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UBS: Embraer Bizjet Unit Faces Uncertainties
Embraer’s executive jet unit has proven itself a market disruptor, but whether it can sustain that level without new announced products in development and with discounted pricing remains to be seen, particularly as it is separated from the Brazilian manufacturer’s commercial aviation business, market analyst UBS Global Research said in an August 15 market report.
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Lawmaker report questions value of US airline travel insurance
A new congressional report on the US travel insurance industry accuses airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) of pressuring customers to purchase travel insurance that offers insufficient coverage.
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China’s Harbin Aims For Six North American Routes
The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin is planning to open air services in 2019 and 2020 to as many as six North American cities, according to the provincial government of Heilongjiang.
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ANALYSIS: Embraer eyes Alaska, Spirit and United as E2 targets
Embraer has highlighted Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines as US carriers that would most benefit from operating the Brazilian company's new-generation E-Jet E2 family.
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New Delhi issues draft policy for international route subsidies
The Indian government may extend its Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to international destinations, particularly in Southeast Asia, as it looks to improve international air connectivity.
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Primera To Launch Transatlantic Max 9 Flights from Brussels
European low-cost airline Primera Air has committed to extending its venture into the transatlantic low-cost market with services from Brussels to Newark International, Washington Dulles, and Boston Logan airports using new Boeing 737 Max 9s.
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South Korean LCCs Aspire To Long-haul Overseas Routes
South Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs) have grown quickly over the last seven years. In 2011 they accounted for 4.3 percent of international flights and have increased that number to more than 20 percent. Currently, six LCCs operate with a fleet of 125 aircraft.
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Ethiopian Defers A220 Decision Following Airbus Acquisition
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended its planned order for at least 20 examples of the former Bombardier C Series following Airbus’s acquisition and renaming of the program now known as the A220.
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Ryanair, Irish pilots’ union reach labor agreement
Ryanair and the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (IALPA) have reached an agreement after lengthy negotiations, marking a step forward for the LCC, which is facing conflict with its workforce in several of its European markets.
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Qantas FY18 profit up 15%; starts ultra-long-range formal talks
Qantas reported a group net profit of A$980 million ($712.3 million) for its 2018 fiscal year ending June 30, an increase of 15% compared to the previous fiscal year. The group achieved an underlying profit of A$1.6 billion, up 14% year-on-year and 5% higher than the previous record year in 2016.
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Hainan Airlines looks to add Chongqing to US services
Hainan Airlines proposes to add extensions from Chongqing to its Shanghai services to Boston and Seattle. The carrier has applied to fly 4X weekly from Chongqing to Shanghai and onward to Boston, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) reported.
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South Africa’s Comair acquires training business
South African Comair has acquired management-training specialist Metaco Holdings as part of a strategy to diversify beyond airline operations.
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Bangkok Airways expands codeshare with Jet Airways
Thailand-based regional Bangkok Airways and Mumbai-based Jet Airways are expanding the two carriers’ existing codeshare agreement, enabling passengers to have more access into additional cities within Southeast Asia and India.
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Air New Zealand posts record FY18 profit; adjusts schedule for R-R engine issues
Air New Zealand recorded a net profit of NZ$390 million ($260.2 million) for the fiscal year ended June 30, up 2.1% from NZ$382 million in the previous year.
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Ryanair increases London Luton presence
Irish LCC Ryanair is set to increase the size of its base at London Luton Airport, the home hub of rival easyJet, with the addition of two Boeing 737-800NGs, taking the total to six.
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Runway debris suspected in Colombian DC-3 excursion
Colombian investigators are recommending that civil aviation authorities conduct an immediate inspection of San Felipe airport to ensure that it complies with safety requirements, after landing accident involving a Douglas DC-3.
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Cockpit recorder parts retrieved from Horizon Q400 crash site
Investigators probing the unauthorised departure, and subsequent crash, of a Bombardier Q400 from Seattle have recovered the remaining parts of the turboprop’s cockpit-voice recorder.
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Qantas eyes new fleet renewal, bats away capex concerns
Qantas asserts that it can renew its entire fleet and keep within its capital expenditure guidance, and admittied that it is evaluating new narrowbody and regional jets.
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Damage Control at India’s Cochin Airport in Full Swing
Reconstruction has started at Cochin International Airport (CIAL) following the worst floods the southern Indian state of Kerala has experienced in a century. The airport, the largest in the state, has suspended all flight operations as long as essential facilities such as runways, taxiways, and aprons remain submerged.
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United and Washington Dulles eye concourse improvements
United Airlines and the operator of Washington Dulles are looking at ways to improve some of the aging facilities at the hub airport. The two are evaluating an addition to concourse C that would benefit both arriving and departing travellers in the more 30-year-old facility.
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Construction of Beijing New Airport discussed as completion date looms
The meeting, including ATM and Transport Working Group, reviewed recent work progress and put in place the work plans for the next phase.
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Tech failure at Gatwick Airport caused chaos during busy summer rush
A recent hardware dilemma by Vodafone at Gatwick Airport caused the flight announcement screens to crash, but is a manual contingency plan enough of a back-up for such a major UK airport?
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Upgraded 'Backfire' Rolled Out at Kazan
Tupolev has rolled out a prototype of the Tu-22M3M swing-wing strategic bomber. The ceremony took place on August 16 at the Kazan Aircraft Production Organization (KAPO), in the presence of employees and government officials, including the president of the Russian Federation’s Tatarstan Republic, Rustam Minnikhanov.
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NATO receives first US shipment for common precision weapon stockpile
NATO has started to build a stockpile of common air-to-ground precision guided munitions with the receipt of its first weapons shipment from the USA on 22 August.
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Aviation Quote
At first we will only skim the surface of the earth like young starlings, but soon, emboldened by practice and experience, we will spring into the air with the impetuousness of the eagle, diverting ourselves by watching the childish behavior of the little men or awling miserably around on the earth below us.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, c. 1750
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