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ATW Daily News covers the latest news and developments affecting the global airline industry.
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Aerolia delivers first A350 XWB nose section to Airbus
Posted 28/09/2011Airbus partner and aerospace structures company Aerolia has delivered the first A350 XWB nose section to Airbus’ facility in St. Nazaire, France....
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Austrian Airlines appoints new CEO
Posted 28/09/2011The Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines (OS) appointed Jaan Albrecht as the airline’s CEO, effective Nov. 1.
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Tiger to buy one-third stake in Indonesia’s Mandala
Posted 27/09/2011Singapore-based LCC company Tiger Airways Holdings announced Friday it would buy a 33% stake in Indonesia-based Mandala Airlines, which will be...
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Hebei acquires Sichuan E-145 fleet
Posted 27/09/2011Shijiazhuang-based Hebei Airlines (NS) has taken over stakeholder Sichuan Airlines’(3U) Embraer fleet, comprising five E-145s, as it explores...
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Boeing, ANA celebrate 787 first delivery
Posted 27/09/2011Boeing celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner Monday to launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) during a ceremony adjacent to the...
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Air New Zealand increases stake in Virgin Australia
Posted 27/09/2011Air New Zealand (ANZ) lifted its stake in Virgin Australia (VA) from 14.99% to 19.99%, in a move ANZ CEO Rob Fyfe said will continue ANZ’s...
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EC: Airlines to get 85% free EU ETS allowances in 2012
Posted 27/09/2011The European Commission (EC) will permit airlines to take 85% of their emissions allowances free of charge in 2012, dropping to 82% in 2013, it...
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Operations & Maintenance
Posted 27/09/2011MNG Technic has begun converting three MNG Airlines Airbus A300-600 aircraft to freighter configuration. MNG said it will become the first and...
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Southwest, AirTran pilots reach tentative agreement on seniority
Posted 27/09/2011Southwest Airlines (SWA) announced that SWA and AirTran pilots have reached a tentative agreement on seniority. SWA finalized closing of the...
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Aircraft News
Posted 26/09/2011ILFC has agreed to purchase and leaseback five new Boeing 737-800s to Virgin Australia, scheduled to be delivered in 2012 and 2013. A J...
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Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative pact to avert strike
Posted 26/09/2011The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing nearly 7,000 Air Canada flight attendants, lifted its call for the cabin crew to...
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FedEx posts $464 million 1Q profit, downgrades full-year earnings
Posted 26/09/2011FedEx Corp. reported a net profit of $464 million for its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 22% from net income of $380 million in the...
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EasyJet expects to report higher pre-tax profit for FY 2011
Posted 26/09/2011EasyJet on Thursday raised its earnings guidance for its fiscal year ending Sept. 30 and said it now expects to post a profit before tax of...
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Royal Air Maroc receives $193.3 million government bailout
Posted 26/09/2011Morocco's government has offered Royal Air Maroc (RAM) 1.6 billion dirhams ($193.3 million) to shore up its finances hurt by growing competition,...
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IATA urges Indonesia to solve safety issues
Posted 26/09/2011IATA’s DG and CEO Tony Tyler has urged Indonesia to implement coordinated policy measures to reap the economic and social benefits of a successful...
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Court rejects AirBaltic legal protection plan; board vows to continue operations
Posted 26/09/2011The legal protection plan filed by Latvian national airline airBaltic (BT) Wednesday has been rejected by the court, although it did not provide...
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FedEx posts $464 million 1Q profit but downgrades full-year earnings
Posted 24/09/2011FedEx Corp. reported a net profit of $464 million for its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 22% from net income of $380 million in the...
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EasyJet expects to post higher pre-tax profit for FY 2011
Posted 24/09/2011EasyJet on Thursday raised its earnings guidance for its fiscal year ending Sept. 30 and said it now expects to post a profit before tax of...
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Air Berlin to cut fleet by 10%
Posted 23/09/2011Air Berlin (AB) announced Wednesday the financially troubled carrier will reduce its fleet size by 10% as part of its Shape & Size program to...
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Flight Training & Simulation
Posted 23/09/2011Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) concluded a new five-year training services and support agreement with Norwegian Air Shuttle. Under terms, OAA...
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P&W completes initial flight testing on CSeries engine
Posted 23/09/2011Pratt & Whitney (P&W) said the PW1524G geared turbofan engine completed its initial flight test program at P&W Canada's Mirabel...
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Air Berlin to reduce fleet 10%
Posted 23/09/2011Air Berlin (AB) announced Wednesday the financially troubled carrier will reduce its fleet size by 10% as part of its Shape & Size program to...
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AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. and MTU ink agreement to launch C919 engine JV
Posted 23/09/2011China's AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. and Germany's MTU Aero Engines signed a "key terms agreement" Thursday regarding the launch of a joint...
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UTC agrees to buy Goodrich for $16.5 billion
Posted 23/09/2011United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will become an even bigger player in aviation if its planned acquisition of Goodrich Corp., announced late...
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Industry groups push Congress to reject new taxes on aviation
Posted 23/09/2011A wide range of aviation-related trade groups urged the US Congress to reject any proposed tax increases or new user fees that would be imposed on...
