Australian government: Mozambique debris ‘almost certainly’ from MH370

Australian minister for infrastructure and transport Darren Chester said Australia has concluded aircraft debris recently found off the coast of Mozambique “almost certainly” came from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

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Brussels Airlines temporarily switches operations to Antwerp, Liege

As Brussels Airport remains closed following Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attacks, Brussels Airlines will transfer 10 Airbus A319/320s to Liege and five Avro regional jets to Antwerp to transport passengers during the busy Easter Holiday weekend, airline spokesperson Wencke Lemmes told ATW.

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New French long-haul budget carrier to launch later this year

The first French long-haul low-cost carrier (LCC) will make its debut later this year, as French Blue begins services to the Caribbean.

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Germany’s Intro Aviation sells Irish regional CityJet back to founder

German investor Intro Aviation—which acquired Irish regional CityJet and its Belgium-based subsidiary VLM in April 2014—has sold CityJet following a successful turnaround program to CityJet founder Pat Byrne and a consortium of private investors.

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Virgin Atlantic Group reports $33 million pre-tax profit in 2015

Virgin Atlantic Group posted £22.5 million ($33.4 million) in pre-tax profit for 2015, up 81.5% from its £12.4 million pre-tax profit in 2014.

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A Misguided Bill

Karen Walker

The FAA reauthorization bill that looked set to proceed through the US Senate in April is an example of both a golden opportunity missed to modernize the US air traffic management system and shameful political interference in market dynamics.

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Trump Trumped

Kathryn Young

For a very short period of time, billionaire Donald Trump—the Republican front-runner in the race to the White House—also tried to become an airline entrepreneur.

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Russian government to invest $192 million in Domodedovo airfield

The Russian government will invest RUB13 billion ($192 million) in Domodedovo International Airport’s airfield infrastructure.

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Ramifications of US airlines’ financial prowess

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American Airlines CEO: We are in the Midst of a Cultural Change

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This week's poll question

Will Amazon ultimately replace traditional air cargo providers?

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