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August 26, 2019

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British Airways recovering after weekend cancellation debacle

Alan Dron

British AirwaysBritish Airways experienced another public relations fiasco over the weekend, after thousands of passengers were wrongly told their flights had been canceled.


Oil suppliers suspend sale of jet fuel to Air India

Adrian Schofield

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Air India A320Indian oil companies have been restricting fuel sales to Air India because the carrier has been missing payments for several months.

Slattery: Embraer may slide E175-E2 service entry ‘by months’

Kurt Hofmann

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EmbraerEmbraer could further delay the E175-E2 entry into service by a few months as another round of pilot labor contract scope clause discussions begin.


Norwegian routes face new tax threat

Alan Dron

Widerøe Dash 8 400Norwegian regional airline Widerøe is looking into the viability of more than 30 routes in its network if the country’s government goes ahead with an increase in value added tax.  

Malindo Air names new CEO

Chen Chuanren

Malindo Air Lion Air Group’s Malindo Air has appointed Mushafiz Mustafa Bakri as the LCC’s new CEO, succeeding Chandran Rama Muthy from Sept. 23. 

EgyptAir awaits first A220 delivery

Alan Dron

AirbusThe first Airbus A220-300 regional jet for EgyptAir has completed its initial test flight from the Mirabel assembly line and is scheduled to be delivered to Cairo in the next few weeks, the manufacturer said Aug. 23.

Germany plans to fly electric regional aircraft demonstrator in 2020

Graham Warwick

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DLRGerman aerospace center DLR is planning a regional-size electric propulsion flight demonstrator.

Other News

UK invests $368 million in ‘cleaner, greener’ forms of air transport

UK airports to roll out new 3D baggage scanners by 2022

London Southend Airport expands European network

Rolls-Royce starts E-Fan X generator ground tests [PREMIUM CONTENT]

MRO Briefs-Aug. 26, 2019


Air Transport World magazine

Flight Shame

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Environmentalists are targeting airlines and asking people not to fly. Why and how can the industry respond?

2019 World Airline Report

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Blogs

ATW Editor’s Blog: Why Beijing’s bullying of Hong Kong Airport and Cathay could misfire
ATW Need I Say Moores blog: (Yet another) summer of discontent

Photo Galleries

Gallery: A trip through Istanbul's new airport
Gallery: L3Harris Technologies’ $100 million London Training Center opens

Video: L3Harris Commercial Training president Robin Glover-Faure talks on growth, merger
Video: Prince Charles officially opens L3Harris’ new London training center
Gallery: An exclusive look at Turkish Airlines' new lounges at Istanbul Airport

Gallery: Exclusive photos of the 2019 Paris Air Show




Airline/Airport Data Snapshot

 

Airbus & Boeing Commercial Aircraft Deliveries July 2019

 

Airbus & Boeing Commercial Aircraft Orders July 2019

 

World Airlines Financial Results Second Quarter 2019




Events

CAPA Canada Aviation Summit
September 9-10, 2019, Winnipeg, Canada
Aero-Engines Europe
September 11-12, 2019, Istanbul, Turkey                 
CAPA Latin America Aviation & LCCs Summit
September 16-17, 2019, Curaçao
Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference
September 16-18, 2019, Toulouse, France
World Routes 2019
September 21-24, 2019, Adelaide, Australia      
MRO Asia-Pacific
Featuring Aero-Engines
September 24-26, 2019, Singapore

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