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The initial tweet said the ban applied to laptops; tablets; cameras; DVD players; and electronic games—all would need to be placed in checked baggage.

Based on pretax earnings of $22.3 billion, the 2016 profit margin was 0.5 point lower than 2015.

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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.) Mar. 20—The Society Of Experimental Test Pilots, 10th Annual Southeast Section Symposium, Eglin Bayview Club, Eglin, Florida, http://www.setp.org/symposium/meetings/southeast/

The move is part of wider reshuffle of senior managers in Italy’s various state-controlled companies and institutions.

European travelers have been hit by yet another wave of strike action, as Italy’s air traffic controllers and air transport workers, as well as Air France cabin crewmembers, stage separate protests.

The propeller on a Saab 340 separated from the engine March 17 while the aircraft was on approach to Sydney Airport.

Virgin Australia has said the partnership will allow it to launch flights to Hong Kong and, later, to China, in cooperation with HNA carriers.

United Airlines needs to focus on the domestic market, as it has lost market share to several other airlines, CEO Oscar Munoz acknowledged.

Singapore is likely to field at least five maritime patrollers in the early 2020s.

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LoPresti Aviation is in the process of certifying a landing light system for the Boeing 737 family of aircraft, marking the company’s first attempt to compete in supplemental type certificate market for mainline single-aisle aircraft.

“We had a little bit of a stumble in January,” CEO Robin Hayes told investors during the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Industrials conference in New York.

Contrails from cruising aircraft are estimated to have a greater impact on Earth’s atmosphere that all aviation-related carbon dioxide emissions since the first powered flight.

UK and French criminal investigators are focusing on an inquiry into Airbus, and alleged misuse of third-party agents and European export credit.

WASHINGTON—North America is a net exporter of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. But that could be at risk, based on limited fleet growth projections, availability of qualified technicians, and economic uncertainties—including a potential backlash from antiglobalization political movements.

The airline told its employees the cuts will apply to middle and senior management levels at its Hong Kong headquarters. It is not yet known how many positions will be lost.

International Airlines Group’s new long-haul low-cost carrier Level will start operations with four routes from Barcelona in June.

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Nascent 4G air-to-ground connectivity provider SmartSky Networks plans to have the beta version of its new Skytelligence applications development platform up and running in April.

The carrier is focused on keeping unit cost growth between 2–3% per year, CFO Paul Jacobson said.

Although the funding and the plan remain to be seen, U.S. President Donald Trump has made one thing clear about U.S. air traffic control: He wants to take it out of government’s hands.

Lufthansa plans to de-emphasize the importance of its main hub in Frankfurt, and to expand long-haul capacity from smaller bases, as it takes delivery of more Airbus A350s.