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ATW Daily News covers the latest news and developments affecting the global airline industry.
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AA pilots state 'unequivocal opposition' to AA/BA/IB immunity
Posted 13/10/2009Proposed cooperation on transatlantic services by American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia received another rebuke late last week when AA's...
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ATM providers welcome ICAO declaration, want states to take more action
Posted 13/10/2009The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization yesterday welcomed the achievements of last week's ICAO High Level Meeting on International...
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Lufthansa to re-launch onboard Internet service on Panasonic platform
Posted 13/10/2009Lufthansa announced yesterday that it will re-launch onboard Internet service next year in conjunction with Panasonic Avionics following a nearly...
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Liquids, gels ban may be phased out in Europe by 2014
Posted 12/10/2009EC VP-Transport Antonio Tajani said Friday that the EU is seeking to end the ban on passengers carrying liquids and gels using a phased approach...
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EU, Georgia hold talks; legal action taken against Greece
Posted 12/10/2009EU and Georgia held a first round of negotiations on a Common Aviation Area agreement in Tbilisi last week. The discussions are part of the EU's...
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AirAsia X planning Paris service as France grants landing rights
Posted 12/10/2009AirAsia said it has been granted landing rights in Paris by the French government and is awaiting further details from authorities. "The French...
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New Olympic Air takes off
Posted 12/10/2009Olympic Air, the re-launch of Olympic Airlines that started operations at the end of September, already is transporting 10,000 passengers daily...
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Air New Zealand weighs narrowbody replacement options
Posted 12/10/2009Air New Zealand is in the final stages of a campaign to replace its fleet of 15 737-300s, a number of which come off lease in the next few years....
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ICAO sets 2% fuel improvement goal for airline industry
Posted 12/10/2009ICAO concluded its High Level Meeting on International Aviation and Climate Change Friday with a reaffirmation that the organization is the...
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China Eastern-Shanghai merger wins shareholder approval
Posted 12/10/2009China Eastern Airlines' acquisition of Shanghai Airlines was approved by both carriers' shareholders Friday. CEA Board Secretary Luo Zhuping...
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LOT Polish Airlines to cut 400 jobs by March
Posted 09/10/2009LOT Polish Airlines said it will reduce its workforce from 3,500 to 3,100 by March and has secured agreement from its unions to eliminate...
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Emirates issues US bond offering to finance 777-300ER deliveries
Posted 09/10/2009Emirates said yesterday that it issued a $413.7 million US bond offering guaranteed by the US Export Import Bank to finance the delivery of...
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Ryanair asks Irish government why its bid for Aer Lingus was rejected
Posted 09/10/2009Ryanair called on the Irish government to explain why it rejected its December 2008 offer for Aer Lingus that it maintains would have led to the...
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Europe's regional airlines report low traffic, yields
Posted 09/10/2009European Regions Airline Assn., which represents 66 European carriers operating intra-Europe flights, recorded a collective drop in passenger...
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Denver works to keep Frontier jobs; Menke relinquishes CEO title
Posted 09/10/2009Denver and the state of Colorado are offering an incentive package aimed at preventing nearly 25% of Frontier Airlines' workforce from being...
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Jet Airways CEO Prock-Schauer to take bmi helm
Posted 09/10/2009Bmi appointed Jet Airways CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer as its new CEO effective Dec. 1, succeeding Nigel Turner. The appointment is part of...
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AEA: Europe's airlines face 'paradigm shift'
Posted 09/10/2009Assn. of European Airlines warned that Europe's network carriers are facing not a "crisis" but "a paradigm shift with far-reaching and irrevocable...
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LH to re-launch inflight Internet service; first A380 completes test flight
Posted 08/10/2009Lufthansa plans to re-launch onboard Internet service, which it suspended in late 2006 when Connexion by Boeing shut down ( ATWOnline , Aug....
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Europe's airlines push back against pilots on flight/duty-time safety claims
Posted 08/10/2009Assn. of European Airlines pushed back against European pilots who earlier this week held protests across the continent calling for changes to...
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EU/US open skies talks convene in Washington, not expected to bear fruit
Posted 08/10/2009EU and US negotiators commenced the fourth round of Stage 2 open skies talks in Washington yesterday, focusing on liberalization of traffic...
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DOT issues advisory on air shipping lithium batteries, warns of fire hazard
Posted 08/10/2009US Dept. of Transportation yesterday issued a safety advisory regarding the shipment of lithium batteries in passenger and cargo aircraft, warning...
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Aer Lingus unveils restructuring plan, aims to slash €97 million in yearly costs
Posted 08/10/2009Aer Lingus yesterday revealed a two-phase "transformational" restructuring plan to reduce annual operating costs excluding fuel by €97 million...
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ICAO climate change meeting begins; industry calls for emissions targets
Posted 08/10/2009ICAO yesterday commenced its three-day High Level Meeting on Aviation and Climate Change in Montreal, with nations aiming to come together under...
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Avianca, Grupo TACA to merge under holding company
Posted 08/10/2009Colombia's Avianca and El Salvador-based Grupo TACA announced yesterday that they have reached agreement to merge under a single holding company,...
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Ryanair questions Aer Lingus free flights as cost-cutting looms
Posted 07/10/2009Ryanair requested that Aer Lingus Chairman Colm Barrington provide a list of all noncurrent employees and board members who have an entitlement...
