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The new look for Air Canada’s aircraft follows work the carrier has done to improve its business over the past several years, Passenger Airlines President Benjamin Smith said.
Air Transport

Smaller U.S. communities generate $121 billion in economic activity supporting 1.1 million jobs.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Air France has added one bank at its Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport hub to make operations at its largest base more efficient.
Air Transport

A U.S. federal appellate court has upheld the suspension of President Donald Trump’s ban on nationals from seven countries from entering the U.S., roundly rejecting the Trump administration’s rationale for reinstituting the ban.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks is to develop an embedded electronically scanned antenna for Ka-band inflight connectivity under a joint project with Airbus.
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Airline developer Indigo Partners plans to launch a new ultra-LCC in Chile this year.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter version of the C-130J military airlifter.
Air Transport

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised U.S. airline executives he will roll back regulations on the industry, ease carriers’ tax burdens and upgrade an “obsolete” air traffic control system.
Air Transport

Canada’s WestJet continues to mull adding more widebody aircraft, but it appears the industry will have to wait at least a few more months to see how it will execute that strategy.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
British Airways (BA) is restarting flights from regional airports in Birmingham and Bristol, England, after a 10-year absence.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore Airlines has significantly boosted its widebody aircraft order book after announcing a new deal with Boeing covering up to 51 aircraft.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France may operate Airbus A350 aircraft on the new low-cost long-haul carrier, currently dubbed Boost, it is setting up to better rival its main competitors, including Gulf carriers.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
TS&S has signed a V2500 engine parts repair agreement with MTU Maintenance.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The UK and Indian governments have agreed to lift restrictions on flights between the two countries, potentially opening more Indian destinations from UK airports.
Air Transport

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Hawaiian Airlines has achieved an agreement in principle with its pilots union regarding a new contract.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Alaska Air Group is in talks to reduce the number of Airbus A321neos it is due to receive following its acquisition of Virgin America, although longer-term fleet decisions are yet to be revealed.
Air Transport

As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares for a White House meeting Feb. 9 with airline and airport industry leaders, the Air Line Pilots Association has pressed its case for the administration to revoke Norwegian Air International’s permit to fly to the U.S.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
In the wake of Canada announcing more support for Bombardier, Brazil has requested consultations with Ottawa at the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies benefiting the C Series program.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
The FAA’s surprise Jan. 28 settlement with the City of Santa Monica, California, regarding the closure of its airport has raised a number of troubling questions, industry experts say.
Air Transport

Portions of magnetic tape found by two U.S. citizens last summer, and thought to hold answers as to why Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 might have slammed into a mountain in Bolivia in 1985, turned out to be a recording of a 1966 TV show.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said feeder arrangements between low-cost carriers and legacy airlines will be commonplace in Europe in five years.
Air Transport