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June 23, 2016

ATW News

Air Serbia launches historic Belgrade-New York service

Air Serbia begins Belgrade-New York JFK service Thursday, providing the first direct flights between Serbia and the US in 24 years.

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Quebec finalizes 49.5% Bombardier CSeries investment

Bombardier and the government of Québec have signed a “definitive agreement” under which Investissement Québec will invest $1 billion in the CSeries program in return for a 49.5% stake.

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Industry honors Dave Barger with Pogue Award

US industry chiefs lauded former JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger Thursday when he was presented with the 2016 L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded by the International Aviation Club (IAC) of Washington DC and Aviation Week & Space Technology.

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FedEx CEO Smith on TNT merger: ‘two plus two equals seven’

Memphis-based FedEx Corp. expects to spend $300 million in its 2017 fiscal year to cover capital expenditures and integration costs related to its acquisition of Netherlands-based TNT Express, which closed May 24.

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AWAS orders 15 A320 family aircraft

Dublin-based lessor AWAS has placed a follow-on firm order for 15 A320 family aircraft, comprising three A321ceos and 12 A320ceos.

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Taiwan’s China Airlines’ flight attendants strike

Taiwan-based China Airlines’ flight attendants are set to strike Friday, the first airline strike in Taiwanese history, over changes in working conditions.

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ATW Blog: Need I Say Moores

Europe Divided

Victoria Moores

Looking around Europe right now, it’s hard to see anything other than fragmentation, with daily aviation strikes and the UK on the brink of deciding on whether to leave the European Union.

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Other News

Editorial

Embrace China’s Growth

Karen Walker

China’s commercial aviation growth and transformation over the past 10 years has been astonishing.

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Analysis

Chinese Puzzle

Aaron Karp

China has a critical role in ICAO negotiations over an aviation CO2 emissions MBM system, but where will it stand?

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ATW Plus (Premium Content)

HNA Group aims to become third largest global lessor

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group is aiming to become Airbus and Boeing’s biggest customer within 10 years and is seeking to move from fourth to third place among global lessors.

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Air Transport World magazine

A Different Voice

What changes at Delta under Ed Bastian’s leadership; and what doesn’t.

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Polls

This week's poll question

The US should forge an Open Skies aviation agreement with China.

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Photo Galleries

ATW Photo Gallery-Ethiopian Airlines’ First A350 XWB-How It’s Made
ATW Photo Gallery-In the News-June 2016
ATW Time Capsule-Photo Gallery-Inside Story
ATW Photo Gallery-Passenger Experience/Cabin Interiors
ATW Time Capsule-Photo Gallery
ATW Photo Gallery-New Aircraft Liveries-Before & After

Data

US Airlines Mishandled Baggage Reports: April 2016
ACI Passenger Traffic by Region Year-to-Date: April 2016
ACI Freight Traffic by Region Year-to-Date: April 2016
US Airlines Reservation Cancellation/Change Fees Revenue: 1Q 2016
US Airlines Baggage Fees Revenue: 1Q 2016

Events

Aviation Week Network’s Commercial Aerospace Manufacturing Briefing (CAMB)
Co-located with the Farnborough International Airshow
July 13, Farnborough, UK-  Learn More
Aero-Engines Europe

September 14-15, Lisbon, Portugal- Learn More
SpeedNews 17th Annual Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference in Toulouse (AISCT-17)

September 19-21, Toulouse, France-  Learn More
Aviation Week Network’s MRO Asia-Pacific
September 27-29, Singapore- Learn More
Aviation Week Network’s MRO Europe
October 18-20, Amsterdam, Netherlands- Learn More