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BA accepts 1,000 voluntary flight attendant redundancies
Posted 07/10/2009British Airways said it has accepted voluntary redundancy from 1,000 flight attendants and will allow an additional 3,000 cabin crew to...
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JAL to conduct 747-400 ASPIRE flight Oct. 10
Posted 07/10/2009Japan Airlines announced that it will conduct an ASPIRE (Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions) flight on Oct. 10. ASPIRE is a...
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How much is that unbundled fare earning for you?
Posted 07/10/2009News from Travel Technology Update: The unbundled fare is the airlines' new best friend, enabling them to boost revenues through fees for...
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Austrian looks to future following purchase by Lufthansa
Posted 07/10/2009Austrian Airlines Group CEO Peter Malanik predicted that the carrier will encounter "several difficult situations" over the next two years as it...
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Air New Zealand's Fyfe derides climate debate 'paralysis'
Posted 07/10/2009Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe lashed out at governments for their "money-grabbing" emissions taxes and criticized ICAO for "its paralysis" on...
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Boeing delays 747-8F first flight, delivery for second time; takes $1 billion charge
Posted 07/10/2009Boeing yesterday pushed back first flight of the 747-8 freighter to "early next year" and first delivery to the 2010 fourth quarter and said it...
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LTU reaches tentative labor deal with flight attendants
Posted 06/10/2009LTU reached a settlement with ver.di, the service workers' union representing its 1,400 flight attendants, on a new labor contract. The Air...
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UA to borrow $659 million to refinance debt; offers 'premier baggage' subscription
Posted 06/10/2009United Airlines plans to borrow more than $659 million, using 31 of its aircraft as collateral, to refinance debt, the Associated Press...
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AirAsia to defer deliveries on eight A320s, return nine 737s to GECAS
Posted 06/10/2009AirAsia said it will defer eight A320-200s scheduled for delivery in 2011 to 2014, bringing to 16 the number of 2010-11 deliveries it is pushing...
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Ryanair rejects report of potential Aer Lingus takeover bid
Posted 06/10/2009Ryanair said there is "no substance" to a Financial Times report claiming that it could take control of Aer Lingus if EI launched a rights...
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JAL likely to wait before entering foreign investment deal
Posted 06/10/2009Japan Airlines likely won't reach an accord with a potential foreign investor until after it and the Japanese government settle on a firm...
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Midwest pilots, flight attendants to lose jobs in fleet swap
Posted 06/10/2009Midwest Airlines pilots and flight attendants likely will find themselves out of work when the carrier, acquired over the summer by Republic...
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Pilots across Europe protest flight/duty-time rules
Posted 06/10/2009Pilots from European airlines held an "action day" yesterday at 22 airports across the continent and various sites in Brussels, including the...
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Air Berlin reaches tentative agreement with pilots
Posted 05/10/2009Air Berlin and subsidiary LTU reached a tentative agreement with the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots union on a new labor contract retroactive to...
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JAT Airways resumes flights, to start making MRO payments today
Posted 05/10/2009JAT Airways resumed flying Friday after reaching an agreement with JAT Tehnika to begin paying debt it owes to the MRO company today. JAT...
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Continental reports weak September RASM
Posted 05/10/2009Continental Airlines revealed last week that its September mainline RASM plunged an estimated 20%-21% year-over-year, larger than its August...
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Air Niugini orders two Q400NGs
Posted 05/10/2009Air Niugini, the Papua New Guinea flag carrier, placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGen turboprops valued at $92 million plus one option. "The...
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Malaysia Airlines' new CEO focuses on cutting expenses, improving service
Posted 05/10/2009Malaysia Airlines' new MD and CEO Azmil Zahruddin told reporters Friday in Kuala Lumpur that the carrier will accelerate its "business...
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Mitsubishi breaks through outside Japan with Trans States MRJ order
Posted 05/10/2009Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said Friday that it has signed a letter of intent with Trans States Holdings, parent of US regional carriers Trans...
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EC issues 'statement of objections' to AA/BA/IB cooperation
Posted 05/10/2009The European Commission confirmed Friday that it sent a "statement of objections" to American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia in September,...
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Toronto Pearson landing fees, terminal charges to be cut 10% Jan. 1
Posted 02/10/2009Greater Toronto Airports Authority announced that landing fees and terminal charges at Toronto Pearson will each be reduced by 10% effective...
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Pratt & Whitney Canada to cut 410 workers by end of 2010
Posted 02/10/2009Pratt & Whitney Canada said it will cut 250 employees by year end and additional 160 workers next year in order "to align with a projected...
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Mechanics strike grounds JAT Airways
Posted 02/10/2009JAT Airways said yesterday that its fleet was grounded owing to a strike by JAT Tehnika mechanics that service its aircraft. The mechanics...
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ATR presents ATR 72-600 prototype
Posted 02/10/2009Exactly two years after ATR announced the launch of its -600 series, the manufacturer officially presented its first ATR 72-600 prototype at a...
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IATA: Signs of 'upturn' but fuel prices, 'capacity overhang' threaten yields
Posted 02/10/2009IATA reported yesterday that investors "looked more favorably" at airlines in September "as signs emerged of an upturn in this highly cyclical...
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