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Icelandair has chosen ViaSat to provide high-speed internet on its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

In a scene increasingly repeated in non-fatal crashes, some passengers on Air Canada Flight 624 grabbed their carry-on bags before evacuating a heavily damaged Airbus A320 on the runway of the Halifax International Airport.

Airbus has established a new, independent compliance review panel to ensure “irreproachable” behavior, following allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in its civil aviation business.

Arconic and Elliott Management said May 22 they have reached a deal on the makeup of Arconic’s board of directors.

Volaris recently started two new routes from Queretaro City (Santiago de Queretaro), Mexico, to the U.S.

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The basic version of the aircraft will carry 280 passengers over 12,000 km (7,500 mi.), making it somewhat comparable to the Airbus A330-900, but with a wider body suiting nine-abreast economy seating.

Belgian flag carrier Brussels Airlines has decided to replace seven of its 10 Airbus A330s, but is sticking with A330ceos for its fleet renewal and long-haul expansion.

Cathay Pacific has followed through on its plan to slash management staff by announcing it will cut about 600 staff positions at its headquarters.

Gogo plans to offer upgraded 2K u service later this year that will take advantage of greater capacity on Intelsat’s new Epic series geostationary satellites.

Southwest Airlines will add new international flights before the winter holidays, including additional services from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Meanwhile, the carrier is focusing on rolling out its premium-economy product in its international network.

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Air France has given more details of its Boost project, revealing plans to launch the new airline with five Airbus A320s in winter 2017.

Republicans and Democrats differ on the wisdom of privatizing U.S. air traffic control.

SIA Cargo is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary, but will become the cargo division of SIA in the first half of 2018.

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London City Airport is to begin using a remote air traffic tower from 2019.

Four senior members of the body resigned on May 18.

A German-registered business jet rolled several times after encountering wake turbulence from an Airbus A380 over the Arabian Sea, investigators have confirmed.

The exercise was conducted by Aurora Flight Sciences under DARPA’s ALIAS (Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System) program to develop a drop-in kit that adds high-level automation to existing aircraft.

Deteriorating financial performance by the mainline parent carrier is the major culprit for a significant slide in profits for the Singapore Airlines Group.