Turkish Airlines to sublease eight Airbus A330-200s to cut costs

Turkish Airlines has taken eight Airbus A330-200s out of service as part of a sublease plan to cut costs following a net loss of $463 million in the first nine months of 2016, reversed from a net profit of $877 in the year-ago period.

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Russia’s STLC orders L-410s, to lease SSJ100s

Russia’s State Transport Leasing Co. (STLC) has placed an order for five Let L-410 aircraft with Russia’s Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA), in a deal valued at RUB2 billion ($30.7 million) at list prices.

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Delta pilots approve labor contract

Delta Air Lines’ pilots approved a new labor contract Dec. 1, according to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).

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Belavia Belarusian Airlines to retire Tu-154 aircraft by year-end

Belavia Belarusian Airlines will retire its Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft on Dec. 28.

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Danish charter carrier Jet Time downsizes business, staff

Denmark-based charter airline Jet Time has discontinued its cargo and ACMI business units for SAS Scandinavian Airlines in an effort to save the carrier.

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Five priorities for the next US Transportation Secretary

Karen Walker

The US President-elect’s nomination of Elaine Chao to be Department of Transportation Secretary seems to have broad support and will likely be an uncontentious nominee with the Senate.

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• Newly launched Cyprus Airways takes first A319
• Atlas Air to fly transpacific routes for Nippon Cargo Airlines
• SAS Scandinavian Airlines executes leaseback on more aircraft
• MRO Briefs-Dec. 1, 2016

Arab carriers fear protectionist trend

Fears that nations will build barriers to protect their national carriers were expressed during the annual meeting of the organization representing Middle East airlines.

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ATW Editor’s Blog: Rant guy on Delta plane is banned, but where are going as a society?
ATW AirKarp Blog: Airbus-Boeing subsidy dispute is a proxy fight with a larger goal
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Man of Action

IATA’s new chief focuses on speed, removing barriers to free trade & movement.

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Poll Question

Under the incoming Trump administration, the US-Cuba air services agreement reestablishing commercial flights between the countries will be:

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