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| Tony Osborne  London’s Gatwick Airport shut down flight operations again Dec. 21 after yet another drone sighting, then reopened 1 1/2 hr. later.
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| Mark Nensel  Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has committed to purchasing up to 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, Boeing said Dec. 21.
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| Sean Broderick  US and European regulators have approved the CFM International-powered Airbus A319neo, clearing the aircraft type’s way for an initial delivery early next year in a corporate configuration.
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| Kurt Hofmann  Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal has signed a commitment with Boeing to order 30 737 MAX 8s, plus 20 options, in an order that would be valued at up to $5.9 billion at list prices.
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| Ben Goldstein  Weakness in FedEx Corp.’s airline segment in the last quarter caused management to reduce its long-term target for the unit and lower the company’s earnings guidance for FY2019, despite strong growth in the FedEx Ground and Freight businesses.
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| Sean Broderick  Amazon Air, forging tighter ties with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), will lease 10 more Boeing 767-300 freighters from the company.
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| Kurt Hofmann  Air Tanzania has become the first African carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220, which will be used to further develop the Dar-es-Salaam-based carrier’s domestic and regional market as well as open new routes to India and the Middle East.
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Analysis | Ben Goldstein  Industry watchers worry that the seat size provision, in particular, could lead to a reduction in competition among the low-end of the price spectrum, and impede carriers’ ability to offer greater choice and customization.
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