US appeals court upholds block on Trump’s revised travel ban

A US federal appeals court has upheld the block on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, saying the executive order’s text speaks vague words of national security, but its context “drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination.”

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Bombardier’s Cromer defends pricing of Delta’s CSeries order

Bombardier’s pricing on its sale of 75 firm CSeries aircraft to Delta Air Lines was “normal course” business and not improper, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer said.

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Hainan Airlines to add 13 787-9s and six 737 MAX 8s

HNA Group subsidiary Hainan Airlines is raising funds to acquire 13 Boeing 787-9s and six 737 MAX 8s.

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Rolls-Royce begins UltraFan gearbox high-power testing

Rolls-Royce has performed the first power runs of the gearbox for its new UltraFan engine at a facility in Germany.

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Safran reduces offer for Zodiac Aerospace

French aerospace firm Safran has cut its offer for seating and cabin interior manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace to €25 ($28) per share, down from an earlier price of €29.47.

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• Etihad takes delivery of 10th and final A380
• Wizz Air reports net profit for FY2017 up 28%
• S7 Airlines to start Moscow-Tehran service

Singapore Airlines first Asian carrier to join US TSA Pre-Check

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has approved Singapore Airlines to participate in the agency’s expedited screening program, Pre-Check.

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Cebu Pacific suspends three long-haul routes

Philippine low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific is withdrawing almost all of its Middle East flights because of rising competition on these routes, the carrier said.

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Mexican LCCs set the pace

Mexican LCCs and ULCCs have been on a roll. But they must compete with each other and US LCCs, and Mexico’s erratic economy must grow for upstarts to expand.

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ATW Editor’s Blog: US lawmakers are angry, but want airlines to self-regulate
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The Trump administration 2018 budget proposes to create an independent organization to manage US air traffic control by 2021.

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