IAG posts $1 billion 3Q net profit

International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) posted a €930 million ($1 billion) net profit for the 2016 third quarter, up 9.7% year-over-year (YOY) from the Group’s to €848 million net income in 3Q 2015.

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Lufthansa phases out last Boeing 737 after nearly 50 years

Lufthansa will phase out its last Boeing 737 on Oct. 29 after completing a flight from Milan to Frankfurt.

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Eurowings cabin crew plan two-day strike next week

Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings flight attendants, represented by the UFO union, have planned a two-day strike next week if continued negotiations scheduled for Oct. 30 fail.

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LaGuardia runway EMAS saves US VP candidate aircraft

An engineered materials arrestor system (EMAS) prevented a chartered Boeing 737 from a potentially serious crash after it skidded off the runway after landing at New York LaGuardia airport Oct. 27.

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New carrier launches northern Saudi services

Saudi-Egyptian carrier Nesma Airlines has begun services from Hail, in the north of Saudi Arabia, as domestic competition in the country intensifies.

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Last call for ATW Achievement Award nominations

This is the last day to enter for the 43rd Annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards; the nominations form will close at midnight US eastern Friday, Oct. 28.

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• SkyWest 3Q net profit up 14% to $41 million
• UK investment firm acquires 51% of Swiss airline PrivatAir
• Etihad, Jet Airways boost Abu Dhabi-India network
• Avolon acquisitions boost 3Q statistics
• Boeing raises long-term forecast for air freighters
• Ukraine International Airlines implements Amadeus system
• Report: Passengers prepared to spend extra to improve trip
• Airbus, SIAEC create MRO joint venture
• Russian airlines carry 9.1 million passengers in September
• Asia-Pacific airlines passenger, cargo traffic improves in September
• Aircraft Briefs-Oct. 28, 2016

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New IATA Director General In His Own Words

Excerpts from the interview with Alexandre de Juniac

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ATW Editor’s Blog: President Obama is wrong on airline competition; did he also plagiarize Tony Tyler?
ATW AirKarp Blog: Three reasons why major US airlines are not planning to grow in 2017
ATW Need I Say Moores Blog: Will there be cake?

Poll Question

The UK government’s proposal to build a third runway at London Heathrow to open in 2025 is:

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World Airline Traffic September 2016 Roundup
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Airline Engineering & Maintenance: Central, Eastern & Southern Europe
November 9-10,  Zagreb, Croatia
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January 25-26, 2017, Cancun, Mexico
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