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August 28, 2018

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Icelandair lowers full-year guidance again; CEO resigns

Kurt Hofmann

Icelandair president & CEO Björgólfur Jóhannsson resigned Aug. 27 as the group further lowered its EBITDA guidance for 2018 to $80-$100 million, down by about 50% since the beginning of the year.

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Lawmakers likely to pass another short-term extension for FAA

Ben Goldstein

With the deadline fast approaching for the US Congress to pass legislation reauthorizing the FAA, it appears increasingly likely that lawmakers will approve another short-term extension for the agency, according a source familiar with the matter.

Spohr: Lufthansa Group largely responsible for travel disruption

Jens Flottau

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Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr said his company accepts “a large share” of responsibility for the disruptions in German air traffic this summer.

Chinese LCC Capital Airlines A320 damaged in emergency landing

Bradley Perrett

A Capital Airlines Airbus A320, en route from Beijing Capital Airport to Macau International Airport, lost its nose gear wheels and sustained severe engine damage in a landing attempt at Macau.

Boeing: Asia-Pacific to have highest growth rate for aviation workers

Adrian Schofield

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A rapid expansion in aircraft fleets is expected to give the Asia-Pacific region the highest growth rate for all types of aviation workers over the next 20 years, according to a new Boeing report.

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Dubai World Central's next step on road to world's largest airport

Alan Dron

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Dubai World Central (DWC) has lengthened the three “arms” of its Y-shaped terminal (two landside and one airside), adding a “hammerhead” extension to the end of the airside pier to allow for unrestricted growth until at least the middle of the next decade.

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