Hogan to leave Etihad July 1; Gammell named interim group CEO

Etihad Aviation Group has confirmed that president and CEO James Hogan will leave the company July 1, naming chief people & performance officer and Ray Gammell as his interim replacement.

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Delta, Aeromexico kick off transborder joint venture

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Mexico City-based Aeromexico have officially launched their antitrust immunized transborder joint venture (JV).

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Europe proposes new UAV safety rules

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has launched proposals to regulate the operation of small drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in the continent.

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Lufthansa confirms interest in airberlin takeover

Lufthansa has confirmed an interest in taking over airberlin; however, the German carrier will look to Abu Dhabi’s state-owned carrier Etihad Airways to take care of airberlin’s debts.

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Reports: French investigators suspect fire caused EgyptAir crash

French crash investigators probing the crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 over the Mediterranean Sea in May 2016 have reportedly found no trace of explosives on the bodies of the victims, according to accounts in the French media.

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UK pilot union warns new mental health rules could backfire
China Eastern to operate COMAC C919 on Shanghai-Beijing route
Air Cargo Carriers Short 300 crashes, kills crew
CargoLogicAir receives third Boeing 747F
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Emirates CEO: 115 A380s is ‘absolute’ limit for Dubai hub

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark said 115 Airbus A380s is the “absolute maximum” aircraft its Dubai International Airport hub will be able to handle.

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Tilden steers Alaska through its transcontinental expansion.

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