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The parent of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling put forward a third offer for the Irish airline on Monday, as expected.

Instead, the agency will reconvene the government and industry group that developed the procedures to evaluate other options to reduce noise.

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ATR ended 2014 with record annual sales, deliveries, revenue and backlog.

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The airline, part of Air France-KLM Group, said it will revise downward its fleet and capacity growth, look at new initiatives for additional revenues, reinforce purchasing initiatives, and go for moderate wage development and productivity improvement.

The announcement comes as Alaska prepares to add its first Embraer 175 aircraft operated by Skywest Airlines.

The left and right wing boxes have been joined to the center wing box of the second aircraft, which also has its landing gear fitted, says Mitsubishi Aircraft.

The carrier has invited offers from banks and other financial institutions to arrange the bridge financing for a 12-18-month period.

Alternative concept designs are under study, a UAC official says. According to Denis Manturov, the Russian industry and trade minister, this phase will be completed within 18 months.

Bombardier and Comac qualified the plant in 2014.

American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are making their cases to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) on why they should be awarded slots at

South African Airways (SAA) has completed a long-haul network and fleet-strategy review under its critical “90-Day Action Plan,” aimed at getting the

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Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its outlook for the global airline industry from “stable” to “positive” off the back of lower

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The recommendations—four new and four revisions of previously issued requests—come as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) prepares for a high-level safety conference in early February to address many of the same issues.

United’s mainline capacity increased just 0.5% year-over-year in 2014, and CEO Jeff Smisek said the airline will maintain capacity discipline going forward, even as profits rise and fuel prices decrease.

The Dallas-based carrier is predicting an economic fuel cost of $1.90 per gallon of jet fuel in the first quarter of this year, a 40% drop from the same period in 2014.

Not likely, three analysts said in recent interviews, with all arguing U.S. LCCs would be foolish to walk away from their advantages to launch routes to Asia and Europe.

The moves to boost its U.S. West Coast presence comes on the heels of application revealed this month for a service between Shanghai and Boston.

Indonesian Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan discussed a limited snapshot of radar and flight data recorder information from the crash during a parliamentary hearing on Jan. 20.

For now, AirBaltic is keeping its routes from its base at Riga International Airport to Moscow, where it serves all three airports, and to St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport, but it has reduced capacity due to a drop in passenger traffic.