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| Victoria Moores  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its pilots have hit an impasse in their collective-labor agreement (CLA) talks, after carrier failed to agree to pilot demands by an Aug. 17 deadline.
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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  Spirit Airlines would like to wrap up its new aircraft-evaluation process and announce its decision in six months, and the all-Airbus carrier is not ruling out adding a second fleet type if its analysis justifies the move.
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| Karen Walker  Denver-based ultra-LCC Frontier Airlines is “changing a lot,” almost doubling its number of destination cities, introducing a new loyalty program, and making it easier for passengers to achieve elite status.
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| Mark Nensel Premium Content  Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group narrowed its second-quarter 2018 net loss to $113.6 million, improved from 2Q 2017’s $138 million net loss, and despite a $79 million foreign exchange loss during the quarter mainly attributable to the 12.2% year-over-year (YOY) depreciation of the Brazilian currency.
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| Adrian Schofield Premium Content  All Nippon Airways (ANA) has adjusted its six-month flight schedule that should allow it to operate without more disruptions because of Boeing 787 engine checks.
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| Alan Dron The Zambian government and Ethiopian Airlines have formalized an agreement to form Zambia Airways.
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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  American Airlines’ latest international schedule changes underscore its continued emphasis on building its Charlotte and Dallas/Fort Worth hubs while leveraging joint-venture (JV) partnerships to enhance existing markets and launch new ones—all with an eye on profitability.
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| Karen Walker The US lawmaking system depends on the to-and-fro of amendment additions. But Section 530, a provision hitched to the FAA Reauthorization Bill, should it become law, is a particularly egregious proposal that has grave implications for the 120 US Open Skies agreements.
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