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October 29, 2018

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Answers sought to cause of Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX crash

Adrian Schofield

A Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with no reports of survivors.

Investor renews call for Ryanair management change

Helen Massy-Beresford

A Ryanair investor has renewed a call for management change at the airline, saying the Irish LCC’s chairman is not independent and has not adequately overseen recent labor issues.

UK opens formal inquiry into CityJet-Aer Lingus deal

Victoria Moores

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a formal merger inquiry into Irish regional airline CityJet’s plans to wet-lease two Avro RJ85s to International Airlines Group (IAG) Irish carrier Aer Lingus.

Rolls admits A330neo engine delays

Guy Norris

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Rolls-Royce has acknowledged it has fallen behind on Trent 7000 shipments to Airbus that will cause knock-on delays to A330neo deliveries later this year and into 2019.

Southwest nears ETOPS approval to launch Hawaiian flights

Sean Broderick

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Southwest Airlines is nearing the end of its required FAA certification process to launch Hawaii flights, and could launch service within weeks of getting final approval, top executives said.

Mexicans want to stop construction on $13.3 billion international airport

Ben Goldstein

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Mexicans want president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador to cancel construction of the $13.3 billion new Mexico International Airport (NAIM) project, according to the results of a four-day “national consultation” that concluded Oct. 28.

Avianca CEO: Every single Latin American airport at âmaximum capacityâ

Mark Nensel

ALTA Airline Leaders Forum 2018

Latin American and Caribbean airline leaders meeting at the annual ALTA forum in Panama City Oct. 29 emphasized a coordinated and vigorous approach to digital modernization, decreased regulation and infrastructure improvements as vital to meeting the demands of a forecast doubling of air traffic in the region in 10 years.

Other News

Finnair considers 37 narrowbody replacements
Scoot begins A320neo operations; to introduce SilkAir 737s next year
Uzbekistan Airways moves Moscow flights from Domodedovo to Vnukovo
Kenya Airways becomes Africa’s fifth carrier to serve US
Lufthansa Group boosts frequencies to South Africa
Japan Air Commuter receives first ATR 72 turboprop
Iberia to add Latin American flights, more A350 routes
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