Delta CEO emphatic: ‘We will not pay’ CSeries duty

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the Atlanta-based airline will not pay tariffs on the Bombardier CSeries and acknowledged the brewing trade dispute between the US and Canada over the aircraft may delay its delivery to Delta.

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Etihad CEO looks to redefine airline’s future

Etihad Airways’ executive team is close to completing its strategic review and setting a new five- and 10-year plan after being rocked financially by what its CEO calls “a perfect storm.”

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Delta acknowledges ‘unsustainable’ 3Q unit cost growth rate

Delta Air Lines is targeting its unit cost performance as a key area where improvement is needed, acknowledging its third-quarter 4.8% year-over-year (YOY) CASM ex-fuel growth rate cannot be sustained long term.

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Lufthansa, VC pilot union reach long-term agreement

Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Germanwings have reached a deal with the Vereinigung Cockpit pilot union (VC) and signed a new collective labor agreement (CLA) on all previously open issues.

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China Southern to assign 250 aircraft to Beijing’s new airport by 2025

China Southern Airlines plans to assign 250 aircraft to Beijing’s new airport to operate more 900 daily flights by 2025 in an effort to enhance its position in the Beijing market.

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Protectionist Threat to Aviation?

Joe Anselmo, Karen Walker and Richard Aboulafia

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week and ATW editors to discuss the ramifications of trade complaints by Boeing and US airlines.  

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SkyWest’s 45 E175 orders lift Embraer’s 3Q commercial aircraft outlook
Aircalin firms Airbus order
Icelandair joins economy fares trend
CityJet posts losses as expansion continues
CBP testing biometric facial recognition with TSA at JFK Terminal 7
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Nominations open for 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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The New Digital Frontier

Airlines that are leveraging technology

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