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Do not expect FAA to approve MAX return by years end

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Sean Broderick

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines will extend their schedules without the Boeing 737 MAX through early March 2020, indicating they do not expect FAA to approve the grounded model’s return before year-end 2019.
 
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Chen Chuanren

Philippine Airlines Holdings’ (PAH) newly appointed president and COO, Lucio Tan Jr., passed away suddenly Nov. 11 after collapsing during a basketball match on Nov. 9. He was 53.
 
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The founder and chairman emeritus of JG Summit Holdings, John Gokongwei Jr., died Nov. 9. He was 93.
 
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Ben Goldstein

Alaska Air Group has announced a series of leadership changes, splitting the president and COO role at Alaska Airlines and naming a new president to the group’s regional subsidiary Horizon Air. 
 
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Alan Dron

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) now expects to make a pre-tax profit for its current financial year, an improvement on earlier forecasts.
 
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Alan Dron

Gulf Air has added three new destinations to its routes portfolio that fit in with its “boutique carrier” strategy.
 
Kurt Hofmann

Wizz Air plans to add four Airbus A320s to its Polish operations, for a total of 30 aircraft based in the country, and launch 15 new routes.
 
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