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ATW News â For latest news go to ATWOnline.com Sean Broderick Premium Content Canadian LCC WestJet reported 2018 fourth-quarter net earnings of C$29.2 million, down 39% year-over-year (YOY). |
Alan Dron The European Union (EU) and Qatar have finalized negotiations on a “comprehensive air services agreement” aimed at ensuring transparency and fair competition between the Gulf nation and the 28-country bloc.
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Kurt Hofmann Austrian Airlines has sold its remaining 8.31% stake in Brisbane, Australia-based charter and regional carrier Alliance Airlines, according to a notice to the Australian Securities and Exchange Commission, dated Feb. 1. |
Jens Flottau Premium Content German leisure carrier Germania filed for bankruptcy Feb. 4 and halted flight operations the same evening following months of increasing financial difficulties. |
Kerry Reals Central Asian carrier Turkmenistan Airlines appears to be attempting to charter flights to cover services from the European Union, which were suspended Feb. 4 by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on safety grounds. |
Kerry Reals Ireland-based capacity provider Stobart Air—the airline involved in an attempted Virgin Atlantic-led takeover of UK regional operator Flybe—has won a contract to operate flights to Amsterdam Schiphol on behalf of KLM Cityhopper.
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Sean Broderick Premium Content Operators of Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A330s face more frequent inspections of engine inlet cowls following a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) mandate based on revised recommendations from the aircraft manufacturer. |
Editorial Kevin Mitchell US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) is reportedly drafting legislation which, in potential future federal government shutdowns, would carve out FAA, preventing its employees from being furloughed or working without pay.
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