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

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Ailing SriLankan Airlines Looks for Boost from Qatar

Hopes expansion of code-share arrangement forms basis for deeper ties
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Hawaiian To Order Boeing 787-9s

Chooses Dreamliner over Airbus A330-900neo in what it characterized as competitive bidding process
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Saudia's Flyadeal Aims To Cut 50-Aircraft Deal by Midyear

Campaign pits Boeing 737 Max against Airbus A320neo
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New Malaysia Airlines Regime Faces Down Challenges

Airbus widebodies centerpieces of restructuring effort
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Indian Regulator Defends IndiGo's GTF Response

Calls claims of negligence on the part of IndiGo "baseless"
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Sichuan Airlines Signs for 10 Airbus A350-900s

Airline Aims To Expand Further Afield
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Emirates Locks In Fresh Batch of Airbus A380s

Cofmirms deal for 20 of the superjumbos scheduled for first delivery in 2020
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Rockwell Collins Scores Regional Successes

Rockwell Collins has landed important deals in the Asia-Pacific region, while its products continue to improve airline and airport efficiency
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Panasonic, Singapore Airlines Team on New IFEC Offering

myKrisWorld provides an experience centered around "the Internet of Me" via actionable data analytics
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Study Ranks Trans-Pacific Airline Fuel Efficiency

Hainan Airlines and ANA were found to be the most fuel efficient in terms of transporting passengers.
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'Kangaroo Route' Dynamics See New Market Entrants

Alliance between Qantas and Emirates still key feature of route.
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Korean Air CS300s Boost Bombardier's Regional Presence

Asia-Pacific launch customer has 10 C Series on order.
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Airline Yields Still Sagging in Fast Growing Asia-Pacific

While OEMs take long view on growth, airlines struggle to turn a profit
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Indian Scheme Could Boost Regional Air Services

Government support for regional connectivity could fire growth in the Indian economy.
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Boeing Looks toward Year of the Widebody in Asia-Pacific

Several airlines in Southeast Asia working to address twin-aisle replacement needs
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U.S. Airline Execs Defend Capacity-addition Plans

Increases focus on leveraging existing assets, not grabbing market share.
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AAR Growth Strategy Includes Supply Chain, Digital Services

Ramp-up includes significant Asia-Pacific presence
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Africans Still Divided on Single Air Transport Market

Several carriers, African states remain critical of the plan’s potential to favor big airlines
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Qatar Commits to ‘Transparency’ in Bid To End Subsidy Row

U.S. State Department and Qatar Foreign Ministry mark agreement during strategic dialogue meeting in Washington, D.C.
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China’s Liberalized Access Policy Bearing Fruit

Secondary airports gaining service as foreign airlines take advantage of open access
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FAA Certifies Boeing 787-10 for Service

U.S. regulator awards amended type certificate to newest member of Dreamliner family
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Inflight Connectivity in India gets Green Light

Country’s telecom regulator clears use of internet, mobile communication aboard aircraft
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African Countries To Establish Single Air Transport Market

Liberalization project set for launch at this week’s AU Summit of Heads of State and Government
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Emirates Throws Airbus Lifeline with A380 Commitment

MOU covering up to 36 superjumbos breathes fresh life into program
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SJI Challenges Reports of Interjet Fleet Woes

Disputes claims that systemic failures led to grounded SSJ100s
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Low-cost Carriers Still the Minnows of Long-haul

Even though they continue to grow very quickly, low-cost long-haul operators still represent only a tiny fraction of the global long-haul market.
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Delta Eyes Cost Savings, Fleet Shifts While Awaiting C Series

Reiterates intent to take Bombardier aircraft without tariffs
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India Gives Nod to 49 percent Foreign Ownership of Air India

Lifts foreign ownership prohibition in an effort to resurrect fortunes of ailing flag carrier
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Air Baltic Reflects on Its First Year of Flying the Bombardier C Series CS300 Airliner

Air Baltic Reflects on Its First Year of Flying the Bombardier C Series CS300 Airliner
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Indonesia To Step Up Drug Screening of Flight Crew

Effort follows December 30 arrest of Malindo Air pilot in Batam