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October 26, 2018

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British Airways data breach larger than originally thought

Alan Dron

International Airlines Group has revealed that the data breach of its British Airways (BA) customer database in September 2018 affected more customers than previously believed.

Ryanair, Belgian unions reach labor agreement

Alan Dron

Ireland-based LCC Ryanair has signed a collective labor agreement (CLA) with Belgian unions CNE-CSC and LBC-NVK, putting in place another piece in its patchwork of new labor agreements with staff across Europe.

Ryanair responds to onboard incident

Alan Dron

Ireland-based LCC Ryanair has denied it was slow to react to an alleged racist incident that took place on one of its aircraft Oct. 19.

Alaska 3Q net income down 19%; slows growth to offset higher costs

Ben Goldstein

Alaska Air Group—parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air— experienced a drop in net income for the third quarter in a row, as the company struggled to generate enough revenues to offset higher fuel costs.

Delta takes delivery of first A220

Linda Blachly

Delta Air Lines took delivery of its first Airbus A220-100 at the Mirabel delivery center in Quebec, Canada.

IAG reports strong 3Q despite fuel, currency issues

Alan Dron

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International Airlines Group (IAG) weathered the effects of rising fuel prices and unfavorable currency movements to record a net profit before exceptional items of €1.14 billion ($1.29 billion) for the third quarter (3Q), nearly the same as the year-ago restated figure.

Southwest 3Q net profit up 16.5% as yield increases

Jack Wittman

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Southwest Airlines reported third-quarter 2018 net income of $615 million, a 16.5% increase from a $528 million net profit in the same period last year.

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