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Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines (HA), has purchased its first ATR 42 turboprop and will acquire another of the type next month.

Testing of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system can begin following the launch of two additional operational satellites.

The Russian government is considering allowing foreign low-cost carriers (LCCs) to operate on domestic routes, a measure that would lower rates on domestic destinations, making flights more affordable.

Alaska Airlines launched 5X-weekly Orlando-San Diego Boeing 737-800 service. Ryanair will launch Dortmund service to Alghero, Barcelona Girona, Faro, Malaga, Porto and Palma in March. Frontier Airlines launched 4X-weekly Denver-South Bend, Ind. Airbus A319 service Oct. 11.

American Airlines (AA) plans to hire more than 1,500 new flight attendants over the next year.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK) may announce a new cost-cutting package, several Scandinavian media outlets have reported.

Turkish Airlines (TK) needs to double in size by 2020, CEO Temel Kotil told ATW.

The European Union (EU) has banned Syrian airlines from landing at any of its 27 EU member airports.

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On the eve of the trial of its antitrust claims against Sabre Travel Network, American Airlines sought to reassure travel management companies and corporate accounts that they need not worry about the outcome. In a letter to travel agencies, Derek DeCross, vice president of global sales for the carrier, said that “regardless of what happens before, during or after the trial, American fully intends to continue participating in Sabre to ensure no disruption of your ability to continue booking American flights.”

American Airlines (AA) parent AMR Corp. incurred a third-quarter net loss of $238 million, widened 46.8% from a $162 million net deficit in the year-ago period.

London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) will study new runway options, although it remains bound by a 1979 pact blocking it from building a runway before 2019.

EasyJet (U2) CEO Carolyn McCall is “very open” to pursuing further self-connecting initiatives, building on two existing ventures with Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) and Emirates Airline (EK).

Lufthansa (LH) is seeking to unify standards for engines and cockpits across its group of five airlines to boost purchasing power, staff magazine Lufthanseat reported.

ST Aerospace solutions won contracts worth S$590 million ($482.7 million) in the third quarter and completed airframe maintenance and modification work for 156 aircraft. During the quarter, it redelivered three converted Boeing 757-200Fs to FedEx Express.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will assist the Turkish government in the investigation of an Oct. 14 fire in the cockpit of a Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800.

Airline partnerships and stretching the network are keys to moving forward, Etihad Airways (EY) president and CEO James Hogan said Tuesday.

Government interference in airlines can hinder the industry and is “all too common,” United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of foreign affairs Abdullah bin Zayed said Tuesday.

Bahrain Air (BN) and Saudi Arabia’s Nas Air (XY) have reached a codeshare agreement.

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Kenya Airways (KQ) believes new African rival FastJet will “get it right,” as it presses ahead with plans for its own Jambo Jet low-cost venture.

Hainan Airlines (HU) plans to invest more than CNY1 billion ($159 million) in its new subsidiary, Fuzhou Airlines, to be launched in conjunction with the Fuzhou provincial government.

Innovation and an aligned value chain will be crucial components toward serving a growing aviation industry, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said Tuesday.

Southwest Airlines (SWA) has named former US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator Randy Babbitt to SVP-labor relations.

EU member states are being warned of infringement proceedings if they are not ready by the Dec. 4 deadline to implement Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) in Europe.