Qatar Airways finalizes stake in LATAM

LATAM Airlines Group and Qatar Airways have completed their transaction in which the Middle East airline has taken a 10% stake in the Latin America group.

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Delta cancels Boeing 787 order

Delta Air Lines said Dec. 27 it had reached an agreement with Boeing to cancel an order for 18 Boeing 787s that the Atlanta-based airline assumed in 2008 as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines.

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Emirates defers deliveries of 12 Airbus A380s

Emirates Airline, which saw a steep drop in profit its latest financials, is deferring delivery of six Airbus A380s from 2017 to 2018 and postponing delivery of another six A380s from 2018 to 2019.

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Russian SSJ100s cleared to resume flights after fault identified

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft said it has identified a minor fault in the tail stabilizer of one SuperJet SSJ100 during inspections after Russian aviation authorities grounded the aircraft Dec. 24.

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• WestJet to pursue more widebody aircraft following pilots’ approval
• Korean Air sees flights cancelled because of pilot strike
• BOC Aviation orders five A320s
• Jet Airways 737 damaged after leaving runway in Goa

China Eastern sees fast growth in 2016, but a challenging 2017

China Eastern Airlines expects it will have transported 101.4 million passengers by the end of 2016, an 8.2% increase over the 93.7 million carried in 2015.

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United’s Mission

Tapping the potential of the US major that fell behind.

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Connected Airports

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• Airbus Offers Concept To Let Airlines Quickly Change Modular Cabins

ATW Editor’s Blog: The flight crew dilemma: a follow up
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World Airline Financial Results: 3d Quarter 2016 Roundup

MRO Latin America
January 25-26, 2017, Cancun, Mexico
Aero Engines Americas
February 2-3, 2017, San Antonio, TX
MRO Middle East
February 8-9, 2017, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
MRO East Asia
March 8-9, 2017, Seoul, South Korea
Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference (co-located with Aerospace Raw Materials & Manufacturers Supply Chain Conference (RMC)
March 13-15, 2017, Beverly Hills, CA
ATW's Airline Industry Achievement Awards  
March 28^th, 2017, New York, NY