avoid bankruptcy thanks to a takeover offer from Shanghai YuField Industrial Co., which submitted its application along...
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FAA starts 'expedited review' of pilot rest rules, plans 'rapidly' to develop new rule
Posted 25/06/2009US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said yesterday that the agency is initiating "an expedited review of flight and rest rules" and "will work...
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Rapidly expanding Republic to acquire Midwest Airlines
Posted 25/06/2009Republic Airways Holdings continued its shopping spree by acquiring Midwest Airlines in a deal announced late Tuesday, the same day it said it...
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United to cut 600 more flight attendant jobs
Posted 24/06/2009United Airlines said it will cut an additional 600 flight attendant positions this year, bringing the total number of flight attendant job...
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SkyEurope reorganizing under creditor protection
Posted 24/06/2009SkyEurope Airlines received court permission to operate and reorganize under creditor protection, during which it will continue to fly its full...
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Ryanair to 'freeze' UK growth
Posted 24/06/2009Ryanair will "freeze growth" at its nine UK bases "with immediate effect" in response to a drop of 4.5 million passengers at BAA's seven UK...
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ANA, other customers 'disappointed' by latest Dreamliner delay
Posted 24/06/2009ANA said yesterday that it is "disappointed" with the latest 787 program delay (see story above) and is seeking a new delivery schedule from...
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Republic bids for bankrupt Frontier
Posted 24/06/2009Republic Airways Holdings has offered to buy bankrupt Frontier Airlines Holdings for $108.8 million, which if approved would allow Frontier to...
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Airbus delivers first Tianjin A320 as Air China, CEA express A380 interest
Posted 24/06/2009Airbus yesterday delivered the first A320 built at its Tianjin final assembly line to Sichuan Airlines, while executives told ATWOnline that the...
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Boeing delays 787 first flight again, cites excessive stress in 'upper wing join area'
Posted 24/06/2009Boeing delayed 787 first flight, expected to take place this week, again yesterday, citing "a series of relatively small areas" on both sides of...
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Seven injured during another Qantas A330 incident
Posted 23/06/2009Qantas A330 flying from Hong Kong to Perth Sunday night encountered "severe turbulence" that resulted in the hospitalization of six passengers...
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BA to launch all-business transatlantic service on Sept. 29.
Posted 23/06/2009British Airways will press ahead with the launch of its new business class-only service between London City and New York JFK, setting Sept. 29...
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Air Canada finalizes labor deals
Posted 23/06/2009Air Canada and flight attendants represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees reached agreement on a 21-month labor agreement...
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JAL looks set for $1 billion government loan
Posted 23/06/2009The Japanese government is preparing to extend a loan of approximately ¥100 billion ($1.04 billion) to Japan Airlines, Finance Minister Kaoru...
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Virgin Atlantic, AerCap sign deal for 10 A330s
Posted 23/06/2009Virgin Atlantic Airways and AerCap yesterday announced a deal that will see 10 A330-300s join the fleet in 2011-12 as the carrier moves to fill...
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Airbus launches quest for 'Chinese identity' in Tianjin
Posted 23/06/2009Airbus CEO Tom Enders and Airbus China President Laurence Barron told ATWOnline yesterday in Tianjin that the financial commitment involved in...
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Lufthansa gets green light on bmi, Brussels acquisitions
Posted 23/06/2009Lufthansa took significant steps toward its acquisition of both bmi and Brussels Airlines yesterday, resolving a financial dispute with the former...
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AF KLM launches capital increase
Posted 22/06/2009Air France KLM last week launched a convertible bond issue for pricing on June 23 designed to raise €575-€661 million ($801.8-$921.7 million),...
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Air India executives asked to forego one month's pay
Posted 22/06/2009Air India said Chairman and MD Arvind Jadhav has "requested" all executives at the GM level and above to "voluntarily forego" their salaries and...
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Qatar's Al Baker threatens Boeing cancellations
Posted 22/06/2009Qatar Airways allegedly is considering plans to cancel the entirety of its Boeing order owing to repeated 787 delays, according to Dow Jones. It...
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AeroLogic takes off despite cargo headwinds
Posted 22/06/2009AeroLogic, the joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, officially launched operations Friday. The first of eight 777-200Fs was...
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