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Comac’s unannounced target for first delivery of its C919 narrowbody is now 2020, a senior program source said.

The IATA is demanding alternatives to the expansion of the ban on the carriage of large electronics in the cabins of passenger aircraft.

The airline sector is 17% over-ordered when it comes to the commercial aircraft they need from original equipment manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, according to a new UBS analysis.

PARIS–Ahead of a meeting between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the European Commission (EC) on May 17, European airports have warned that an extension of the U.S. electronics ban to their facilities would have “highly disruptive and far-reaching consequences.”

In an effort to boost revenues and sales, Delta Air Lines is changing the way it allows passengers to buy upgrades, the carrier’s president said recently.

The delivery of the Airbus aircraft marks a change in fleet strategy for the Las Vegas-based carrier, which had relied on used aircraft for its fleet.

The European Commission has added four airlines to the EU Air Safety List, including Air Zimbabwe.

Cox produces about 2,000 part numbers for Spirit. The new contract extends well into the next decade, Cox Machine President Jason Cox said.

Boeing is expected to deliver the first 737 MAX on May 16 following final approval of the aircraft’s CFM Leap-1B engines from regulatory authorities.

Iran Air has taken delivery of its first four ATR 72-600 turboprops, having earlier this year inked a contract for a firm 20, plus 20 options.

Berkshire Hathaway has bought more shares of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

EasyJet will convert 30 of its Airbus A320neo orders to A321neos,the UK-based LCC said as it reported a deepening first-half loss in the wake of a weak pound and a late Easter.

A flight attendant unionization attempt is also underway at WestJet.

UPS has signed a contract with Airbus for the retrofit upgrade of all of the cargo airline’s 52 A300-600 freighters.

Irkut Corp. said taxiing and speed rolls are being done at the airfield at the company’s assembly facility in Irkutsk, Russia.

Delta Air Lines expects its operating margin to be 15%, down from the 16% it averaged in both 2015 and 2016, CEO Ed Bastian recently told analysts.

The British Airline Pilots’ Association, which represents UK flight crew, has warned that banning laptops in the cabin creates “catastrophic fire” potential.

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The carrier will try out self-serve baggage check-ins in the U.S. Upper Midwest this summer.

AirAsia has agreed with Chinese partners to set up a local franchisee airline that the Malaysian group said is the final piece in its business puzzle.

While the immediate outlook for the airline industry remains promising, influential industry observers say that warning signs are evident.

European officials have invited their U.S. counterparts to Europe for talks on aviation security in a bid to make their voices heard, as European airports and airlines on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean brace for an expected extension of the ban on electronics in aircraft cabins.

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