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American Airlines pilots on Friday voted to ratify a new union contract.

The government has given South African Airways (SAA) until February to find a new CEO following the sudden resignation of CEO Siza Mzimela.

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IATA said global airline passengers carried annually will rise 28.6% over the 2.8 billion flown in 2011 to 3.6 billion by 2016.

Oneworld is eyeing new Asian members as it waits to hear TAM Airlines’ alliance decision and looks to integrate Malaysia Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines and Qatar Airways.

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Rolls-Royce has contacted the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over concerns that some overseas intermediaries have been involved in bribery and corruption.

Cameroon Airlines Corp. (Camair-Co) told ATW it is planning to order up to three Boeing 787s and three Chinese MA60 turboprops.

American International Group (AIG) said Friday it is “in discussions” to sell 90% of aircraft leasing giant International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) to Chinese investors.

The state of California has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, alleging the airline is in noncompliance with state laws regarding online privacy.

Hainan Airlines’ subsidiary Hong Kong Airlines is considering changing out its Airbus A380 orders in favor of the A330 and delaying the A380 delivery date.

The Chinese government has reduced domestic jet fuel prices by 4.23% to CNY7,436 ($1,184) per ton as international fuel prices fluctuate.

Lufthansa is evaluating measures to reduce costs on its long-haul network.

Air Canada appointed Annette Verschuren, O.C. to its board of directors. Verschuren is past president of The Home Depot Canada where she oversaw the company's growth from 19 to 180 Canadian stores and led its entry into China.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has appointed its president Hideo Egawa to chairman and CEO, effective Jan. 1.

India’s airline passenger traffic has fallen about 16% in October compared to a year ago, according to Directorate of Civil Aviation.

Ukranian AeroSvit Airlines and Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport have been in a clash over the carrier’s debt of RUB 95 million ($3 million).

Lufthansa will give a new identity to its low-cost subsidiary Germanwings next year as it transfers its non-hub routes to the LCC from July 1.

US aerospace sales are expected to rise 3.4% year-over-year to $217.9 billion for 2012 and increase another 2.6% in 2013 to $223.6 billion.

Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 40 Bombardier CRJ900s valued $1.85 billion at list prices, and took options on another 30 CRJ900s.

Icelandair has committed to purchase 12 Boeing 737 MAXs, comprising a mixture of MAX -8s and -9s.

The European Commission (EC) has strongly criticized member states for failing to meet the Dec. 4 deadline to ensure the nine European Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) are fully operational.

A Romanian court of appeals has ruled to cancel alleged state aid offered by Timisoara Airport to Wizz Air, upholding a ruling from the Timis Tribunal last year.

Qantas has scrapped plans to offer Wi-Fi onboard its Airbus A380s following average customer take-up of less than 5% during a nine-month trial.

Aeroflot will increase daily Moscow Sheremetyevo-Donetsk SSJ100 service to 2X-daily Jan. 7, using an Airbus A319. Silver Airways will launch 17X-weekly Fort Lauderdale-Orlando service and 12X-weekly West Palm Beach-Tampa service Jan. 7. UTair will launch 2X-weekly Sochi-Trabzon Boeing 737-500 service Dec. 17. It increased daily Moscow Vnukovo-Kiev service to 2X-daily Dec. 3.