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| Sean Broderick Premium Content  United Airlines has unveiled a major increase to its premium-cabin inventory that includes introducing reconfigured Bombardier CRJ700s as 50-seat, two-class aircraft that the airline sees as ideal, scope-clause-compliant replacements for its 50-seat regional jets.
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| Jack Wittman  Boosted by higher fare and ancillary revenue, Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines posted a fourth-quarter (4Q) net profit of $92 million and saw revenue increase for the period, despite higher fuel and personnel costs.
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| Victoria Moores  LCC Norwegian plans to raise $26 million in fresh liquidity from the sale of two Airbus 320neos and is moving to a paid model for faster inflight connectivity.
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| Bill Carey Premium Content Iridium Communications declared its new Iridium Next satellite constellation operational following more than a decade of planning and a two-year launch program.
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| Adrian Schofield Premium Content  Virgin Australia has selected an executive from outside the airline to replace long-time CEO John Borghetti, who will leave the company in March.
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| Ben Goldstein Global air cargo demand weakened in 2018, pressured by a slowdown in freight volumes in the final months of the year.
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| Sean Broderick  Canada’s Chorus Aviation confirmed Feb. 6 that it has ordered nine Bombardier CRJ900s that will help support its recently announced extension as an Air Canada regional-feeder partner.
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| Victoria Moores Irish LCC Ryanair has observed a “wave of EU airline failures” over recent months. Is this further evidence of the tide turning for ‘middle-seat’ airlines?
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