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BA A350-1000s to have three-class cabin
British Airways will cut the first-class cabin from its Airbus A350-1000 fleet, although the type will feature a similar level of accommodation as the carrier’s higher-density Boeing 747-400s.
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NewsUnited takes first of largest 787 variant
United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-10, making it the first operator of all three 787 variants and the first of the largest model in the Americas.
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Chicago O'Hare outlines timing of decade-long expansion works
Chicago O'Hare International airport is set to start work on an $8.5 billion plan to overhaul and expand its congested terminal complex next year.
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Icelandair Group to take over budget rival Wow Air
Icelandair Group has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of its budget rival Wow Air.
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Cobalt returns Heathrow slot to Virgin Atlantic
Cobalt Air has returned its leased London Heathrow slot to Virgin Atlantic.
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IAG to preserve Qatar ties if carrier quits Oneworld
IAG expects to maintain its co-operation with Qatar Airways, even as it predicts that the Middle Eastern carrier will drop out of the Oneworld alliance.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Scoot takes disciplined approach to growth
Scoot has a new weapon: the Airbus A320neo. Although it had an event to celebrate the type's arrival in its fleet, it is taking a slow approach with deliveries.
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United prompts contest with additional Shanghai flight plans
United Airlines is seeking authority to launch a second flight between Newark and Shanghai in 2020, challenging duelling proposals from both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
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Sun Country rolls out loyalty and credit card changes
Sun Country Airlines is overhauling its loyalty and credit card programme, as the airline progresses on an ongoing change of its business model to lower costs.
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IAG business 'unaffected' as UK's EU withdrawal nears
Uncertainty over the UK’s planned withdrawal from the European Union has not had any impact on IAG’s business, its chairman has told a capital markets event.
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Chile approves planned LATAM JVs with American and IAG
Chile's anti-trust tribunal has approved LATAM Airlines Group's proposed joint ventures with American Airlines and IAG, clearing a long-pending hurdle for Latin America's largest airline and its Oneworld partners.
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Latin chiefs criticise Mexico City airport outcome
A Mexican proposal to split Mexico City operations into three airports is not feasible, say Latin American airline chiefs following a public referendum to halt construction of a new airport for the Mexican capital.
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American faces debt concerns from Wall Street
American Airlines debt load is raising eyebrows on Wall Street, with analysts worrying about its ability to pay its bills if the economy slows down.
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Latin America heading toward infrastructure crisis: IATA
IATA is warning Latin America is heading towards an infrastructure crisis unless governments in the region taking action now to tackle looming airport capacity and airspace issues.
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Atlas Air lands as ALTA's latest associate member
Atlas Air is the Latin American airline association ALTA's latest associate member, joining the likes of Delta Air Lines and Iberia as partners with the organisation.
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Argentina stresses growth potential despite 'transitory' weakness
Argentina's transport minister Guillermo Dietrich believes that ongoing weakness in international travel demand from Argentina is "transitory", as he reiterates the South American country's commitment in liberalising the aviation sector.
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Chile's Sky on the lookout to lease 12 more A320neos
Chile's Sky Airline plans to launch a request for proposal by year-end to lease another 12 Airbus A320neos, as the low-cost carrier progresses towards its goal to become an all-A320neo carrier by 2021.
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Chile's Sky eyes other locales as Peru tracks to Q2 launch
Chile's Sky Airline is on track to launch its new Peruvian subsidiary in the second quarter of 2019, with ambitions to set up affiliates in other Spanish-speaking countries.
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LATAM warns of tough conditions in 2019
LATAM Airlines Group's chief executive Enrique Cueto has warned of challenging macroeconomic conditions for the region's airlines in 2019, even as he is cautiously optimistic that a change of government in Brazil could benefit the country's businesses.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Let's hear it for Delta, 10-years after Northwest
Delta Air Lines is a success. Customers like to fly them, Wall Street is happy to invest and staff, the cogs that keep the carrier running, are genuinely proud of their employer.