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| Indian LCC SpiceJet firmed its order for up to 50 Bombardier Q400 turboprops Sept. 29, the largest single Q400 order to date, valued at $1.7 billion if all purchase rights are optioned. FULL ARTICLE |
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| Germany’s Lufthansa plans to operate Boeing 747-400s between Frankfurt and Berlin Tegel, citing high demand on the domestic route. FULL ARTICLE |
| Chinese seating manufacturer Zhejiang Science and Technology Investment Company (ZTC) has paid £55 million ($73.7 million) to acquire a stake in UK-based Acro Aircraft Seating previously held by private equity firm BGF. FULL ARTICLE |
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| SunExpress, a joint venture (JV) of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, plans to increase winter capacity throughout its network from the end of October. FULL ARTICLE |
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| Proponents of moving US air traffic control (ATC) out of FAA and into a nongovernment, nonprofit entity are looking for a significant victory in October following Congress extending the agency's authorization through March 2018, averting a partial shutdown. FULL ARTICLE |
| Qatar Airways acquired a 49% stake of AQA Holding, the new parent company of Sardinia-based leisure carrier Meridiana fly, leaving 51% of AQA Holding to its previous sole shareholder Alisarda. FULL ARTICLE |
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| A study by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) partnered with global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat released Sept. 26 forecasts a $130 billion global market resulting from the proliferation of inflight broadband connectivity in the airline industry over the next 20 years. FULL ARTICLE |
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| American Airlines is planning more enhancements to its onboard products as it pursues a strategy of segmenting cabins to offer multiple levels of service at different fare points. FULL ARTICLE |
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| UK LCC easyJet is set to trial onboard intranet-based IFE, supplied by Barcelona-headquartered technology firm Immfly, from this fall and is evaluating Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network (EAN) for future full WiFi connectivity. FULL ARTICLE |
|  The prospective long-range widebody aircraft being developed jointly by the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) will be called the “CR929,” the China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Co. (CRAIC) joint venture said in Shanghai Sept. 29.
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| Boeing chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg voiced support for President Trump’s tax reform initiatives Sept. 27, noting “there’s a wide variety of opinions on tax reform but we know it’s a big enabler. It will unleash the economic horsepower in this country.” FULL ARTICLE |
2018 ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards |  The 44th ATW Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards will be presented at a gala dinner on March 27, 2018, in Dublin, Ireland. Two new categories have been added to the Awards: for the Leasing Company of the Year and for the best Passenger Experience Achievement.
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| Today almost every passenger expects to manage their travel using a smart device and this is dictating the services they expect form airlines and airports. The good news is that when tech is used, the investment pays off as passenger’s satisfaction levels rise.
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