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| Adrian Schofield Premium Content  Japan Airlines (JAL) has officially established its new medium- to long-haul LCC and has also revealed the first international routes it will launch in 2020.
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| Ben Goldstein Acting FAA administrator Dan Elwell said the agency faces an “unprecedented challenge” implementing the multi-year FAA reauthorization act passed by the US Congress in October, adding that the comprehensive bill “contained everything that everyone and anyone ever wanted to do with the FAA and the aviation system.”
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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  Southwest Airlines is content with plans to re-balance its fleet by adding more higher-capacity Boeing 737s, but could envision accelerating deliveries of the new MAX-family aircraft to reap benefits of the newer technology more quickly, CEO Gary Kelly said.
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| Ben Goldstein US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called on aviation stakeholders to re-examine the pros and cons of air traffic control (ATC) modernization.
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| Bradley Perrett  ATR is expecting to find operators for its aircraft in China, despite the country’s long history as a difficult market for foreign suppliers of turboprop airliners.
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| Adrian Schofield The growing concern among airlines about vertical consolidation in the MRO industry is likely to spur a reaction from carriers, and may even prompt smaller airlines to cooperate more to establish MRO networks, a veteran industry executive predicts.
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| Kurt Hofmann  Star Alliance continues to open branded lounges in key markets where no member carriers have a main hub.
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| PREMIUM CONTENT  In 2018, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group carried a total of 142 million passengers, setting a new passenger record.
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| Air Transport World  Air New Zealand, always happy to buck industry trends, found a way to enhance its main cabin—and then to make an innovative product even better.
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