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GTF Engine Pains Subside in IndiGo A320neos

Pratt identifies fix for combustor lining degradation

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October 24, 2017

Singapore Signs Firm Order for 39 Boeing Widebodies

Flag carrier inks deal for twenty 777-9s and nineteen 787-10s during White House visit by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Aircraft

October 23, 2017

Lufthansa Agrees to Buy Parts of Air Berlin

Deal draws protest from Ryanair, which pledged to take its challenge to EC competition authorities

Airlines

October 13, 2017

Air Baltic Returns Bombardier CS300s to Service

Restarts revenue flights following precautionary grounding of fleet

Aircraft

October 12, 2017

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Airlines Call on EU to Put Stop to ATC Strikes

French air traffic controllers leave posts vacant at nine ATC centers from October 11 to October 13

Airlines

October 11, 2017

Air Berlin To Cease Flights after October 28

€150 million loan from German government insufficient to keep bankrupt airline operating

Airlines

October 11, 2017

Kenya Airways Executives Exit as Expats Jump Aboard

New CEO Sepastian Mikosz launches turnaround plan with help of former Lot Polish Airlines executives

Airlines

October 10, 2017

Genav Leaders: Don't Allow 'Airline-ization' of ATC

Leaders of six general and business aviation organizations rallied in opposition to ATC privatization efforts.

Airlines

October 10, 2017

U.S. Hits Bombardier with New C Series Duties

Near 80 percent antidumping tariff brings total duties to almost 300 percent

Airlines

October 6, 2017

Silkair Takes First Boeing 737 Max 8

Singapore Airlines subsidiary turns focus to new markets while solidifying wider regional network

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October 4, 2017

Indian Airlines Facing Major Slot Constraints

Growing pains intensify from continuing infrastructure shortcomings

Airlines

October 3, 2017

UK’s Monarch Airlines Ends Operations

Company enters administration under weight of cost and competitive pressures

Airlines

October 2, 2017

Bombardier Seals Q400 Deal with SpiceJet

Agreement covers firm order for 25 of the big turboprops and purchase rights on 25 more

Aircraft

September 29, 2017

Qatar Completes Purchase of Equity Stake in Meridiana

Doha-based carrier now owns 49-percent of the ailing Italian airline

Airlines

September 29, 2017

Analysis Spotlights Middle East’s Risky Capacity Assumptions

Region adding 8 percent more seats per year, mostly in widebodies

Airlines

September 26, 2017

Lufthansa Commits to Adding 61 Airplanes to Eurowings Fleet

Supervisory board approves €1 billion investment

Airlines

September 26, 2017

Al Baker Defiant as Qatar Takes First Boeing 747-8

Airline’s cargo business grows by 160-percent following institution of travel bans by four neighboring countries

Aircraft

September 25, 2017

Boeing Boosts Market Outlook for Southeast Asia

Latest forecast reflects expected requirement for $650 billion worth of airliners over the next two decades

Aircraft

September 22, 2017

Boeing Turns Focus to Turkey’s Vision 2023 with Dreamliner Deal

Turkish Airlines signs MOU for forty 787-9s as Boeing agrees to participate in national aerospace initiative

Aircraft

September 22, 2017

Ryanair’s O’Leary Apologizes For Mass Cancellations

Pilot scheduling snafu forces airline to scrap 2,100 flights over six weeks

Airlines

September 21, 2017