Startup Air Belgium to launch operations from Charleroi

Kurt Hofmann

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Startup Air Belgium has selected Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) as its home base for flights to China and other Asian destinations. 

Russia’s Aeroflot finalizes MC-21 order

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Russia’s largest carrier Aeroflot has firmed up an order for 50 MC-21-300 narrowbody airliners, which will be leased through Avia Capital Services, a leasing arm of government-owned Rostec Corp. 

Fleet transition drives SkyWest to $429 million net profit turnaround

Mark Nensel

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Utah-based SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, turned around its profitability picture in 2017, posting a $428.9 million net profit, reversed from a $161.6 million net loss in 2016.

UPS to invest heavily in air services; 2017 net profit soars

Aaron Karp

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United Parcel Service (UPS) anticipates continued growth in the global express cargo market in 2018 and believes investment in its air services will pay off handsomely.

Sweden implements new rules for UAV use

Alan Dron

Sweden has become the latest country to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, covering both private and commercial operators.

Industry condemns video of drone close encounter with Frontier aircraft

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry and hobbyists alike have been quick to condemn an alleged close encounter with commercial airliner. News of the incident emerged after an undated video taken from the UAV, or drone, involved was posted on YouTube.

European ASL group hands back Swiss AOC
Air Senegal firms A330neo order
Air Astana returns to profit in 2017 after strong passenger growth
Vilnius Airport begins major terminal reconstruction
Wizz Air further expands A321 operations at London Luton
IATA: Fuel prices, labor costs likely to slow passenger growth in 2018
Emirates to launch Santiago de Chile services in July
Japan moves quickly on airport privatization 
US may benefit more from PPPs than airport privatization 
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