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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  Alaska Air Group—parent of Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air—reported a 2018 second-quarter net income of $193 million, down 35% compared to net income of $293 million in the 2017 2Q.
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| Mark Nensel  Fort Lauderdale-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines returned to profitability in the second quarter of 2018, posting an $11.3 million net profit on top of a 21.6% rise in revenue.
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| Kurt Hofmann Premium Content  A possible joint venture between China Southern Airlines and International Airlines Group’s (IAG) British Airways (BA) could create more opportunities, especially with the new Beijing airport, where China Southern has a strong position, IAG CEO Willie Walsh told ATW.
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| Linda Blachly  JetBlue pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have ratified a four-year contract, the New York-based LCC confirmed.
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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  Aeromexico is leveraging network discipline and new ancillary revenue generation to offset rising fuel costs, domestic inflation, a weakening peso and overcapacity in some key markets, with its second-quarter results offering solid evidence that its strategies are reaping the intended benefits.
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| ATW staff SkyWest Inc., continuing to benefit from its fleet transition, posted net income of $76 million in the second quarter, up 34% from net income of $50.5 million in the 2Q 2017.
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| The nomination forms for the 2019 ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards have opened. Airlines, Airports, leasing companies, air transport industry suppliers and organizations are encouraged to submit their nominations soon.
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Analysis | Alan Dron & Victoria Moores Air Transport World It has been a tumultuous year in the Middle East. The major shock that has affected the airline industry, stemming from a wider political problem, has been the ongoing blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt.
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