Malaysia Airlines finalizing A380 religious charter operations

Malaysia Airlines is completing a charter business concept to operate its six Airbus A380s in a dedicated subsidiary for religious pilgrimage traffic.

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Embraer to fly fourth E190-E2 soon

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is preparing to add the fourth and final test aircraft to its E190-E2 program, which has now accumulated 241 flight hours.

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Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil resigns to head Aerospace Industries

Turkish Airlines’ long-term CEO Temel Kotil has resigned to become head of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), a center of technology in design, development, manufacturing and after-sales support in Turkey.

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Eurowings flight attendant union calls for two-week strike

The UFO flight attendant union for Lufthansa Group’s low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings has announced strikes could be possible at any time for two weeks, starting from Monday, Oct. 24, after talks with management failed.

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Bombardier to cut 7,500 jobs over two years

Bombardier will cut its workforce by approximately 7,500 employees through 2018 as part of an effort to create “a clear path to profitable earnings growth,” president and CEO Alain Bellemare said.

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ATW Achievement Awards go to New York: Enter now!

The deadline has been extended to enter nominations for the 43rd Annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards, but there’s not a minute to lose.

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• India to launch regional flight scheme next year
• AirBaltic joins Airlines for Europe
• Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines reports passengers up 7.4%
• Moscow Domodedovo airport net income up 4% in 1H
• Ryanair to open Hamburg base
• Russia’s Pobeda Airlines opens operations control center
• IATA: 51% of passengers want IFE connectivity on their own devices
• Aeromexico takes first 787-9
• MRO Briefs-Oct. 21, 2016

Embraer: Chinese startup rule creates opportunities

Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery believes a new rule, which initially limits Chinese startup airlines to smaller aircraft, could create opportunities for the Embraer E190.

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ATW’s 43rd Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards

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The Connected Airliner

How satellite technology is revolutionizing the onboard experience.

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ATW Editor’s Blog: DOT’s new ‘competition’ rules for US airlines have nothing to do with competition
ATW AirKarp Blog: Four thoughts on the ICAO emissions deal
ATW Need I Say Moores Blog: Europe’s biggest airline?

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Aviation News Gallery: This Week in Pictures-Oct. 17-21
Gallery: MRJ90 takes off on first US test flight
Gallery: ATW joins Airbus for its 10,000^th delivery
Onboard EVA Air’s Boeing 777-300ER
Gallery: An Exclusive Look at China Airlines’ First A350 XWB
Gallery: RwandAir’s First A330 Delivery-Inside & Out

World Airline Financial Results: 3d Quarter 2016 Roundup

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