One dead after Southwest 737 mid-air engine failure

Bill Carey

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on April 17 after an apparent engine failure that caused one fatality.

Lufthansa’s bid for Alitalia called ‘most promising’

Helen Massy-Beresford

Lufthansa’s bid for Alitalia has emerged as the frontrunner as its fate still remains unclear after nearly a year since the Italian flag carrier filed for bankruptcy.

Beijing to lift foreign ownership restrictions on aircraft

Katie Cantle

The Chinese government has announced it will lift restrictions on the proportion of foreign ownership in aircraft manufacturing companies this year, as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s latest pledge made at the Boao Forum for Asia last week.

Air France offers ‘growth pact’ pay proposal in bid to end strikes

Helen Massy-Beresford

Air France has presented a new “growth pact” pay proposal to unions in a bid to put an end to a series of strikes that has led to flight cancellations and disruption.

European pilots want better representation as transnational airlines grow

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Representatives from the Norwegian, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Irish LCC Ryanair and UK LCC easyJet pilot groups, as well as French, Dutch and Argentinian pilots’ unions, have met to discuss better representation for pilots working for the growing number of transnational airlines in Europe, the European Cockpit Association (ECA) said.

Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety Service enters commercial service

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Inmarsat’s new-generation broadband satellite communications system, SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S), has entered into commercial service, the company announced April 17.

Air New Zealand reshuffles widebody fleet as 787 restrictions take hold

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Air New Zealand will reshuffle its widebody fleet and seek more leased aircraft as it copes with new operational restrictions for the Boeing 787s used on long-haul routes.

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Singapore Airlines, Fiji Airways agree to codeshare
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