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Chengdu, China, features in two of four intercontinental routes planned by Lucky Air, the latest HNA Group carrier to move into long-haul operations.

Delta Air Lines will start daily Los Angeles-Mexico City service from Dec. 1, complementing its transborder joint-venture partner Aeromexico's service.

Cathay Pacific says lackluster June results are a further indication of its challenging operating environment this year.

HNA Group’s Tianjin Airlines proposes to open two routes to Australia in December, and two to Moscow in May 2018.

Developers have unveiled their Hologarde integrated counter-drone system, which is being tested at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport beginning this month.

Former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey will receive the L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement Award at an honorary dinner Sept. 7 in Washington, D.C. Aviation Week began awarding the L. Welch Pogue Award in 1994 to recognize distinguished achievements in commercial aviation.

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To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) July 18-19—AAAE Airport Credentialing and Access Control Conference, Portland, Oregan, https://www.aaae.org/aaae/AAAEDocs/Meetings/2017/07/170711/regonline.pdf

Startup South Korean regional carrier Air Pohang has unveiled its first aircraft, and plans to add two more by the end of this year.

Cathay Pacific expects its growing fleet of Airbus A350s, coupled with the retirement of older aircraft, will boost fuel efficiency and emissions reduction.

Air France pilots have approved a proposal to create Boost, a new long-haul airline.

The U.S. has tentatively granted LCC Norwegian UK a foreign air carrier permit, saying it sees no persuasive basis to deny the application.

EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall plans to leave the airline around the end of the year to take up the same role at UK television company ITV.

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A preliminary Canadian incident summary said Air Canada Flight 759 overflew four aircraft on the taxiway parallel to San Francisco's Runway 28R on July 7.

The structure will “enable EasyJet to continue to operate flights both across Europe and domestically within European countries after the UK has left the EU,” the company said.

LJ’s AOC is valuable because the CAAC has not accepted an application for a mainline passenger airline for more than a year.

If the temperature gets high enough, an aircraft cannot take off at maximum weight. If this happens, the operator must reduce payload, fuel or both.

The industry-government Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (UAST) has formed its first three working groups.

New Zealand’s major pilots union has failed to overturn a court ruling in a long-running pay dispute with Air New Zealand.

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A pilot in an Air Canada A320 that apparently lined up on a taxiway rather than a runway when landing at San Francisco International Airport on July 7 was apparently confused by the view through the windscreen.

Delta Air Lines is banking on its joint ventures with Korean Air and China Eastern to beef up its Pacific network, executives of the Atlanta-based company told analysts during a second-quarter earnings call.