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Air France has given its pilots more details about the launch of its internal lower-cost project, Boost.

Etihad Airways continues financial support of Air Berlin, in spite of the German carrier’s lackluster performance and Etihad’s review of its partnership strategy.

The remote British island territory of St. Helena has welcomed its first passenger flight, although regular revenue operations are still some way off.

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Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has become the latest company to reduce its participation at the Paris Air Show.

The business jet market remains a challenge and is “neither improving or worsening,” Embraer’s top executive said.

Organizers of this year’s Paris Air Show are beefing up security measures following a series of terror attacks in France during the last 24 months.

HNA Group and the Chengdu city government have registered the corporate entity that is proposed as Shenniao Airlines.

Comac has advanced the planned date for the first flight of its C919 narrowbody airliner to May 5.

ICAO is signaling that it is willing to conduct another safety audit in Thailand this year. Its results could lead to the removal of restrictions on the country’s airlines.

WestJet is ordering up to 20 Boeing 787-9s, positioning the Canadian carrier to expand its growing widebody fleet and reach far-flung destinations it does not have the range to serve today.

Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council is calling on the country’s aviation regulator to evaluate the risks of passengers using lithium-ion power banks to recharge their portable electronic devices while onboard an aircraft.

Global air travel demand is more robust than expected so far in 2017 because of growing business and consumer confidence, according to IATA chief economist Brian Pearce.

Alitalia’s shareholders and board of directors voted in favor of filing for Italy’s equivalent of bankruptcy protection on May 2, after union members last week voted down a compromise on labor cuts.

Hawaiian Airlines has revealed a new livery and logo, and could have as many as seven aircraft displaying the redesign by year-end.

Comac plans to fly the first prototype of its C919 narrowbody on May 6, says an industry source close to the program.

Harlow Aerostructures has acquired the businesses of Aerospace Holdings, a provider of aerospace components and assemblies for the military and civilian fixed-wing and helicopter markets.

Airbus Americas Engineering has opened its new engineering center on Wichita State University’s new Innovation Campus, with about 300 engineers and support staff.

As Boeing works toward the expected launch of the 737-10X around midyear the company has offered more details of the design and test plan for the extended main gear which is pivotal to the configuration of the stretched twin.

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25 Years Ago Aug. 1, 1991—Eastern Air Lines stopped flying in January, but its lawyers and financial consultants keep on billing. To prevent insolvency, a New York bankruptcy judge refuses payment on $19 million of the nearly $86 million in professional fees run up since Eastern declared bankruptcy in March 1989.

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WestJet has named Bob Cummings as executive vice president of its planned ultra-LCC.