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| Sean Broderick  Alaska Airlines and Spirit Airlines delivered largely encouraging updates on projected second-quarter results, providing more evidence that the US market is strengthening as it hits peak summer.
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Recent power outages at high-profile airports highlight the need for independent sources like “microgrids” that can generate their own power when the normal flow of electricity shuts off. |
| Sean Broderick Premium Content  United Airlines has removed Boeing 737 MAXs from its schedule through Nov. 3, saying it expects to see 5,000 flight cancellations in September and October as a result.
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| Jens Flottau Premium Content  A strategic investor could still take over Thomas Cook Group’s airline division even after the tourism company agreed with banks, bondholders and Chinese shareholder Fosun Tourism Group on the basic terms of a major recapitalization.
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| Bill Carey Premium Content A high-level task force is calling on North American regulatory authorities to expedite rules requiring that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) be able to provide identification information to others on the ground.
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| Helen Massy-Beresford Premium Content  Italian infrastructure group Atlantia, which operates Rome’s airports, has said it is investigating the possibility of taking part in the relaunch of bankrupt airline Alitalia just a few days ahead of the latest deadline for a formal bid and business plan for the carrier.
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| Ben Goldstein US airport executives are concerned that a provision in a defense spending bill passed by the US House will expose airport operators to “costly litigation and cleanup efforts,” if the measure becomes law.
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| Kurt Hofmann About three months after Icelandic ultra-LCC WOW Air ceased operations, two former managers of the airline and an investment fund plan to establish a new LCC in the country, according to news reports.
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