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

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Iberia pilot strike forces flight cancellations
Posted 30/12/2011
Iberia (IB) canceled 118 flights Thursday as its pilots went ahead with the second of two planned one-day strikes.
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IATA: October premium traffic remains flat
Posted 30/12/2011
IATA reported that international premium traffic rose just 0.1% year-over-year in October, after a 6.7% growth in September.
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Air China adjusts international routes
Posted 30/12/2011
In a move designed to strengthen and optimize its international network, Air China (CA) on Mar.10 will resume service to Paris CDG from Shanghai...
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Thai buys Rolls engines for A350s and 787s
Posted 30/12/2011
Thai Airways (TG) has purchased Rolls-Royce Trent engines to power 12 Airbus A350 XWBs and eight Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
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Lufthansa, Germanwings optimize Stuttgart route network
Posted 29/12/2011
Lufthansa (LH) will transfer more flights out of Stuttgart (STR) to its low-cost subsidiary Germanwings (4U) beginning next year as both carriers...
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Tatarstan to merge local carriers
Posted 28/12/2011
Two carriers of the Tatarstan republic in Russia’s Volga region will merge, the area’s president has announced.
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ANA expands 787 routes
Posted 28/12/2011
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin operating the Boeing 787 on a further three domestic routes starting January.
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Southwest and flight attendant unions forge tentative agreement
Posted 28/12/2011
Southwest Airlines (SWA) has reached a tentative agreement with the unions representing flight attendants of the merged SWA and AirTran Airways...
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Swiss expects smaller growth path next year and 2013
Posted 28/12/2011
Swiss International Air Lines (LX) is expecting a much more moderate growth rate in 2012 because of the weakness of the European economy.
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When Flights Had Names
Posted 28/12/2011
Today, flight numbers are often four digits. Earlier in the industry's history, lower numbers were used, and even single digits were not...
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Transaero inks MoU for four Boeing 787s
Posted 27/12/2011
Transaero Airlines (UN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Boeing for four Boeing 787s. The deal is valued at $774 million at...
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LOT plans to resume Beijing service
Posted 27/12/2011
LOT Polish Airlines (LOT), which first operated Warsaw (WAW) service to Beijing (PEK) from summer 1987 to the end of 1999, plans to re-open the...
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Lufthansa to announce new cost savings program in early 2012
Posted 27/12/2011
Lufthansa confirmed to ATW it will announce a cost savings program in the 2012 first quarter but has not released details.
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Evergreen to add 747-400 converted freighter to fleet
Posted 24/12/2011
Evergreen International Airlines, the Oregon-based cargo carrier, has signed up for a Boeing 747-400 passenger-to-freighter conversion that will...
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Far Eastern Air Transport plans large expansion in China
Posted 24/12/2011
Taipei-based Far Eastern Air Transport is planning a major expansion in the China mainland market after suspending operations for three years.
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Saab Aircraft Leasing executes five transactions
Posted 23/12/2011
Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) has completed the sale of an undisclosed number of aircraft from its European portfolio to four companies and agreed...
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Airline Routes
Posted 23/12/2011
Japan Airlines (JAL) and WestJet (WS) have reached a codeshare agreement under which  JAL will place its code on WS flights between...
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People
Posted 23/12/2011
Sabena technics has named Jacques Bernardi as EVP-component services. Bernardi joins Sabena from Goodrich Actuation Systems where he served as...
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ExpressJet flight attendants vote for IAM representation
Posted 23/12/2011
More than 2,100 ExpressJet and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) flight attendants have voted to join the International Assn. of Machinists and...
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Saab Aircraft Leasing completes five aircraft transactions
Posted 23/12/2011
Nok Mini Saab 340. Courtesy, SAL Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) has completed the sale of an undisclosed number of aircraft from its...
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Moscow Vnukovo suspends Kuban flights
Posted 23/12/2011
Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) announced it will suspend serving Kuban Airlines (GW) flights as of Dec. 26 because the of carrier’s debt to the...
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LAN shareholders approve merger, TAM shareholders expected to follow
Posted 23/12/2011
LAN Airlines shareholders approved the Santiago de Chile-based carrier's planned merger with Brazil's TAM under LATAM Airlines Group, taking...
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UPS pilots mount legal challenge to FAA's pilot fatigue rule
Posted 23/12/2011
The Independent Pilots Assn. (IPA), representing about 2,700 United Parcel Service (UPS) pilots, petitioned a US federal court in Washington...
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Lufthansa sells bmi to British Airways parent IAG
Posted 23/12/2011
British Airways (BA) owner International Airlines Group (IAG) reached a binding agreement with Lufthansa Group (LH) to buy British Midland Ltd....
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CATA to adjust EU ETS lawsuit strategy following CJEU ruling
Posted 23/12/2011
The China Air Transport Assn. (CATA) is rethinking its lawsuit strategy against the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in the wake...
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Airline Routes
Posted 22/12/2011
Hawaiian Airlines will increase 2X-daily Honolulu-Los Angeles service to 3X-daily June 7. Mokulele Airlines announced the full...
