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Republic Airline pilots who are members of Teamsters Local 357 have ratified a contract extension of their 2015 collective bargaining agreement, the union said.

Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) reached a tentative merger agreement for the airline’s 5,400 flight attendants, the organizations announced.

Airline industry stakeholder groups are calling on Congress to allow the FAA to regulate small drones that are flown for recreation.

Airbus is in the middle of advanced studies to raise single-aisle production to 70 aircraft per month, and is also looking at increasing output of the A350.

Hong Kong Express is expecting significant delays to the delivery of its remaining Airbus A320neo orders due to further problems with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines.

Bombardier expects to begin delivering C Series aircraft to Delta Air Lines this year, saying there is no longer any impediment to delivering CS100s straight from its Mirabel, Canada, final assembly line to the Atlanta-based airline.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders said he is reasonably confident that Pratt & Whitney can find a quick resolution for the latest technical glitch on its PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engine powering A320neo-family aircraft.

Rolls-Royce North America CEO Marion Blakey will leave her position at the end of June, the company announced Feb. 15.

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The company said it can no longer deliver new GTF-powered A320neo family aircraft to customers until Pratt’s fix has been approved and implemented.

While the ramp-up problem in particular has affected both A320neo-family and Bombardier C Series delivery schedules, Pratt’s string of GTF challenges has hurt the engine manufacturer most on the A320neo-family program.

The flights are geared toward business travelers and pilgrims to Islamic holy sites.

Since the program is still in flight testing, it has time to make minor changes to improve the aircraft.

The ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards recognize excellence across a broad range of airline operation.

Administration support of so-called ATC reform revives a proposal that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced in 2017.

According to police, the unexploded ordnance was discovered in the King George V Dock during pre-planned construction work.

Order is highly significant for the A380 program because it secures production of the aircraft for another 10 years.

The cause of the crash is not yet known, but investigators seem to believe that a terrorist attack is unlikely.

Rival Japanese LCCs are also planning fleet growth over the next few years.

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The FAA’s fiscal 2019 budget request of $16.1 billion is about 1.9% down from fiscal 2017’s approved level and includes a hefty cut in its research, engineering and development (RE&D) funding.

The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration seeks to improve airport checkpoint efficiency.

HNA Group subsidiary Tianjin Airlines has received an additional CNY400 million ($63.3 million) investment from the Tianjin Bonded Zone Investment Co., representing Tianjin’s municipal government.

Russian carrier Saratov Airlines has grounded its Antonov An-148 fleet after one of the aircraft, registered RA-61704, crashed Feb. 11, killing all 71 people on board.