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September 14, 2018

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Americanâs Parker: Adaptability is key as profits wane

Mark Nensel

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American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker is confident the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier can ride out the current rise in fuel prices and its effect on profits.

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New CEO takes helm at Air France-KLM Sept. 17

Helen Massy-Beresford

Benjamin Smith will assume his new position as Air France-KLM’s new CEO Sept. 17, bringing to a close a four month-period in which the airline group was without a permanent boss after the escalation of a labor conflict led to the departure of his predecessor Jean-Marc Janaillac.

Ryanair, Italian cabin crews inch closer to labor deal

Alan Dron

Ireland-based LCC Ryanair has reached an agreement on the basics of a new collective labor agreement (CLA) with some of its Italian cabin crews.

BEA considers new Greenland search in Air France A380 engine probe

Helen Massy-Beresford

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French air accident investigation agency BEA is evaluating whether to launch a new radar search for engine parts buried beneath the Greenland ice that could provide clues as to why an Air France Airbus A380 suffered an uncontained engine failure in September 2017.

US Treasury sanctions Thai firm with links to Iranâs Mahan Air

Ben Goldstein

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Sept. 14 announced new sanctions targeting a Thai aviation firm accused of working with Iran’s Mahan Air, an airline previously designated for its role in ferrying fighters and weapons into Syria.

EasyJet Europe reaches 8% market share in Germany

Kurt Hofmann

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UK LCC easyJet has reached around 8% market share in Germany since it started operations at Berlin Tegel Airport, according to an easyJet Europe executive.

Investors for new Swiss low-cost, long-haul airline outline first initiatives

Kurt Hofmann

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Investors for a newly planned Switzerland-based LCC—with a working title of Swiss Skies—met this week in Basel to raise at least $100 million by the 2019 second half and discuss initiatives for the new project.

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Beijing’s new airport named Beijing Daxing International
Budapest Airport opens new pier
Russia appoints new aircraft certification official
Airbus unveils Delta’s first A220
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