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Aircraft News
Posted 22/12/2011
Cobham Aviation Services Australia has extended its lease with Falko on an Avro RJ100 and a BAe 146-300QT. Doric Asset Finance has taken...
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South Carolina 787 puts weight on wheels
Posted 22/12/2011
Boeing’s North Charleston, S.C. production facility has seen its first 787 “weight on wheels” maneuver, signifying that the...
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ANA announces first US 787 routes to Seattle, San Jose in FY 2012
Posted 22/12/2011
All Nippon Airways (ANA), launch customer for the Boeing 787, announced that Seattle, Wash., and San Jose, Calif., will be the aircraft’s first US...
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Tanzania’s Precision Air signs contract for five ATR-600s
Posted 22/12/2011
Tanzanian carrier Precision Air Services (PW) signed a contract for four ATR 42-600s and one ATR 72-600 aircraft, in a deal valued at $98 million.
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High fuel prices hit Virgin America’s 3Q profit, despite revenue growth
Posted 22/12/2011
Virgin America (VX) saw strong revenue growth for the 2011 third quarter, but higher fuel costs brought operating profit down by $4.8 million to...
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ECJ decision isolates Europe from the rest of the world, says A4A
Posted 22/12/2011
Wednesday’s ruling to include aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) “further...
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ECJ: Including aviation in EU ETS is legal
Posted 22/12/2011
Including international aviation in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) does not infringe upon the principles of customary international law...
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FAA finalizes new pilot fatigue rule; cargo carriers exempted
Posted 22/12/2011
FAA issued a long-anticipated final rule Wednesday on pilot flight time, duty and rest that imposes tighter restrictions on airlines and flight...
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Operations & Maintenance
Posted 21/12/2011
Turkish Technic has signed contracts with Yakutia Airlines, which includes a maintenance service agreement to cover one C check on a Boeing...
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Hebei takes delivery of two E-190s
Posted 21/12/2011
China’s Hebei Airlines (NS) took delivery of two Embraer E-190s Tuesday, Embraer said in a statement. Embraer said the sale of the two...
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Togo-based ASKY eyes potential investors
Posted 21/12/2011
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) said that Lome-based ASKY Airlines (KP), in which ET holds a 40% stake, is looking for potential investors to enable the...
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Thai to operate first A380 on regional routes
Posted 21/12/2011
Thai Airways International (TG) will deploy its first Airbus A380 on regional routes, most likely Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)-Hong Kong (HKG)....
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Russia’s Dagestan Airlines loses AOC
Posted 21/12/2011
Russian authorities withdrew the air operators certificate (AOC) for Makhachkala-based Dagestan Airlines (N2).
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Airbus delivers 26 A380s in 2011
Posted 21/12/2011
Airbus this month delivered four A380s, setting a new monthly delivery record for the aircraft.
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Gulf Air cancels eight 787s, continues fleet negotiations
Posted 21/12/2011
Gulf Air (GF) is in discussions with Airbus and Boeing to change its widebody aircraft order to narrowbodies and reschedule deliveries.
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ANA deals with latest 787 delivery delay
Posted 21/12/2011
All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for the Boeing 787 with two in service, said its third Dreamliner won't be delivered this month as...
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Airline Routes
Posted 20/12/2011
United Airlines will launch daily Washington Dulles-Dubai-Doha-Dubai-Dulles Boeing 777 service May 1. Spirit Airlines will launch...
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Air New Zealand, ANA to codeshare
Posted 20/12/2011
Air New Zealand (NZ) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will establish a closer partnership from March 25 providing passengers on both airlines with...
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Rare computer glitch blamed for 2008 Qantas turbulence incident
Posted 20/12/2011
A rare computer glitch has been blamed for the 2008 turbulence incident that injured 119 passengers and crew on Qantas (QF) Airbus A330 flight...
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US carriers report 7 domestic, 11 international extended tarmac delays in October
Posted 20/12/2011
US carriers reported seven tarmac delays longer than 3 hr., compared to no tarmac delays in October 2010 ( ATW Daily News, Dec. 8, 2010 ),...
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EU competition authorities raid Brussels Airlines, TAP Portugal offices
Posted 20/12/2011
The European Commission (EC) last week raided the premises of Brussels Airlines (SN) and TAP Portugal (TP) in Belgium and Portugal, as part of its...
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Etihad to increase Air Berlin holding to 29.21%
Posted 20/12/2011
Etihad Airways (EY) will increase its shareholding in Air Berlin Plc (AB) to 29.21% for €72.9 million ($95 million) as part of an agreement that...
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Qantas, union reach agreement
Posted 20/12/2011
Qantas (QF) and the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Assn. (ALAEA) have reached an agreement, bringing to a close one of the most bitter...
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Four Chinese carriers will file lawsuit over EU ETS
Posted 20/12/2011
Four Chinese carriers—Air China (CA), China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines—are planning to file a lawsuit against...
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