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October 24, 2017

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Dubai Airports CEO calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in industry thinking

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Dubai Airports Co. CEO Paul Griffiths believes the airline industry needs to ditch its silos, eliminate inefficiencies and become more consistent to truly upgrade the customer experience.


CEO: Eurowings to benefit from Lufthansa deal for airberlin assets

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Lufthansa Group LCC subsidiary Eurowings CEO Thorsten Dirks said the European aviation industry is undergoing massive changes following the bankruptcies of Germany’s airberlin, Italian flag carrier Alitalia and UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines.

JetBlue to cut Puerto Rico capacity 33% as hurricanes hit earnings

JetBlue Airways, the airline with the largest presence in Puerto Rico, expects the island’s recovery from Hurricane Maria to last through the end of 2018 and will adjust its operations until then, trimming capacity to/from the US territory by about 33%.


Boeing starts first flight test 777-9 production

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Assembly of Boeing’s 777X flagship twinjet officially started Oct. 23 when a robotic drilling machine commenced work on the first production wing spar for the initial flight test 777-9 at the company’s revamped spar assembly building in Everett, Washington.

Thai Airways plans US relaunch in 4Q 2018

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Thai Airways hopes to be able to relaunch flights to the US in the fourth quarter of 2018, if the FAA restores Thailand’s aviation safety rating as expected.


Technology makes onboard personalization more possible

Air Transport World

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Airlines have a unique advantage over every other retail business: their customers are forced to be in one place—an assigned aircraft seat—for multiple hours.

Other News

IATA WPS: Customers will be the aviation disrupter
IATA: China to overtake US as world’s largest aviation market by 2022
IATA: Passengers expect increased personal control over travel journey
Air China to open Shenzhen-Los Angeles route in December
Russia’s Pobeda takes first 737-800 with Split Scimitar Winglet
Aircraft Briefs-Oct. 24, 2017



Webinars

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2018 ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards

Nominations for for 2018 ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards close Nov. 3

Nominations for the 2018 ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards close Friday, Nov. 3. Be sure to get your nomination in by the deadline. Two new categories have been added to the Awards: for the Leasing Company of the Year and for the best Passenger Experience Achievement.

Air Transport World magazine

The Personal Touch

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How new technology is making onboard customer service more individual.

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Blogs

ATW Editor’s Blog: Planes, Politics & Protectionism
ATW AirKarp Blog: Airbus-Bombardier CSeries shocker: First Thoughts
ATW Need I Say Moores Blog: Democratic route development

Polls

Poll Question

Which of these widebodies do you prefer to fly on?

Answer poll

Photo Galleries

Video: Sabre’s John Samuel talks about IATA’s New Distribution Capability
Video: ATW speaks with Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths at the IATA World Passenger Symposium
Gallery: On board Air Mauritius’ first A350 XWB delivery flight
Gallery: Delta Air Line’s A350-900 debut
Gallery: Airbus A330neo maiden flight

Airline/Airport Data Snapshot

World Airport Traffic September 2017
World Airline Financial Results 3Q 2017
Embraer Orders and Deliveries 3Q 2017
Airbus & Boeing Commercial Aircraft Orders September 2017
Airbus & Boeing Commercial Aircraft Deliveries September 2017

Events

MRO Asia-Pacific Conference & Exhibition
October 31-November 2, 2017, Singapore
Airline E&M Middle East

January 22, 2018, Dubai UAE
MRO Middle East Exhibition

January 23-24, 2018, Dubai UAE  
Aero-Engines Americas
January 31 – February 1, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL  
MRO Latin America

February 14-15, 2018, Panama City, Panama
MRO East Asia

March 7 - 8 2018, Hanoi, Vietnam
SpeedNews Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference

March 12-14, 2018, Beverly Hills, CA
 
Partnership Events