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Alaska Airlines has no plans to unravel its codeshare relationship with Delta Air Lines, despite the two carriers fighting over dominance in Seattle--a fight analysts say may be overblown.

Air France-KLM is readying a follow-up for its three-year Transform 2015 restructuring plan, which ends in a couple of months and has “delivered as planned, is on schedule and on track,” CEO Alexandre de Juniac said. The results “are satisfactory, even for us,” he noted. While Transform 2015 focused on rapidly mending the Franco-Dutch group’s deficient financial state, the successor plan will emphasize growth and performance. Dubbed Perform 2020, the new restructuring plan will stretch over five years.

You can now register online for Aviation Week events. Go to www.aviationweek.com/conferences or contact: Lydia Janow, 212-904-3225 or 800-240-7645 ext. 5 (U.S. and Canada only) Oct. 7-9 —MRO Europe, Madrid Spain Nov. 4-6—MRO Asia, Singapore Nov. 19-20—A&D Programs, Wigwam Resort, Liltchfield Park, Ariz.

U.S. majors, keeping capacity discipline as a core part of their mantras, are cashing in on product-related strategies and, in some cases, aggressive

AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes is abandoning plans to take the low-cost carrier group’s Indonesian subsidiary to an IPO. Fernandes said the decision

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Iberia has achieved another step in its comprehensive restructuring by reaching an agreement with representatives of ground staff and pilots to trim

SINGAPORE — Singapore-based LCC Tiger Airways Holdings (Tigerair) is looking to rebuild its operating model in an attempt to pull itself out of a

Bombardier’s move to restructure its aerospace unit into three independently operated segments has ignited speculation that the company could spin off

The Airbus A350 route-proving campaign spanning the next three weeks will be divided up into four trips, each of which is ending in Toulouse. MSN005

NEW DELHI — Airframers expect huge demand for single-aisle aircraft in India with the government approving the launch of six new airlines for national

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_25_2014_cht1.pdf Top 20 Airports in Latin America and Caribbean 2013, International Flights By Seat Capacity Rank Airport (code) Country Total Seats Seats Added Seats Change CAGR 2004 - 2013 1 Sao Paulo (GRU) Brazil 15,750,186 522,053 4.0% 3.0% 2 Panama City (PTY) Panama 14,800,378 859,741 7.0% 7.0% 3 Mexico City (MEX) Mexico 13,424,360 683,896 6.0% 1.0%

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_25_2014_cht2.pdf Top 20 Airports in Latin America only 2013, All Flights and Domestic Flights Only Rank Airport (code) Country Total Flights Flights Added Flights Change CAGR 2004 - 2013 1 Mexico City (MEX) Mexico 346,788 9,374 2.8% 2.1% 2 Sao Paulo (GRU) Brazil 261,076 10,538 4.2% 9.9% 3 Bogota (BOG) Colombia 229,446 -7,462 -3.1% 6.8%

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Applying new guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines, the European Commission Wednesday approved airport aid packages in Germany and France

Less than a week after a missile attack brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) and triggered calls for a coordinated approach to airspace risk assessment, conflicting responses to a perceived threat around Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) underscore the challenging realities facing airlines, regulators, and governments.

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_24_2014_dataw.pdf Data Watch: Latin American Airports Leading Compound Annual Growth Rate, 2004-2013 % Airport (code) % Belo Horizonte (CNF) 37.4% Panama City (PTY) 13.9% Lima (LIM) 10.6% Sao Paulo (GRU) 9.9% Rio de Janeiro (GIG) 7.7% Santiago de Chile (SCL) 7.0% Bogota (BOG) 6.8% Cancun (CUN) 6.1% Curitiba (CWB) 6.0%

FRANKFURT — Dubai International Airport (DXB) has reopened its Northern runway earlier this week bringing the field back to full capacity. DXB

Virgin Australia is axing its secondary trans-Pacific gateway in Melbourne, a move that appears to be in large part driven by United Airlines’ entry

June was Singapore Changi airport’s best month yet this year for passenger movements, at 4.65 million, but the record was still slightly off last year

Delta Air Lines rode continued strength in major domestic markets, steady improvements on both trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes and across-the-board capacity discipline to a 17% boost in second quarter net income, and CEO Richard Anderson says the momentum should continue through the rest of the year.

By switching its order from the A350-800 to the A330-800neo, Hawaiian Airlines believes it can realize about two-thirds of the trip cost savings it

FRANKFURT — Following Hawaiian Airlines’ decision to switch from the Airbus A350-800 to the A330-800neo, Airbus now has only 28 firm orders left for

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_24_2014_cht1.pdf Top 20 Airports in Latin America and Caribbean 2013 International Flights Rank Airport (code) Country Total Flights Flights Added Flights Change CAGR 2004 - 2013 1 Panama City (PTY) Panama 110,306 11,328 11.4% 3.9% 2 San Juan (SJU) Puerto Rico 106,140 -5,384 -4.8% -3.7% 3 Mexico City (MEX) Mexico 90,844 6,140 7.2% 3.1%