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Business news and events affecting the global airline industry

February 19, 2018

SPECIAL EDITION

To our Readers

Technology issues last week affected our website and prevented us from publishing the ATW Daily News. This special issue contains some of the news articles we posted via our sister publication, Aviation Daily. The full set of news items can be seen at www.atwonline.com.

We apologize for the service disruption and thank you for your patience and loyalty.

Karen Walker, ATW editor-in-chief

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Air Transport World announces 2018 Airline Industry Award winners

ATW has announced the full list of winners for its 2018 Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards. Lufthansa Group chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr, Air Canada, Norwegian Air and Hong Kong International Airport are among the winners of the ATW 44th Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards.

Aseman ATR 72 crashes in Iran

Karen Walker

An Aseman Airlines ATR 72 crashed in Iran in the early hours of Feb 18; there are no reports of survivors among the 66 people on board, but the wreckage is in difficult-to-access mountainous terrain. According to unconfirmed media reports Feb. 19, the wreckage has been found.

Delta CSeries deliveries to begin this year

Aaron Karp

Bombardier expects to begin delivering CSeries aircraft to Delta Air Lines this year, saying there is no longer any impediment to delivering CS100s straight from its Mirabel, Canada, final assembly line to the Atlanta-based airline.

Enders: Airbus expects PW1000G fix in April

Jens Flottau

Airbus CEO Tom Enders says he is reasonably confident that Pratt & Whitney can find a quick resolution for the latest technical glitch on its PW1100G engine powering the A320neo family, “likely halting Pratt-powered A320neo deliveries.”

Boeing 737 MAX 9 certified by FAA

Aaron Karp

The Boeing 737 MAX 9 has gained FAA certification, clearing the way for the second variant in the MAX family to enter commercial service.

Saratov Airlines resumes An-148 flights following inspections

Polina Montag-Girmes

Russia’s Saratov Airlines resumed Antonov An-148 operations Feb. 16 after additional technical inspections were completed following the grounding of the fleet.

Other News

Air France unions to strike Feb. 22
US airline trade group pushes back against proposed security fee hike
Ryanair CEO warns Brexit may force UK shareholders to sell
Norwegian eyes Latin American, Asian and Middle East expansion
Trade Commission sees no Boeing sales losses over CSeries
Alaska, Virgin America flight attendants agree to merger deal
Airbus may increase single-aisle & A350 production rates
Air Canada doubles annual profit with passenger, route growth
SIA posts $532 million nine-month profit on passenger, cargo growth
Finnair considers narrowbody replacement plans
Star Alliance rolls out digital services platform to member airlines
Jetstar Japan to boost fleet expansion

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