Alitalia nears bankruptcy as staff rejects rescue plan

Italy’s national airline Alitalia has been plunged into crisis after staff refused to back a rescue plan proposed by shareholders and banks.

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Lessor SMBC Aviation Capital orders three Boeing 737-800s

Dublin-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has placed a direct order with Boeing for three 737-800s, bringing its total owned, managed and committed portfolio for 737-800s to 198.

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JetBlue 1Q profit down 59%; rising costs drive Airbus fleet changes

JetBlue Airways has changed 11 Airbus A321neo deliveries in 2018 to 11 A321ceo deliveries, and is deferring the delivery of another 13 Airbus aircraft.

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COMAC C919 completes high-speed taxi tests; cleared for first flight

China’s Commercial Aircraft Corp. (COMAC) has completed high-speed taxi testing for the C919, and received a special flight permit from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to conduct the inaugural flight.

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Turkish regional BoraJet suspends operations

Turkish regional carrier Borajet Airlines suspended operations April 23, citing maintenance issues, but said it plans to resume operations by the time the new Istanbul airport opens in 2018.

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Investigators examine Air France A340’s abnormal takeoffs

Over a four-week period, an Air France-operated Airbus A340-300 had two abnormal takeoffs from Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport.

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Alaska Airlines takes strategic steps to make Virgin buy successful

The new Alaska Airlines seeks to be the “go-to airline” on the US west coast.

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Alitalia’s unionized workforce has rejected a rescue plan that traded pay cuts and redundancies for recapitalization. Right or wrong?

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