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The provisional agreement allowing Canada to process the passenger name record data (PNR) of passengers carried by airlines flying between the EU and Canada cannot be finalized in its current form, an advocate general with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) advised.

Lufthansa and Etihad Airways are now in advanced stages of negotiations in a wide-ranging deal that includes a large Air Berlin wet-lease agreement and codesharing between the two rival carriers, several industry sources told Aviation Daily.

Chinese freight carrier YTO Express Airlines and the government of Shaanxi province have agreed to set up an international cargo airline in the northwestern Chinese province.

Southwest Airlines will have the necessary aircraft to fly to Hawaii, but the carrier’s chief financial officer said it will focus on Caribbean and Mexican routes in the near term.

Ryanair intends to bid on the German government contract to shuttle federal employees between Cologne and Berlin when it comes up for renewal, the airline said.

“It will break up the smaller hubs in Europe,” Kjos said at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London. “You will see the same damage as on short-haul.”

Textron Aviation is offering voluntary retirements to its employees as a way to cut costs, the company has confirmed.

Norwegian Air Shuttle will start operating long-haul Boeing 787 service from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to four U.S. gateways in 2017.

Airbus Group and crowdsource design specialist Local Motors ave launched the second phase of a collaboration on cargo-delivery unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Easyjet is pressing the UK government and the European Commission to speed up negotiations about a new aviation agreement that would regulate the European air transport market following the country’s vote to leave the EU (Brexit).

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark says the carrier needs to change the way it operates to get back up to the kind of profit margins it used to enjoy.

Korean Air will dramatically improve its access to the North American market, thanks to the expansion of its codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) says it is on track to exceed its financial goals this year, despite an increase in competitors’ capacity.

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The appointment at Emirates opens up the opportunity for Mueller, 54, to ultimately replace airline President Tim Clark, 66.

The airline now expects to record an operating margin of between 18–19%, down from its previous estimate of 19–21%.

If it wasn’t so hung up on Emirates, Delta wouldn’t have played the “Fly America” card.

Indonesia AirAsia X (IAAX) has signed a deal to wet-lease two of its Airbus A330s, in a move that will coincide with the suspension of the carrier’s Australian routes.

Still a concern, the lavatories are produced at the French firm’s Cypress, California, factory.

Coating specialist PPG is developing an additive that makes the topcoat layer of paint “phobic” to ice and insects.

GKN Aerospace said Sept. 5 it reached long-term agreements with Boeing Commercial Airplanes for titanium- and aluminium-machined parts and subassemblies for 767, 777, and 787 aircraft, as well as new work packages for the 777X.

Analysts shrugged off news that Bombardier will cut planned deliveries of the C Series by more than 50% this year because of delays in engine deliveries from Pratt & Whitney.

Lufthansa on Aug. 31 became the first European airline to participate in the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Pre-Check program.

Air Berlin has named Dimitri Courtelis its CFO, effective Sept. 15.