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In a surprise move that underscores turmoil in parts of Air France-KLM Group, Camiel Eurlings stepped down as president and CEO of the Dutch airline

MADRID—Bolt-on metal repairs to primary composite structures could become a thing of the past, as work to improve the acceptance and standardization

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The U.S., working to track down passengers on one flight that included a person who tested positive for Ebola, will pressure counterparts in several

The Airbus A350-900 will be allowed to fly up to 370 min. away from the nearest diversion airport from entry into service. The European Aviation

Luxair has ordered Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) Split Scimitar Winglet upgrades for its blended winglet-equipped Boeing 737-800s. The upgrades will

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/10/avd_10_16_2014_dataw.pdf Data Watch: Mishandled Baggage Reports - U.S Airlines June 2014 Reports Per 1,000 Passengers Rank Airline Total Baggage Reports Enplaned Passengers Current Year Last Year 1 Virgin America (VX) 576 569,798 1.01 0.95 2 Frontier (F9) 1,889 1,056,610 1.79 2.19 3 JetBlue (B6) 1,551 826,268 1.88 2.21 4 Delta (DL) 4,504 2,352,407 1.91 2.14

NEW DELHI—India’s low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy 250 Airbus A320neos at a list price of $25.7

Airlines and airports in Europe are applying different policies on how to handle the Ebola epidemic, but calls are rising for a harmonized approach

Failure to follow standard operating procedures was at the root of a go-around incident that put seven crew members and 235 passengers on a Thomas

MADRID — The head of maintenance, repair and overhaul provider Magnetic MRO is confident that small, independent facilities will continue to have a

Canadian training specialist CAE has signed a deal with Japan Airlines (JAL) to train its pilots in Tokyo, giving the company presence in a new and

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Air Berlin and Alitalia, two carriers from different alliances but soon to be linked via a common shareholder, will introduce codesharing on hundreds

Silver Airways plans to increase its intra-Florida flying by more than 40% beginning Nov. 6, with plans to soon operate more than 560 weekly flights

London Heathrow reported a 2.9% year-over-year increase in connecting passengers in September. Passenger volumes to Mexico jumped 17.6%, while traffic

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BEIJING—The Comac ARJ21 regional jet is entering volume production, with the manufacturer committing itself to building a batch of 10 aircraft--a move

LOS ANGELES—Production of fuselage stringers for the first Boeing 737 MAX has begun at the company’s Auburn, Wash., fabrication site, setting the

Finnair, making progress on achieving the additional cost cutting targets it set two years ago, sealed a deal with pilots, following on last week’s

MADRID—As engine manufacturers capture a larger share of aftermarket work—especially for new powerplant-service contracts—a subtle shift in their

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MADRID—MRO providers must rethink how they do business both with competitors and airlines, even if it means seemingly counter-intuitive moves like taking on more financial risk and cooperating with traditional rivals, several senior industry executives said during a panel at MRO Europe. “In the past, a lot of financial risk was taken by the operator,” TAP Maintenance & Engineering Vice President-Marketing and Sales Carlos Rulvo said. “Today, an MRO organization has to be willing to accept more of that themselves.”

MADRID—GE Aviation is increasing its investment in big data analytics to flag potential engine performance trouble spots and has used some of this learning to revamp its engine support portal, company executives said. Speaking at MRO Europe in Madrid, GE Aviation General Manager-Services Marketing Bill Dwyer said the company’s focus is now on prognostics, or using data to turn unscheduled events into scheduled maintenance.