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California's Bob Hope Airport To Rebrand

Airport officials seeking better geographic recognition of their facility, voted to rebrand with some Tinseltown glamour.

FAA Approves A350-900 for ‘Beyond 180 Minutes’ ETOPS

Certification includes provisions for up to 300-minutes diversion time

Air France-KLM Names Janaillac New CEO and Chairman

Former Air France-KLM board member to replace outgoing boss Alexandre de Juniac

Embraer Sees African Regional Jet Fleet Doubling in 20 Years

Embraer's latest market forecast sees demand for 240 new regional airliners in the 70- to 130-seat segment of the African market by 2034.

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Delta Renews Fleet With Major CSeries Order and A321 Top-up

The order is the largest in Bombardier Commercial Aircraft history and represents a 'major endorsement' of the challenged CSeries program.

Study: Finnair Has Lowest Carbon 'Footprint' But Industry Lags

Airlines have not made a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the past several years, University of Warwick study finds.

Airbus Delivers First A321 Airliner Assembled at U.S. Facility

The delivery to JetBlue came three years after the European manufacturer broke ground on the $600 million plant in Mobile, Alabama.

FAA Orders Fixes on GEnx-Equipped Boeing 787 Dreamliners

The airworthiness directive requires that airplanes with two GEnx-1B PIP2 engines have one fixed or replaced in 150 days.

First Swiss C Series to Fly Revenue Service on July 15

Inaugural flight to connect Zurich with Paris

Malaysia Airlines Launches Search for New CEO

Christoph Mueller cites personal reasons for resignation

TRU Simulation + Training Eyes Growth With 777X Award

The 777X is among several recent awards the relatively new unit has secured in a competitive training market.

Training and Workforce

Garuda Indonesia Orders 14 Airbus A330neos

Widebodies slated to develop airline’s medium- and long-haul networks

Malaysia DCA Defers Plans for 10-Fold Nav-Fee Hike

Increases to cover all agency services, including issuance of pilots' licenses

AIN Blog: Do They Really Need To Kick Passengers Off Airliners?

The number of incidents involving disruptive passengers getting deplaned seems to be growing.

U.S. Transportation Agency Favors Norwegian Air Carrier Permit

The Department of Transportation issued a show-cause finding that approves Norwegian Air International's application to fly to the U.S.

Striking Controllers Close Brussels Airport Again

Unofficial strike action by some Belgian air traffic controllers has caused hundreds of flight cancellations at Brussels.

Eighty Percent of Airline Passengers are Satisfied, A4A Says

Price ranked highest in importance to 86 percent of the respondents to A4A's first 'Status of Air Travel' survey in nearly two decades.

EASA Chief Issues Safety Warning for Asia and Europe

Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Aviation Safety Agency, says some aviation regulators may not have sufficient resources to enforce standards

Regulations and Government

Horizon Air To Acquire 30 Embraer E175s in Largest Fleet Order

The 76-seat jet and Horizon's current fleet of Bombardier Q400 turboprops will operate alongside each other 'for the foreseeable future.'

Airlines Touch Down at Sun ’n’ Fun To Expand Pilot Workforce

Several U.S. airlines exhibited at the Sun n Fun show, looking to tap the general aviation community for prospective new pilots.

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