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American Airlines will open a base for Minneapolis-based regional carrier Compass Airlines Embraer E-175 aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport.
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By Poppy Marello
For the maximum permissible period of seven months from November 7, 2014, the extension of the contract will see Changi Airports International (CAI) continuing to work alongside GACA to strengthen the position of KFIA in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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By Alan Dron
Throughput at the controversial US Customs and Border Protection pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi Airport will increase from this week, with all Etihad Airways passengers from the Persian Gulf airport heading to the US now passing through the center.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Poppy Marello
Kalstar Aviation, which is based in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan on Borneo Island will lease the aircraft from Aldus Aviation in Ireland.
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By Richard Maslen
The new 97 tonne MTOW option for the A321neo will have the longest range of any single aisle airliner at 4,000 nautical miles and is viewed as a successor to the Boeing 757 which remains in service with US majors American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines on longer distance routes across the Atlantic, to Hawaii and to Latin America.
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Southwest Airlines maintains the US Department of Transportation (DOT) should reallocate one of United Airline’s designations for service between Houston and San Jose del Cabo and Mexico City, arguing that its service is more in the public interest than the regional jet flights operated by Utah-based SkyWest Airlines on behalf of United.
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Airline Routes-Jan. 12, 2015
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By Poppy Marello
Two of Britain’s biggest airports recorded the highest passenger numbers ever in 2014, alongside many other UK airports who have recorded an increase in passengers since 2013.
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By Poppy Marello
American low-cost carrier, jetBlue has recently launched a social media campaign to encourage passengers to be more considerate of one another.
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A welcoming ceremony of Turkish Airlines' special plane 'Kushimoto' was held at Narita Airport on Monday, 30 November, with the plane landing ahead of today's world premiere of 'Kainan (Ertuğrul) 1890', a film marking 125 years of friendship between Japan and Turkey.
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Emirates has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bundespolizei, Germany's Federal Police, which will enhance the effectiveness of travel documentation screening procedures and ensure a more efficient journey on flights to Germany.
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Emirates Airlines has launched the first A380 service to Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Dar es Salaam is Etihad Airways' third departure point in East Africa, along with Nairobi and Entebbe, and its ninth destination on the continent.
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By Richard Maslen
The closure of the carrier follows a ruling from the European Commission that the Cypriot government had breached rules on support for struggling companies when it offered state support to the ailing carrier between 2007 and 2013 and that the carrier must repay over €65 million of illegal state aid.
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FAA is proposing new rules for three New York-area airports that would increase slot utilization at the slot-constrained facilities and create a more transparent mechanism for transferring slots.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Fastjet has completed the first phase of its Zambian air operator’s certificate (AOC) application, taking the group a small step closer to realizing its pan-African ambitions.
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By Alan Dron
UK carrier bmi regional will step up its links with Lufthansa and operate further services on behalf of the German national carrier within Europe.
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Lao Airlines, the national carrier of Laos, will add a new route to its 19-destination network across the landlocked Southeast Asian country.
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By Adrian Schofield
South Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs) are ramping up international services to Guam, with two airlines launching routes from the southern city of Busan.
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By Poppy Marello
The Lufthansa Group has successfully transferred its Dusseldorf – Zurich route from Lufthansa to Germanwings.
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By Richard Maslen
The carrier currently operates two flights per week to the UK capital from Hanoi and two from Ho Chi Minh City. These will move across to Heathrow from March 30, 2015 and a third weekly rotation on the Hanoi route introduced from July 4, 2015. These will initially be flown by a Boeing 777-200ER but will be switched to Vietnam Airlines’ new Boeing 787 Dreamliner from July 1, 2015.
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By Richard Maslen
The introduction of the second A380 into the Manchester market will mean that half of Emirates’ 16 daily flights to the UK will be operated by an A380 from the start of next month.
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Thales are to operate an integrated security solution in Oman's newest airports in Muscat and Salalah after being selected by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Oman.
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Cargo volumes at Al Maktoum International - Dubai World Central (DWC) continued to rise sharply in the first half of 2015, as the airport continues to rise up the ranks of the top cargo airports worldwide edging into the 19th position up from 20th earlier in the year.
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Abu Dhabi Airport starts the de-propping process for roof structure of the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), with aim for the structure to be self-standing by February 2016.
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