Airberlin administrator seeks more than $1.25 billion in claims against Etihad

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Airberlin’s insolvency administrator Lucas Floether is nearing a decision on making claims in excess of €1 billion ($1.25 billion) against former shareholder Etihad Airways as he seeks to satisfy as many creditor demands as possible.

Laudamotion to launch March 25

Kurt Hofmann

Laudamotion, the rebranded bankrupt airberlin subsidiary NIKI, plans to launch operations March 25, owner Niki Lauda confirmed to ATW.

HNA Group to sell majority of Gategroup shares

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HNA Group—parent of Hainan Airlines—will raise funds by selling most of its 100% holding in Swiss aviation catering company Gategroup.

United backs down on bonus lottery after employee backlash

Mark Nensel

United Airlines management did a fast U-turn March 5 after a proposed overhaul of quarterly employee bonuses met with barrage of resistance.

NTSB: United PW4000 shutdown linked to fan blade loss

Sean Broderick

Investigators probing the Feb. 13 inflight shutdown of the No. 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4077 engine on United Airlines Boeing 777-200 heading to Honolulu have traced the issue to a fan-blade separation, a preliminary NTSB report revealed.

Aeroflot to cancel premium frequent flyer status of unruly passengers

Polina Montag-Girmes

Aeroflot Airline will revoke the premium frequent flyer status of unruly passengers, after nine reported cases of intolerable conduct—including physical assault toward employees, flight attendants and airline staff at the airport—since the beginning of 2018.

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Lufthansa mulls additional A350 orders 
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Sichuan Airlines to launch five intercontinental routes
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