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Lufthansa to Complete Brussels Airlines Take Over

German company to take remaining 55 percent of SN Airholding through exercise of call option

Airlines

September 28, 2016

Boeing, Southwest Engage in 737 Max Trials

First operator still undecided, according to airframer

Aircraft

September 26, 2016

Losses at Africa’s Fastjet Triple as New CEO Moves To Cut A319s

Three wet-leased Embraer E190s to replace pair of Airbuses

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September 20, 2016

Thales, SES Team on New In-flight Broadband Venture

Associated satellite launch planned for 2020

Airlines

September 12, 2016

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ACI Reports Fastest Rate of Passenger Traffic Growth Since 2010

Busiest airports get busier

Airlines

September 9, 2016

Chinese Airlines Partner With Local Government To Expand

Xiamen Airlines and Hunan government to form new regional carrier

Airlines

September 6, 2016

Airbus Collects $6.5 Billion in Deals from Vietnamese Airlines

Contracts signed during state visit by French president Francois Hollande

Aircraft

September 6, 2016

Rolls-Royce To Replace Turbine Blades Early on All Trent 1000s

Fatigue cracking leads to flight cancellations at Japan’s ANA

Aircraft

August 31, 2016

Latam Takes Its First A320neo

Geared turbofan-powered narrowbody to arrive in Brazil on August 31

Aircraft

August 30, 2016

IATA Presses Egypt To Release Blocked Airline Revenues

IATA says that Egyptian foreign currency exchange restrictions have resulted in $275 million of airline revenues being trapped in the country.

Airlines

August 29, 2016

Cost-cutting Drives Record Profits at Qantas

The Transformation Qantas initiative to reduce costs has resulted in an impressive turnaround in the fortunes of the Australian carrier.

Airlines

August 24, 2016

Chinese Airlines Scrambling To Hire Foreign Pilots

Carriers desperate to address worsening shortage of cockpit crew

Airlines

August 19, 2016

Saudi Arabian Airlines Takes First A330-300 Regional

Flag carrier to lease 20 of the lower-weight widebodies from IAFC

Airlines

August 18, 2016

A4A: Airlines Edge Closer to Average Corporate Profitability

The 10 major carriers analyzed by Airlines for America collectively reported pre-tax profit of $12 billion during the first half of 2016.

Airlines

August 17, 2016

Planning for New Beijing Airport Excludes Air China

China Southern and China Eastern to start move in 2019

Airlines

August 11, 2016

Second Airline Equipment Failure Points to IT Issue

Weeks after Southwest Airlines cancelled 2,300 flights over a router failure, Delta Air Lines reported a system-wide failure affecting flights.

Airlines

August 8, 2016

IATA: Terrorism, Economic Uncertainty Weigh on Traffic

Upward trend in travel demand moderating since January

Airlines

August 4, 2016

How SuperJet Helps Airlines Like CityJet to Expand Networks Profitably

How SuperJet Helps Airlines Like CityJet to Expand Networks Profitably

Aircraft

August 3, 2016

Air France Asks For Time to Talk as Cabin Crew Strike Ends

Seven-day walkout cost airline €90 million

Airlines

August 3, 2016

Cabin Crew Strike at Air France Reaches Sixth Day

Twenty percent of domestic and medium-haul services from Paris canceled

Airlines

August 1, 2016