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| Adrian Schofield & Bradley Perrett  China Eastern Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) will apply to form a joint venture (JV) for international and domestic operations.
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| Graham Warwick Premium Content Now that Airbus has taken control of the CSeries program, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft (BCA) said it will focus on returning to profitability by reducing the cost structure for its regional airliners, increasing production volume and growing aftermarket revenue, Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts on the company’s Aug. 2 second-quarter results call.
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| Helen Massy-Beresford  Ryanair pilots in Ireland have called a fifth one-day strike for Aug. 10, leading the Irish LCC to cancel a further 20 flights and adding to a wave of European industrial action as a conflict with its workforce continues.
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| Tony Osborne Premium Content Rolls-Royce has taken a £554 million ($729 million) hit over problems with the Trent 1000 engine, which powers the Boeing 787.
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| Adrian Schofield  Japan Airlines (JAL) has formally established a new corporate entity that will operate long-haul LCC flights with widebody aircraft.
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| Ben Goldstein The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is disputing reports the agency is considering curbing passenger screening at more than 150 small- and medium-sized airports across the US.
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| Alan Dron Premium Content  Substantial marketing efforts led to Royal Jordanian more than halving its losses for 1H 2018 compared to the same period a year earlier, the airline said.
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