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American and Southwest push back Boeing MAX re-entry to MarchAmerican Airlines and Southwest Airlines will extend their schedules without the Boeing 737 MAX through early March 2020, indicating they do not expect FAA to approve the grounded model’s return before year-end 2019....

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Lion Air finds cracks on two Boeing 737NGsIndonesian LCC Lion Air has discovered cracks on two of its Boeing 737NGs, each aircraft having fewer than the 22,000 flight cycles stipulated by FAA’s threshold for inspection since cracks were discovered on other airline aircraft.

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IAG cuts capacity growth; still forecasts strong marginBritish Airways parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) is cutting planned capacity growth by more than half over the next three years and taking over responsibility for many of its airline unit corporate functio...

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Conference highlights sustainability challenges and opportunitiesTravelers are increasingly considering airlines’ sustainability efforts when they select a carrier, attendees at a conference on aviation’s environmental impact were warned.

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Finance ministers call for European aviation taxNine European finance ministers have called on the incoming European Commission to make progress on a European aviation tax as part of efforts to reduce the airline industry’s environmental impact.

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Airbus bullish on A220 in Cambodian marketAirbus believes the A220 will be an attractive platform for carriers in Cambodia as it brings the regional airliner to the seventh leg of an Asia-Pacific demonstration tour.

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United will inform passengers when they book MAX flightsUnited Airlines will ensure passengers know their flight is operated by a Boeing 737 MAX when it returns to service and allow them to change flights if they are uncomfortable boarding the aircraft.

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US-China relations harming air travel: Air China VPA senior Air China executive lamented declining air passenger numbers between the US and China and a lack of progress in addressing bilateral civil aviation issues.

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Jazeera Airways 9-month net profit up 90% on network expansionJazeera Airways increased its net profit for the first nine months of 2019, as the hybrid carrier said it continues to expand its network based on “solid” operations.

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SIA grows digital services revenue, nears end of transformation planSingapore Airlines (SIA) hopes to reap more ancillary revenue from its digital services, namely the KrisFlyer membership program and the KrisShop e-commerce platform, as the company nears the end of its three-...

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Spirit AeroSystems: Bombardier deal provides aftermarket boostSpirit AeroSystems’ deal to buy certain Bombardier commercial aviation assets significantly broadens the aerostructures specialist’s aftermarket presence beyond traditional spare-parts sales, largely through princip...

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Austrian Airlines retrenches in face of ‘brutal’ LCC competitionFacing intense competition from LCCs in Vienna and rising fuel prices, Austrian Airlines saw a steep drop in earnings for the first nine months and warned of a possible loss for the financial year.

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SWISS nine-month earnings down on fuel, maintenance costsSwiss International Air Lines (SWISS) posted adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of CHF490 million ($493.5 million) for the first nine months, down 11% from CHF549 million a year ago.

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Rolls-Royce: Fix for Trent 1000 TEN delayedRolls-Royce said its timetable to fix problems found in the TEN version of the Trent 1000 engine will be delayed after evaluations revealed that proposed modifications would not deliver a “sufficient level” of enhanced durability.

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Lufthansa makes fleet, cost-cutting plans on declining profit marginsFaced with declining profit margins, Lufthansa Group is making cuts to fleet investments, and accelerating aircraft retirements and cost reduction measures.

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Rolls-Royce to lead development of hybrid-electric demonstratorRolls-Royce will lead development of a hybrid-electric flight demonstrator with funding from the German state of Brandenburg. The distributed-propulsion testbed will be based on the i-5 aircraft designed by APUS, a...

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Norwegian raises new capital with share sale, bond issueNorwegian Air Shuttle has raised NOK2.5 billion ($273 million) through a share sale and bond issue, leaving it “fully funded through 2020 and beyond,” the LCC said.

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SIA to retrofit 737-800s as MAX 8 grounding drags onUnsure when the Boeing 737 MAX 8 will return to service, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will retrofit subsidiary SilkAir’s 737-800 aircraft instead as it moves ahead with integration into the parent airline.

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Kazakhstan introduces Open Skies at 11 airportsKazakhstan has implemented Open Skies at 11 airports as of Nov. 1.

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Virgin Australia adjusts network, fleet plans in cost-cutting movesVirgin Australia has announced significant network cuts and the retirement of more of its older aircraft as the company makes adjustments in an effort to improve its financial health.

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