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Delta Air Lines is boosting its recently launched Seattle, Washington-Austin, Texas service with a morning flight, its second daily departure on the route, from Oct. 1, the Atlanta-based carrier said July 18.

HNA Group’s Tianjin Airlines is planning to open two routes to Australia in December, and two to Moscow in May 2018.

FAA made several of its largest airport improvement program (AIP) grants yet in its 2017 award season July 17, releasing $290.6 million in funds to 105 US airports, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) said.

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Thai Airways International will launch 4X-weekly Bangkok Suvarnabhumi-Vienna services Nov. 16, using a Boeing 777-200ER, with 30 seats in business and 262 in economy class.

Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch 3X-weekly Addis Ababa Bole International Airport-Kaduna (Nigeria) services Aug. 1, despite the economic challenges for the Addis Ababa-based carrier.

Delta Air Lines will launch daily Los Angeles-Mexico City service from Dec. 1, complementing its transborder joint-venture partner Aeromexico’s existing 6X-daily roundtrip service.

Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian has performed its first commercial transatlantic flights using the Boeing 737 MAX, with two aircraft now in revenue service.

Libyan Airlines said it plans to resume scheduled passenger services out of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, reports ch-aviation.

Tanzania's Precision Air Services has announced its intention to launch direct flights to Kahama district in Shinyanga region.

Emirates will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Khartoum from five to seven a week starting 8 August 2017.

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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has undertaken one of the final steps before the start of its Bombardier CSeries services to London City Airport (LCY) Aug. 8.

New York-based JetBlue Airways will expand its Mint service with three new US domestic routes and five additional flights on existing US and Caribbean routes beginning January 2018.

HNA Group’s subsidiary HNA Infrastructure Investment Co. plans to purchase a 21% stake in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro Aeroportos ( RJA) for CNY108 million ($16 million).

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) increased capacity on a number of key international leisure destinations across its route network, including Cairo.

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Dubai-based Emirates Airline and local low-cost carrier (LCC) flydubai have announced an “extensive partnership agreement,” including network and schedule coordination, although they will continue to be managed independently.

The US has tentatively granted low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian UK a foreign air permit, saying it sees no persuasive basis to deny the application.

A preliminary summary issued by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said Air Canada flight 759 overflew four aircraft on the taxiway parallel to runway 28R at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) near midnight on July 7.

A further delay in providing a third runway at London Heathrow Airport has been discovered, because of a quirk of UK parliamentary procedure.

Etihad Airways says it is “disappointed” by American Airlines’ decision to terminate its codeshare relationship and views it as “anti-competitive and anti-consumer.”