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Atlas cancels three 747-8Fs but 'satisfied' Cathay ready for delivery
Posted 23/09/2011Boeing's 747-8 freighter program was dealt another blow Thursday when Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) canceled three of the 12 -8Fs it had on...
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LAM, TAM gain conditional antitrust approval for merger
Posted 22/09/2011Chilean antitrust tribunal TDLC approved the merger of Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM Wednesday, though it cautioned that the carriers must...
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Airline Routes
Posted 22/09/2011Emirates Airline will increase 9X-weekly Dubai-Mauritius service to 10X-weekly Nov. 4 and 11X-weekly Dec. 6. IndiGo will launch daily...
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AIPA says travelers support Qantas pilots
Posted 22/09/2011The Australian International Pilots Assn. (AIPA) on Monday said that 22,000 travelers signed an online petition supporting Qantas (QF) long-haul...
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COMAC expects new C919 orders in October
Posted 22/09/2011Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) expects to get new orders for the CFM Leap-X-powered C919 next month, according to chief accountant...
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Embraer: 975 30-120-seat jets to be delivered to China over 20 years
Posted 22/09/2011Embraer projected that 975 new regional jets will be delivered to China through 2030, including 15 in the 30-60-seat range, 440 with 61-90 seats...
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Bombardier to lower CRJ production
Posted 22/09/2011Bombardier said "current market demand" drove its decision to cut CRJ production rates starting in January, an acknowledgement of slowing regional...
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AirBaltic files for bankruptcy
Posted 22/09/2011AirBaltic (BT) filed for legal protection from its creditors Wednesday and submitted a plan to the court for continued operations.
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Thai, Tiger scrap LCC JV plans
Posted 21/09/2011Thai Airways International Public Co. has scrapped plans to form a joint venture with Tiger Airways Holdings to form Thai Tiger Airways, the...
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Operations & Maintenance
Posted 21/09/2011Monarch Aircraft Engineering signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Alitalia covering its Airbus A330 operations at Male...
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FAA proposes $1.9 million civil penalty against Colgan Air
Posted 21/09/2011The US FAA is proposing a civil penalty of $1,892,000 against Pinnacle Airlines subsidiary Colgan Air, for allegedly allowing 84 newly hired...
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Thai, Tiger cancel LCC JV plans
Posted 21/09/2011Thai Airways International Public Co. has scrapped plans to form a joint venture with Tiger Airways Holdings to form Thai Tiger Airways, the...
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China Southern’s first A380 to be used on domestic routes
Posted 21/09/2011China Southern Airlines (CZ) announced Tuesday it plans to operate its first Airbus A380 on the Beijing-Shanghai and PEK-Guangzhou routes.
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Sabre to open an online ‘Red Apps’ store for TM
Posted 21/09/2011News from Travel Technology Update: Sabre Travel Network plans to open an online store where travel management companies can shop for apps, in...
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IATA predicts sluggish growth, weak profits next year
Posted 21/09/2011IATA has warned that the economic outlook for the airline industry has deteriorated since its June update despite the stronger-than-expected surge...
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Lufthansa lowers full-year earnings forecast
Posted 21/09/2011Lufthansa (LH) Group on Tuesday lowered its full-year earnings forecast owing to a weaker than expected August.
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Airline Routes
Posted 20/09/2011Emirates (EK) will launch Airbus A330-200 daily Dubai-Dublin service Jan 9. DUB will become EK’s 29th European destination....
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Lufthansa Technik Sophia expands maintenance facility
Posted 20/09/2011Lufthansa Technik Sofia, a joint venture between Germany's Lufthansa Technik and Bulgarian Aviation Group, is expanding its narrowbody hangar at...
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FAA proposes $1.1 million civil penalty against Aviation Technical Services
Posted 20/09/2011US FAA is proposing a $1.1 million civil penalty against Aviation Technical Services (ATS), of Everett, Washington state, for allegedly making...
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Qantas strike will affect more than 7,000 passengers
Posted 20/09/2011Qantas (QF) has been forced to cancel 28 flights and delay a further 27 up to 30 minutes, because of a 4-hr. baggage handlers strike scheduled for...
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Cargolux declines 747-8F deliveries, cites 'contractual issues'
Posted 20/09/2011Cargolux (CV) declined to take delivery of the first two General Electric GEnx-2B67-powered Boeing 747-8 freighters scheduled for Monday and...
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Boeing 20-year forecast: Asia/Pacific will need more than 400,000 pilots, technicians
Posted 20/09/2011The Asia/Pacific region will require hundreds of thousands of new commercial airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support...
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Airbus predicts demand for 27,800 new aircraft valued at $3.5 trillion through 2030
Posted 20/09/2011Airbus has forecast demand for 27,800 new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, including 26,900 passenger aircraft (with more than 100...
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Aircraft News
Posted 19/09/2011Lion Air took delivery of its 50th NextGen 737-900ER, painted in a special design for the occasion. The aircraft is equipped with the new...
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Financially troubled Adria Airways to suspend nine routes
Posted 19/09/2011Slovenia-based Adria Airways (JP) will suspend nine routes from Ljubljana starting with the winter schedule, according to Slovenian media.
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