Silver, Frontier drop Cuba service amid uncertainty over new market

US carriers Silver Airways and Frontier Airlines said they will end service to Cuba, citing excess capacity and other challenges in the newly reopened US-Cuba market.

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French ATC strike causes over 1,500 cancellations

The latest French air traffic control (ATC) strike has caused a record-breaking 1,500 flight cancellations, according to estimates by commercial aviation group Airlines for Europe (A4E).

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Turkish Airlines posts $77 million net loss for 2016

Turkish Airlines reported a 2016 net loss of $77 million, reversed from a net profit of $1.7 billion for the previous year.

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Berlin airports cancel 90% of flights on Tuesday

Berlin’s Tegel and Schönefeld airports have canceled hundreds of scheduled flights from March 13-15 because of an ongoing ground staff strike over wages.

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American to include main cabin meals on transcontinental flights

American Airlines will provide meals at no extra cost for all main cabin seats on two transcontinental routes, beginning May 1.

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European Court annuls UPS, TNT merger ruling
Chinese regulator cancels Ying’an Airlines’ AOC
Accenture completes Seabury acquisition
Aircraft & Engines-March 14, 2017

CEO: Volotea pushes ahead with expansion ‘a step at a time’

Spanish low-cost carrier (LCC) Volotea will grow its fleet to 28 aircraft this year, as the LCC continues a rapid growth and transition from Boeing 717 to Airbus A319 operations.

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Oman Air reacts to overcapacity, begins Lufthansa codeshare

Gulf carrier Oman Air and Germany’s Lufthansa will begin codesharing from March 26, on the Omani national carrier’s daily Muscat-Frankfurt and Muscat-Munich services.

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Cebu Pacific makes plans for further A321neo delays

Philippines-based low-cost carrier LCC Cebu Pacific is making contingency plans to handle potential further delays to its Airbus A321neo deliveries, which could disrupt the carrier’s fleet and network strategy.

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