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Fastjet is revising its 2015 guidance downward, after economic downturns in key markets and significant delays in establishing new bases in the southern African cities of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

After recently splitting its frequent-flier program from United Airlines’ MileagePlus, Copa Airlines this week said it is operating its new platform using Amadeus software.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is preparing to reshuffle operations in the key North American market and is also considering adding another U.S. destination.

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Delta Air Lines will begin nonstop daily flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport

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Air Canada’s new distribution deal with Amadeus will support the airline’s expansion into new international markets, according to Duncan Bureau, the airline’s vice president-global sales.

Norwegian Air Shuttle’s transatlantic network just got more ambitious, with two new routes planned to Boston and New York from Cork, Ireland.

Polynesian Airlines is asking the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to extend the only cabotage route in the country by one more month.

Compass Airlines and ATP Flight School have finalized a tuition-reimbursement agreement.

Air New Zealand has completed a new airport lounge for its Auckland hub, the largest step in a four-year NZ$100 million ($63 million) program to upgrade its lounge facilities in New Zealand and overseas.

The board of Malaysia-based LCC AirAsia X has confirmed Benyamin Ismail as the carrier’s CEO.

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Ryanair will not use the proceeds from the sale of its Aer Lingus stake to finance new aircraft and instead will distribute almost €400 million ($358.9 million) to shareholders.

The Chinese agreement signed on Sept. 23 for 300 Boeing aircraft includes aircraft not subject to orders.

Pilots at Trans States Airlines this week ratified a new contract that the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) says will provide for the highest first-year first-officer pay in the regional airline industry.

Sun Country Airlines has reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract with its pilots following five years of negotiating.

“There are not enough good component suppliers in Latin America,” according to Copa Airlines Vice President-Technical Operations Ahmad Zamany, who would like to see more options outside of Miami.

Preliminary data from IATA’s Maintenance Cost Task Force’s (MCTF) annual report on airline costs show that outsourcing continues to steadily increase.

Cathay Pacific plans to take action to improve its pilot-rostering practices, as some pilots express concerns about increasing workloads and fatigue.

Air passenger traffic in Venezuela fell 8.5% year-over-year in 2014, according to an IATA report.

Worldwide international-passenger traffic improved in July, rising 6.8% year-over (YOY), up from June’s 3% YOY growth, according to IATA’s July Premium Traffic Monitor.

A Beechcraft King Air calibration aircraft has become the first fixed-wing aircraft to land on the remote British island outpost of St. Helena. The

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Aeromexico is looking to upgauge its fleet with newer aircraft in the coming years, the airline’s Senior Vice-President Global Sales Jorge Goytortua has said.