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November 15, 2018

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ALPA wants more details on Boeing 737 MAX automated system

Bill Carey

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The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has called on the FAA and US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) to assist in providing information on an automated pitch-control system suspected of possibly contributing to the October fatal crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8.


A4A: US airlines’ nine-month profit margins drop to 8.2%

Ben Goldstein

Expenses for US carriers outpaced revenues in the third quarter, driving industry-wide profitability to its lowest levels since 2014, according to Airlines for America’s (A4A) latest year-to-date (YTD) operational and financial results, released Nov. 14.

Emirates 1H net profit drops 86% on fuel costs, currency weakness

Jens Flottau

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Emirates Airline warned of a difficult second half of its fiscal year after a profit drop of 86% in the first six months.


Safety board chief: Canada’s key safety issues not being addressed

Sean Broderick

Transport Canada’s (TC’s) unwillingness to make rules without industry buy-in is keeping some of the country’s key safety issues from being addressed, the country’s top safety investigation official said.

Joon to offer child-bed ancillary product

Victoria Moores

Air France subsidiary Joon plans to offer a new ancillary product, where parents can pay to convert their children’s economy seats into a small bed and play area.


China Southern to leave SkyTeam at end of 2019

Chen Chuanren and Bradley Perrett

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China Southern Airlines will leave the SkyTeam global alliance at the end of next year, a move the airline said will allow it to forge closer ties with other carriers, including oneworld member American Airlines, a part-owner of the Chinese airline.

For Oman Air, JVs are the future, not alliance membership

Kurt Hofmann

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Oman Air believes joint ventures (JVs) with codeshare partners would offer greater benefits to the national carrier than membership in a global alliance.


ATW Editor’s Blog

Brexit teeters on chaos and still no air transport plan

Karen Walker

For all the drama flowing out of London today as UK prime minister Theresa May laid out the government’s draft plan for exiting the European Union (EU), there was scant more clarity on what will happen to the country’s air transport industry on March 29, 2019.


Other News

SaudiGulf commits to 10 A320neo family aircraft
Vietjet Air sees strong 9-month demand, eyes international markets
Air Europa to increase its Boeing 787 fleet 
EAN ready for IFE launch with British Airways
SCAC tests lower-weight wings for future Superjets
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