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ATW Daily News

December 22, 2016


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Iran Air finalizes long-awaited Airbus order

Iran Air has finalized a much-anticipated firm order for 100 aircraft, comprising 46 Airbus A320s, 38 A330s and 16 A350s, finalizing and changing a tentative agreement from January 2016 that covered 118 aircraft.

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Aer Lingus and Ryanair ordered to repay aid

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has ordered Ireland to recover illegal aid received by Irish airlines Aer Lingus and Ryanair in the latest development of a long-running case.

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EASA approves Sukhoi SSJ100LR

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) has obtained approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Long Range (SSJ100LR), which has 50% more range than the basic version, Sukhoi said in a statement.

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Russia’s S7 Airlines to lease 17 E170s from GECAS

Russia’s S7 Airlines has agreed to lease 17 used Embraer E170s from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), beginning in the first half of 2017.

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Aerosucre 727F crash in Colombia kills five crew members

Colombia civil aviation director Alfredo Bocanegra has ordered an investigation into the Dec. 20 crash of an Aerosucre Boeing 727 freighter that killed five of six crew members aboard the aircraft, including the flight’s captain and co-pilot.

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Editorial: Priorities for New DOT Chief

Karen Walker

US President-elect’s nomination of Elaine Chao to be Department of Transportation Secretary will likely be an uncontentious nominee with the Senate.

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Analysis: Reading Trump

Aaron Karp

The US president-elect tweets and the air transport sector anxiously holds its breath.

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ATW Editor’s Blog

The flight crew dilemma

Karen Walker

A white male with an American accent stands in the aisle of a commercial airliner and delivers an angry, hate-filled, political rant at the rest of the passengers, daring them to reveal themselves as “Hillary bitches.” He gets to stay on the flight. A young, bearded Muslim American calls his mother as his flight prepares for takeoff to tell her what time he expects to arrive in New York, then chats with his young, bearded Muslim American companion. They get thrown off the flight.

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Other News

United takes first 777-300ER; Polaris business class to debut Feb. 16
Eurowings selects GX Aviation inflight broadband
Chinese carriers to transport 480 million passengers in 2016
Eurowings to open Munich base in 2017
Singapore Airlines to increase northern summer frequencies
Air Canada names new EVP and CCO
IT & Distribution-Dec. 22, 2016

Air Transport World magazine

United’s Mission

Tapping the potential of the US major that fell behind.

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ATW Plus (Premium Content)

United’s Munoz Takes On Impossible Challenge Of Fixing Carrier’s Ills

Oscar Munoz and a management ‘dream team’ attempt to find the winning solution at United Airlines.

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Interview: Jetstar Group CEO Jayne Hrdlicka

Jetstar was founded by Qantas in 2004 and has since grown into a $4 billion pan-Asian low-fares airline group handling 34 million passengers a year.

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Polls

Poll Question

Which of these would you most likely use on an airliner of the future?

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Photo Galleries

Gallery: Airbus widebody modular cabin concept
Gallery: Southwest begins Havana service
Gallery: An exclusive look at Star Alliance’s new Rio de Janeiro lounge
Video: airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss speaks at the CS300 ceremony
Gallery: United rolls out new Polaris business-class
ATW Photo Gallery-Passenger Experience/Cabin Interiors
ATW Photo Gallery-New Aircraft Liveries-Before & After

Data

World Airline Financial Results: 3d Quarter 2016 Roundup

Events

MRO Latin America
January 25-26, 2017, Cancun, Mexico
Aero Engines Americas
February 2-3, 2017, San Antonio, TX
MRO Middle East

February 8-9, 2017, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
MRO East Asia

March 8-9, 2017, Seoul, South Korea
Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference (co-located with Aerospace Raw Materials & Manufacturers Supply Chain Conference (RMC)
March 13-15, 2017, Beverly Hills, CA
ATW's Airline Industry Achievement Awards
 
March 28th, 2017, New York, NY