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Aviation Daily, August 6, 2018

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Airlines

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Swoop To Start Transborder Flights In October

Aug 03, 2018
Swoop, WestJet’s new ULCC, has unveiled its first five U.S. destinations and will launch transborder services on Oct. 11, connecting Edmonton and Abbotsford with Las Vegas.
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Flair Moving Ontario Flights, Plans Transborder Routes

Aug 03, 2018
Flair Airlines, seemingly betting on its ULCC cost advantage against more traditional mainline carriers, will consolidate its southern Ontario flying out of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), pulling out of Hamilton’s John C. Munro International (YHM).
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Brazil’s GOL Posts 2Q Net Loss

Aug 03, 2018
São Paulo-based LCC GOL reported a BRL1.3 billion ($329.1 million) second-quarter 2018 net loss, deepened from a BRL409.5 million net loss a year ago, largely attributable to a steep 16% drop in the monetary exchange rate between the Brazilian Real and the U.S. dollar during the three-month period ending June 30.
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Air Austral To Ground Boeing 787, Replace With Airbus A380

Aug 03, 2018
Air Austral said it would ground the second of its Boeing 787-8s, registered F-OLRB, for three months from Aug. 24, as part of broader inspections of 787-8s fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
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IAG Reports Strong 2018 1H Profit Despite Fuel Costs

Aug 03, 2018
International Airline Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and LEVEL, reported strong half-year profits Aug. 3, despite the dual headwinds of rising fuel prices and continuing strikes by French air traffic controllers.
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Ryanair Pilots In Spain File Lawsuit Over Contracts

Aug 03, 2018
Spanish pilots’ union SEPLA has filed a lawsuit against Ryanair in a bid to get the LCC to apply Spanish labor law to its members’ contracts.
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Air Moldova Put Up For Sale

Aug 03, 2018
The small south-eastern European state of Moldova has put the national carrier, Air Moldova, up for privatization. The airline is one of 12 state-owned enterprises that have been offered for sale.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Embraer Incurs $125 Million 2Q Net Loss

Aug 03, 2018
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer posted a second-quarter 2018 consolidated net loss of $124.7 million, a reversal from the company’s $72.1 million net profit showing for 2Q 2017.

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Upcoming Events

Aug 06, 2018
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