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News about commercial airlines, including regulations, aircraft orders, safety, acquisitions, and mergers.

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India's Vistara Orders Boeing and Airbus

First deliveries will begin next year.
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UTC Unveils Compact Version of InteliSight

New fleet data collection and analysis solution can be installed on an aircraft "within hours"
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Ethiopian To Partner With OEMs On Manufacturing Base

Airline aims to tap MRO business, wire harness operation as basis for developing country’s aerospace industry
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Gulf Air To Stay True to Itself While Challenging Big Three

Strategic plan foresees fleet of 50 aircraft in 2023
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European Airlines Move to Ease Effects of ATC Strikes

IAG and Ryanair plan EU legal challenge against French government
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China To Raise Pilot Retirement Age to 62

Acute shortage of flight deck crew pressures government to act
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South African Airways Prepares To Execute Turnaround Plans

Anticipates selling equity stake, farming out excess crew
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Norwegian CEO Kjos Won’t Block Sale of His Airline

‘Likely’ to sell his stake if fellow shareholders decide to do so
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Airbus A330neo En Route to Function and Reliability Tests

Route proving exercises to take the new widebody to 15 airports on five continents
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EU Removes All Indonesian Carriers from Airline Blacklist

Still 119 operators banned from Europe’s airports
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EU Plans To Ban Plastic Cutlery and Plates on Airliners

Airlines warn against conflicting regulation with current cabin waste rules and unwarranted costs
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Flybe Says Stronger as Focused Regional Carrier

UK airline has refocused under new French leader and is confident of market position as regional connector.
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Government To Cede Minority Stake in Ethiopian Airlines

Africa’s most profitable airline up for partial privatization
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UK Seeks Far-reaching Open Skies with EU Post-Brexit

Wish list includes seventh and ninth freedom rights
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IATA Warns of Trade War’s Effects on Airlines

Association DG De Juniac calls on governments to resist impulse toward protectionism
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IATA Urges Airlines to Face Challenges Head-On at AGM

Director general Alexandre de Juniac calls for “smarter” regulation, stricter compliance with global standards
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Qatar Lobbies for Free Airspace as Blockade Enters Second Year

IATA calls for “free connectivity” during annual general meeting
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Wizz Air Aims To Triple Fleet over Next Decade

LCC not yet notified by Airbus or Pratt & Whitney on A321neo delays
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Potential Buyers Reject Air India Sale Conditions

New bidding process unlikely to start until conclusion of next year’s federal elections
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Air Baltic Signs for 30 More Bombardier CS300s

Deal calls for first deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2019
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AirAsia Subject of Corruption Probe in India

Government complaint names AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes
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Regulators Ground South African Express

CAA also suspends regional airline’s maintenance approvals
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Korean Long-haul LCC Air Premia To Launch Service in 2019

Airline to be led by former Jeju Air president
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Chinese Investment in Foreign Airlines Proliferates

HNA Group stands among the most active
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Silkair To Merge With Singapore Airlines

Boeing 737 cabin upgrade to herald combination in 2020
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Brexit Starts To Ring Alarm Bells for UK Aviation Sector

Aviation lawyers say delays in clarifying what Brexit will mean, with the deadline looming, could cause chaos for UK aviation.
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Air Italy Accepts First Boeing 737 Max

Delivery ceremony in Seattle marks start of fleet renewal
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Astral Aviation To Launch Africa’s First Cargo Drone Operation

Freight hauler targeting oil and gas, agricultural industries
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Japan Airlines To Launch Long-haul LCC

Plans to start international services by summer of 2020
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U.S. and UAE Settle Long-running Open Skies Debate

Both sides describe the result as a win