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ATW Daily News covers the latest news and developments affecting the global airline industry.

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China’s ICBC orders 45 C919s
Posted 21/10/2011
ICBC Financial Leasing Co., a subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, has ordered 45 CFM Leap-X-powered Commercial Aircraft Corp....
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Avionics & Systems
Posted 20/10/2011
Aero Instruments & Avionics has purchased the Teradyne Spectrum CTS, an advanced ATE solution for commercial aviation, replacing the...
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Aircraft & Components
Posted 20/10/2011
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras took delivery of the first ATR 72-600 be delivered to a Latin American customer. Fast-growing carrier...
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Peach Aviation receives approval to operate to congested airports
Posted 20/10/2011
Peach Aviation, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier, confirmed it has obtained approval from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to...
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Malaysia takes over Firefly jet routes
Posted 20/10/2011
Malaysia Airlines Group (MAS) has launched a network rationalization program with its subsidiary, Firefly, which will now serve short-haul...
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Investigators focus on possible component failure in PNG crash
Posted 20/10/2011
Australian officials investigating the Airlines of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Bombardier Dash 8-102 crash on approach to Madang Oct. 13 are focusing...
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Air New Zealand orders 7 ATR 72-600s
Posted 20/10/2011
Air New Zealand (NZ) has ordered seven ATR 72-600s, plus five options, in a deal worth $270 million at list prices.
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Boeing increases 737 production to 35 per month
Posted 20/10/2011
Boeing announced it has begun building the first 737NextGens at a rate of 35 aircraft per month, up from 31.5 airplanes a month, to meet demand.
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Aegean remains upbeat despite dire Greek environment
Posted 20/10/2011
Aegean Airlines (A3) said it is “adapting and changing to the difficult Greek environment” and vows it will not relinquish its high-quality...
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Hawaiian 3Q income dips nearly 16% to $25.6 million
Posted 20/10/2011
Hawaiian Airlines’ (HA) parent Hawaiian Holdings said its third-quarter net income dipped 15.9% year-over-year to $25.6 million on a 29.5% lift in...
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American's fiscal troubles continue; airline presses for new labor deals
Posted 20/10/2011
American Airlines (AA) parent AMR Corp. did little to mitigate concerns about its financial health when it reported a third-quarter net loss of...
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Airline Routes
Posted 19/10/2011
Arik Air will commence 3X-weekly Lagos-Abu Dhabi Airbus A340-500 service by the end of November. Ethiopian Airlines launched 4X-weekly...
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GOL acquisition of Webjet moves forward
Posted 19/10/2011
GOL gained partial regulatory approval for its acquisition of a previous competitor, Webjet.
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Air Lease Corp. places 12 aircraft
Posted 19/10/2011
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) concluded lease placements of 12 aircraft.
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Qantas grounds two more 767s
Posted 19/10/2011
Qantas (QF) announced Tuesday it will ground two more Boeing 767s because of ongoing industrial disputes with engineers.
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Greek ATC strike to cause severe disruptions
Posted 19/10/2011
Greek air traffic controllers and staff from the country's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are participating in the 48-hr. general strike to begin...
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EU adopts new consumer rights rules that limit credit card surcharges
Posted 19/10/2011
News from Travel Technology Update: The European Union’s Council of Ministers formally adopted a new set of rules on consumer rights that could...
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LOT expects another 787 delivery delay
Posted 19/10/2011
LOT Polish Airlines is expecting another delivery delay of its first Boeing 787, Polish Press Agency PAP reported.
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China Eastern places order for 15 A330s
Posted 19/10/2011
In a major blow to Boeing, China Eastern Airlines (MU) has ordered 15 Airbus A330s. The new order became apparent in the same Hong Kong regulatory...
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Soviet-era aircraft reach the end of the line
Posted 19/10/2011
Two Russian carriers—Ural Airlines (U6) and Kuban Airlines (GW)—announced they will stop using Soviet Union-era aircraft on regular flights.
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American Airlines to relocate 230 maintenance employees from Tulsa to DFW
Posted 18/10/2011
American Airlines (AA) said it will relocate approximately 230 Maintenance Operations Center (MOC) employees from Tulsa, Okla. to Dallas/Ft. Worth...
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New Berlin airport operating hours set
Posted 18/10/2011
A German court on Thursday has ruled on the operating hours of Berlin’s newest airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), which is expected to...
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Qantas CEO: ‘No end in sight to the dispute’
Posted 18/10/2011
Qantas (QF) is expected to ground its 747s and cut back on international flights this week as the industrial crisis deepens.
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Etihad reportedly interested in Aer Lingus stake, tie-up with Virgin Atlantic
Posted 18/10/2011
Etihad Airways (EY) has declined to comment on media reports that it has approached the Irish government to buy a 25% stake in Aer Lingus (EI).
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Russia’s first LCC, Sky Express, will lose AOC
Posted 18/10/2011
Sky Express, Russia’s first low-cost carrier (LCC), will lose its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and operate under a new single AOC with Russian...
