US major airlines praise Tillerson’s agreement with Qatar

The US and Qatar have reached “understandings … on civil aviation” aimed at addressing the concerns of US major airlines about alleged subsidies to Gulf carriers.

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The Open Skies “big deal” that isn’t

Karen Walker

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American, Delta and United still have little to show for the millions of dollars they’ve spent on publicity campaigns and legal work aimed at curtailing the growth of Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways.

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China Eastern, XiamenAir cancel 176 proposed Spring Festival flights

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) and XiamenAir canceled 176 proposed additional cross strait flights for the month-long Spring Festival following the Taiwan aviation authority’s (CAA) rejection once again.

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Virgin Atlantic to lease ex-airberlin A330s

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Virgin Atlantic plans to supplement its fleet with four leased-in Airbus A330-200s to cope with unanticipated downtime for its Boeing 787-9 fleet.

United to add three used 767-300ERs to fleet

United Airlines, broadening its used-aircraft acquisition strategy to widebodies, will add three Boeing 767-300ERs to its fleet in 2018, continuing a trend that has seen it tap the second-hand market to boost its fleet significantly in the past two years.

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Hawaiian, after strong 2017, anticipates boost from A321neos in 2018

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Returning to positive unit revenue growth has been a challenge for most of the US airline industry for the last couple of years, but not for Hawaiian Airlines, which reported 6.4% year-over-year (YOY) RASM growth in 2017.

• Qantas 787 completes transpacific biofuel flight
• NTSB: Improve ultrasonic inspection of engine parts
• Air France-KLM Studying Business Models Including Low-Cost Long-Haul
• TUI Group CEO outlines Boeing 737 MAX delivery schedule
• EasyJet to add 23 new routes from Berlin-Tegel

Boeing’s Trade Dispute and the Industry’s Future

What’s next for the commercial aviation and airline industry? And what’s the fallout of Boeing’s latest trade dispute? Listen in as analyst Richard Aboulafia talks to Aviation Week and ATW editors about the current state of affairs.

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Asia’s Year of Transformation

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Region’s airlines look to build on profitability plans

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