China Southern orders 20 A350-900 aircraft

China Southern Airlines has placed an order for 20 Airbus A350-900 aircraft in an effort to facilitate its rapid international expansion.

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Bombardier CSeries 100 secures steep approach clearance

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will be the first carrier to operate the Bombardier CSeries CS100 into London City Airport (LCY), after the variant was granted steep approach certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada.

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Alaska reports ‘solid’ results in post-Virgin America acquisition 1Q

Alaska Air Group—the parent of Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air—reported a 2017 first-quarter net profit of $99 million, down 46% from a net profit of $184 million in the 2016 March quarter.

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Israel’s Arkia selects CFM LEAP-1A engine for A321neos

Tel Aviv-based Arkia Israeli Airlines has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power its four new Airbus A321neos, in an order valued at $112 million at list prices.

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Boeing 1Q net profit up 19% to $1.5 billion

Boeing reported a first-quarter 2017 net profit of $1.5 billion, up 18.9% over net income of $1.2 billion in the 2016 March quarter, even as revenue fell 7.3% year-over-year (YOY) to $21 billion.

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• Pakistan International Airlines appoints new acting CEO
• Allegiant Air posts $41.6 million net profit in 1Q
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• Royal Jordanian selects NAVBLUE’s N-Flight Planning
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Italy arranging emergency bridge loan to keep Alitalia flying

Italy is preparing an emergency bridge loan to keep Alitalia going, in hopes of finding a buyer, after employees derailed the carrier’s turnaround plan by rejecting a labor agreement.

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Data on new aircraft types allow more sophisticated maintenance

Newer jets combined with bigger data mean better maintenance.

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