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April 5, 2016

ATW News

Air France-KLM CEO de Juniac to become IATA director general

Air France-KLM Group chairman and CEO Alexandre de Juniac  is set to replace the retiring Tony Tyler as IATA’s DG and CEO after a unanimous recommendation by the IATA board of governors.

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Batik Air 737 hits TransNusa ATR on takeoff at Jakarta

An Indonesian Batik Air Boeing 737-800 on takeoff run at Jakarta’s Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport collided with an empty TransNusa Air Services ATR 42-600 on April 3, causing severe damage and fires on both aircraft.

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Air Canada to partner in biofuel initiative

Air Canada will participate in Canada’s Biojet Supply Chain Initiative (CBSCI), a three-year collaborative project with 14 stakeholder organizations to introduce 400,000 liters (105,669 gallons) of sustainable aviation biofuel into a shared fuel system at a yet-to-be determined Canadian airport.

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United, machinists reach tentative labor agreements

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached seven tentative agreements with United Airlines for its 30,000 workers.

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ATW AirKarp blog

Five factors determining whether Alaska keeps Virgin America’s A320s

Aaron Karp

Executives at Alaska will quickly be faced with fleet decisions following the planned Jan. 1, 2017 closing of the merger.

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Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) News

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Singapore’s Scoot eyes India destinations

Singapore-based LCC Scoot is likely to announce its first three Indian destinations within the next month, further expanding the Singapore Airlines Group’s presence on the subcontinent.

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Air Transport World magazine

Analysis-Crazy for Cuba

Clamor for Cuba routes show what a rare, hot-growth opportunity it is for US airlines.

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Blogs

ATW Editor’s Blog: Virgin tells Alaska 'I Do'; What now for rejected suitor JetBlue?
ATW’s AirKarp Blog: What Avianca’s innovative CEO choice tells us about airlines’ future
ATW Time Capsule: Trump Trumped

Polls

This week's poll question

Will US regulators allow a Virgin America merger with Alaska Airlines?

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Photo Galleries

ATW Photo Gallery-Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg
ATW Photo Gallery-In the News-April 2016
ATW Time Capsule-Photo Gallery
ATW Photo Gallery-New Aircraft Liveries-Before & After

Data

TSA Gun Catches at US Airports: March 2016
World Airport Traffic: February 2016
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Events FAA Report: updated through January 2016
Jet Fuel Prices: March 21, 2016
World Airline Traffic February 2016 Roundup

Events

Aviation Week’s MRO Americas
April 5-7, Dallas TX - Learn More
SpeedNews 4th Annual Aerospace Manufacturing Conference

May 3-4, Charleston, SC- Learn More
Aviation Week’s MRO BEER
June 8-9, Prague, Czech Republic- Learn More
Aviation Week’s MRO Asia-Pacific
September 27-29, Singapore- Learn More