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Ben Goldstein

A group of 11 Democratic senators is urging the Trump administration to reverse new restrictions that ban US commercial flights to all Cuban destinations except Havana.
 
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Thierry Dubois

The grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX is having a modest but “not insignificant” impact on air traffic in Europe, according to Eurocontrol.
 
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Adrian Schofield

Japan Airlines (JAL) reported a net profit of ¥51.2 billion ($472.2 million) for the six months through Sept. 30, down about 30% from the profit of ¥73.4 billion in the same period a year earlier.
 
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Adrian Schofield

Hong Kong Airlines is further reducing its network and suspending a long-haul route in response to increasingly tough market conditions.
 
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Chen Chuanren

Philippines LCC Cebu Pacific Airways has inked a firm order with Airbus for 16 A330-900s, solidifying the MOU signed at the Paris Air Show in June this year. The first aircraft is expected for delivery starting 2021.
 
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Chen Chuanren

Chinese LCC Spring Airlines reported a net income of CNY1.72 billion ($238 million) for the first nine months of the year, up 21.7% compared to the year-ago period.
 
Polina Montag-Girmes

Russian regional airline KrasAvia will lease its first three ATR 72s next year to replace aging Antonov An-24 and An-26 turboprops.
 
Jack Wittman

United Airlines customers now have the option to pay over time for flights through the carrier’s partnership with point-of-sale financing company Uplift.
 
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Korean Air has just released details of its new safety video and it is certainly different; it’s a music video featuring K-pop band SuperM, which created a song for this purpose.
 
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ATW has opened its nominations process for the 46th Annual Airline Achievement Awards.

These prestigious awards will be presented June 2, 2020, in Vienna, Austria. They will recognize the world’s most highly performing airlines based on their financial, operational and customer service standards as well as their management’s innovation, market leadership, dedication to their customers and employees, and commitment to sustainability.
 
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To introduce proceedings, CAPA will provide an in-depth, big picture overview of the global aviation outlook, followed by presentations and panel discussions on the global macroeconomic, travel and geopolitical environment and interactive panel discussions and debates on industry specific issues. 

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