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Business news and events affecting the global airline industry

August 15, 2017

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Airberlin files for bankruptcy as Etihad stops funds

German carrier airberlin, in which Etihad Airways has a 29.2% stake, filed for insolvency Aug. 15 after Etihad withdrew financial support.

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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 85 countries, and 95 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. Look up. AIAA is there. http://www.aiaa.org/you/

Hawaiian Airlines CEO urges airport slot policy reforms

Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley is proposing a new approach to slot allocation to enhance competition at increasingly constrained global airports.

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Southwest âA-listâ passengers affected by technical issue

Southwest Airlines said it is “working feverishly” to resolve a technical issue that is causing many of its highest-tier frequent flyers to receive low-status boarding positions.

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SWISS phases out final Avro RJ100

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) phased out its last Avro RJ100 with a special flight from Geneva to Zurich Aug. 15.

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Avianca raises earnings guidance on improved 2Q revenue, traffic

Citing significant second-quarter gains in yield, operating income, revenue and traffic, Colombia’s Avianca Holdings raised its full-year EBIT margin guidance to between 7%-9%, up one point from 1Q 2017, the company reported Aug. 15.

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14^th Aviation Festival
6-8 September 2017
Business Design Centre, London

Business models. Technology. Innovation. For the world’s aviation industry.
Now in its 14th year the Aviation Festival brings together the most innovative airlines and airports to discuss all aspects of customer experience management. Full details at http://www.terrapinn.com/aviation