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Business news and events affecting the global airline industry

October 19, 2017

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Airbus A330neo launches first flight over France

The first Airbus A330neo test aircraft—powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines—took off on its maiden flight from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport Oct. 19 and flew over southwestern France.

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Falling United 3Q profit margins prompt 12% investor selloff

Chicago-based United Airlines posted a $637 million net profit for the 2017 third quarter Oct. 18, down 34% from 3Q 2016 as the airline weathered an estimated $210 million loss in revenue from the August-September hurricanes and faced increased competition from ULCCs.

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Saudi Arabia re-establishes Iraq air links

Saudi hybrid carrier flynas operated the first direct flight between Riyadh and the Iraqi capital Baghdad Oct. 17, ending a 27-year gap in services between the two countries.

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Thomas Cook Group to launch Balearics airline

UK-based tour operator Thomas Cook Group will launch a new airline in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca next year, the company said Oct. 18.

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South African undergoes major board shakeup

South African Airways (SAA) is losing its chairwoman and several board members as its new CEO prepares to come to grips with the airline’s financial problems.

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ANALYSIS: Ryanairâs scheduling mess has consequences for its cost base

Helen Massy-Beresford

After what CEO Michael O’Leary described as a mess of Ryanair’s own making over the allocation of pilots’ leave, it’s fair to say the Irish LCC has had a difficult few weeks.

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Other News

Russia spends nearly $6 million on Kaliningrad subsidy program
Air France-KLM to boost capacity for winter season
EASA advises against use of Kobe Steel-made aircraft parts
European regionals elect new representatives
Boeing HorizonX invests in autonomous technology developer Near Earth
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