Delta faces 220% duty on CSeries after US Commerce subsidy ruling

The US will impose a duty of almost 220% on Bombardier CSeries imports if a parallel price-dumping investigation finds subsidies on the narrowbody jet ordered by Delta Air Lines in April 2016 threaten to materially damage Boeing.

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Southwest apologizes after passenger is removed from flight, arrested

Southwest Airlines has publicly apologized to a passenger who was physically pulled off a Boeing 737 by law enforcement officers at Baltimore/Washington International Airport over a pet-allergy dispute.

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JetBlue is launch customer for Airbus Airspace A320 cabin

Airbus revealed JetBlue Airways as the launch customer for its new Airspace A320-family cabin Sept. 26 at the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) expo in Long Beach, California, and unveiled a mock-up of the interior.

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WestJet names new ULCC ‘Swoop’

Calgary-based low-cost carrier WestJet has announced the name and logo for its ultra-LCC subsidiary in Canada will be Swoop.

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Ryanair cuts growth because of pilot leave pressure

Irish LCC Ryanair is cutting winter capacity growth by 25 aircraft and its planned summer 2018 fleet by 10 aircraft because of a pilot-leave scheduling failure, although the airline’s profit forecast remains unchanged.

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EasyJet joins electric aircraft project

UK LCC easyJet has formed a partnership with US-based Wright Electric, which aims to develop an 180-seat electric aircraft for commercial aviation use within 10 years.

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How Amazon is changing air cargo business

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For Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, it is still “Day 1” at the online retail giant.

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Why the Delta CSeries order is worth all the trouble for Bombardier

Aaron Karp

Delta Air Lines’ order for 75 firm CSeries aircraft placed in April 2016 was probably the most significant commercial aircraft order ever won by Montreal-based Bombardier. Both Boeing and Embraer took notice; the US and Brazilian aircraft manufacturers have made the Delta order the cause celebre in two brewing international trade disputes over alleged CSeries subsidies—one between the US and Canada and another between Brazil and Canada.

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WOW Air looks at Asia amid new narrowbody shake up
Lufthansa, Eurowings to take over several airberlin long-haul routes
United seeks daily Houston-Havana route; touts trade potential
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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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