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Qantas 747 lands safely following engine failure
Posted 18/10/2011
A Qantas (QF) Boeing 747-400, en route from Bangkok to Sydney on Sunday, returned to Bangkok an hour into the flight following the contained...
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Chinese carriers’ profit plummets 38.8% in September
Posted 18/10/2011
Chinese carriers reported an aggregate profit of CNY3.7 billion ($582 million) in September, a 38.8% drop compared to total net income of CNY6.04...
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China Eastern cancels order for 24 787 Dreamliners
Posted 18/10/2011
China Eastern Airlines (MU) has canceled an order for 24 Boeing 787s and replaced it with an order for 45 737s, citing delivery delays and a...
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Air France KLM Group CEO resigns; Spinetta and Van Wijk return
Posted 18/10/2011
Pierre-Henri Gourgeon stepped down as CEO of Air France KLM Group and CEO of Air France (AF) following a board meeting in Paris on Monday...
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Airline News
Posted 18/10/2011
Thai Airways International (TG) acquired an additional 10% stake in Nok Air (DD), lifting its holding in the low-cost carrier to 49%,...
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China Southern Airlines receives first A380
Posted 17/10/2011
Airbus has delivered the first of five A380s to China Southern Airlines (CZ), the first A380 operator in China. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent-900...
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ASA, ExpressJet scrap 'SureJet,' to be called 'ExpressJet'
Posted 17/10/2011
US regional carriers Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) and ExpressJet Holdings have reversed course on branding the combined airline that will...
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Russia proposes airport slots as CO2 reduction incentive
Posted 17/10/2011
Russian Transport authorities have condemned the European Union decision to include aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and want...
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Flight Training
Posted 17/10/2011
ST Aerospace Academy has completed Singapore’s first Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) program for Tiger Airways. The six cadet pilots...
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IT & Distribution
Posted 17/10/2011
Abacus International was named preferred global distribution system (GDS) by Virgin Australia. Oakenhurst Aircraft Services will provide...
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LAN September passenger boardings increase 11%
Posted 17/10/2011
LAN Airlines announced an increase of 11.1% passenger boardings in September, with a 10.4% increase in ASKs and load factor going up 0.5...
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TAM MRO to expand third-party services
Posted 17/10/2011
TAM MRO announced a five-year goal to expand third-party services by 20% annually.
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AAR acquires UK's Airinmar Holdings
Posted 17/10/2011
Illinois-based AAR Corp. has acquired London-based aircraft component repair management services provider Airinmar Holdings, which will become a...
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US carrier tarmac delays rise in August
Posted 17/10/2011
US Dept. of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said the nation’s largest carriers reported three tarmac delays of more...
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DOT approves Delta/US Airways slot swap; DOJ probe continues
Posted 15/10/2011
The re-worked New York LaGuardia (LGA)/Washington National (DCA) slot swap deal between Delta Air Lines (DL) and US Airways (US) gained final US...
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Australian prime minister urges Qantas, unions to end dispute
Posted 15/10/2011
The Australian government has increased pressure on Qantas (QF) and its three unions to settle their long-running and bitter dispute as concerns...
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ACCC green lights Virgin Australia-Singapore Airlines alliance
Posted 14/10/2011
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted draft approval for Virgin Australia’s (VA) comprehensive alliance with...
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Qantas scraps 97 flights per week as strikes continue
Posted 14/10/2011
Qantas (QF) has canceled or delayed more than 50 flights Friday and has grounded five aircraft as the bitter dispute with three key unions...
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Ottawa intervenes to stop Air Canada cabin crew strike
Posted 14/10/2011
Air Canada (AC) averted a planned strike by its more than 6,800 flight attendants when Canadian labor minister Lisa Raitt deployed a rarely used...
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Turkish Airlines eager for new Istanbul airport by 2016
Posted 14/10/2011
Turkish Airlines (TK) needs a bigger airport and hopes the new Istanbul airport will be built by 2016.
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P&W expects to run IAE from mid-2013
Posted 14/10/2011
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) anticipates taking full control of International Aero Engines (IAE) by around mid-2013 if regulatory approvals and...
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Operations & Maintenance
Posted 14/10/2011
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners has been selected by Cargolux Airlines for an Engine Management Program agreement providing...
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PNG crash kills 28
Posted 14/10/2011
An Airlines of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Bombardier Dash 8-100 crashed Thursday about 20 km. southeast of Madang (MAG) airport, killing 28 people,...
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Grounded Mexicana to offer charter flights
Posted 14/10/2011
Mexicana Airlines, which ceased operations under severe financial distress over a year ago, will offer charter flights through Nov. 20.
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Chengdu confirms ARJ21 delivery delay into 2012
Posted 14/10/2011
Chengdu Airlines (EU) has confirmed that Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has pushed its first ARJ21 delivery into next year.
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