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| Jens Flottau  The Airbus A350-900 ULR (ultra long-range) made its first flight on April 23, starting a short flight test program ahead of its first delivery in the second half of 2018.
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| Adrian Schofield  Air New Zealand grounded two of its Boeing 787-9s April 21 for what could be an extended period after some of the 787 fleet’s engines failed inspections directed by safety regulators.
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| Helen Massy-Beresford  Air France said it expected to operate almost 75% of its flights on April 24 as strikes over pay continue.
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| Helen Massy-Beresford  The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Italy’s €900 million ($1.1 billion) bridge loan to flag carrier Alitalia constituted state aid and whether it complied with European Union (EU) rules for aid to companies in difficulty.
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| Aaron Karp Premium Content  Alaska Air Group posted a 2018 first-quarter net profit of $4 million, significantly down from $93 million in net income in the prior-year quarter.
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| Aaron Karp Premium Content  Swoop, the standalone ultra-LCC subsidiary of Canada’s WestJet, has adequate pilot staffing to launch operations as scheduled in June even if WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) fail to reach an agreement on a labor contract covering WestJet’s pilots, WestJet CEO Ed Sims said.
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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  United Airlines signed a deal to add 20 used Airbus A319s and moved another 23 aircraft it operates from leases to its own balance sheet, continuing its trend of re-shaping the capital costs of its operating fleet.
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Interview | Kurt Hofmann Air Transport World  Formula 1 racing triple world champion Niki Lauda arranged a deal in early 2018 to buy back the Austrian airline he founded, NIKI, which had become an airberlin subsidiary but went insolvent after airberlin ceased operating. Re-branded LaudaMotion, the new airline has brought in Irish LCC Ryanair as a strategic investor and partner.
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