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American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) reached a tentative agreement, ending three years of negotiations. Legacy American and legacy US Airways union leadership negotiated the deal, which must be ratified by members. Although terms of the deal were not released, APFA President Laura Glading suggested the contract is industry leading and “puts the entire industry on notice.”

LONDON—Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos is eyeing long-haul flights to Africa and Latin America in 2016-18, and is still optimistic of securing U.S. permits for Norwegian International. With the arrival of its eighth Boeing 787 next spring, Norwegian has already detailed plans to add a weekly, non-stop London Gatwick-Orlando and Copenhagen-Orlando service, and boost frequencies on its Gatwick-New York JFK, Gatwick-Los Angeles, Oslo-Los Angeles and Stockholm-San Francisco routes.

Bombardier has relocated a second CSeries test aircraft to Wichita, Kansas, from Montreal, to take advantage of better weather for flight testing as it recovers from a 100-day grounding after an engine failure during ground tests. Test aircraft FTV4 joined FTV3 at the Bombardier Flight Test Center (BFTC) in Wichita on September 18, after returning to flight on September 15, following the installation of Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans with modified-lubrication systems.

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Vietnam Airlines is the latest potential investment target for All Nippon Airways, as the Japanese carrier continues its efforts to expand in overseas

Air France pilots are hardening their position and have filed a notice to extend their week-long strike by four more days, to Sept. 26, despite new

JetBlue Airways on Thursday said company president Robin Hayes will succeed Dave Barger–who has been with the carrier since its founding–as CEO in mid

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The U.S. House of Representatives has temporarily extended the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (Ex-Im) authorization until June of next year

Lufthansa has made the first firm decisions for new low-cost subsidiaries by ordering new aircraft and determining bases for a planned long-haul low

HAMBURG — Qatar Airways is considering acquiring up to 30 Airbus A330neos for its Saudi Arabian affiliate that is expected to begin service later this

Qantas is approaching the final stage of the phase-out of its long-serving Boeing 767 fleet, which is a major plank of its broader plan to increase

LOS ANGELES—Boeing says it remains on track to meet its planned target for 787 deliveries in 2014, despite a production hiatus at its Everett

ANAHEIM, CALIF.—Lufthansa Systems says airlines should install removable iPads and other lightweight consumer tablets in aircraft seats, in a move to

LOS ANGELES—GKN Aerospace will deliver parts for the development version of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1900G geared turbofan for the Embraer E190-E2 in

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Air France appears in the midst of its worst strike since its part-privatization in 1999, as pilots remain committed to continuing their planned week

American Airlines plans to begin “metal swapping” next year, allowing it to dispatch the right-sized aircraft for a specific mission from either the

NEW DELHI—Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) has signed a $2.6 billion deal with Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo to finance more than

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Republic Airways Holdings has placed a $2.1 billion order for 50 more Embraer 175s—including 20 previously destined for Flybe—and has agreed to

HAMBURG — Qatar Airways could almost double its order for Airbus A380s if the aircraft’s performance exceeds the airline’s expectations, according to

United Airlines expects to reap a significant yield advantage through the accelerated retirement of 50-seat regional jets in favor of 76-seat

As Airbus and Boeing near delicate transition phases from current to next-generation models on several key aircraft programs, production rates are