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| Bill Carey  FAA will issue an airworthiness directive (AD) in the next two weeks requiring inspections of certain CFM56-7B turbofan engines, the US agency announced one day after the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 engine failure.
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| Sean Broderick Premium Content US House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Democrats are leaning on FAA to review how it oversees airlines—and low-cost carriers in particular—and brief lawmakers as soon as possible.
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| Aaron Karp Premium Content  Even as passenger numbers rise globally, the airline industry continues to record improvements in baggage handling. According to the 2018 SITA Baggage Report, released April 19, the rate of mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers was 5.57 in 2017, down 2.8% from 5.73 in 2016.
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| Helen Massy-Beresford Airlines could face claims for compensation over flight delays and cancellations after the European Union Court of Justice ruled a “wildcat strike,” or spontaneous industrial action, did not exempt an airline from paying out compensation claims.
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| Bradley Perrett  China is permitting 30-day visa-free visits to Hainan, a tropical island province in the South China Sea and home of Hainan Airlines.
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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  Santiago-based LATAM has added a fifth leased aircraft—a Boeing 747-400—to fill in for grounded 787s as they are taken out of service for newly mandated Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 inspections.
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