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ATW News â For latest news go to ATWOnline.com Alan Dron The UK announced another increase in its Air Passenger Duty (APD)—a departure tax—on the same day the country’s transport minister emphasized how important airports are to the nation’s future prosperity.
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Graham Warwick Premium Content Working with Spanish hybrid-electric light aircraft developer Axter Aerospace, US startup Wright Electric plans to fly a nine-seat demonstrator in 2019 as a step toward an ultimate goal of developing a 186-seat, electric-powered narrowbody airliner. |
Adrian Schofield & Chen Chuanren Divers appear to have located and retrieved the flight data recorder (FDR) from Lion Air flight JT610, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, which crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29. |
Alan Dron The European Commission (EC) has dropped an anti-trust case against TAP Air Portugal and Brussels Airlines. |
Sean Broderick Premium Content Atlas Air Worldwide (AAW) posted third-quarter (3Q) net earnings of $71.1 million and raised its full-year outlook for the third straight quarter, citing continued demand for its freighter-focused leasing and charter businesses. |
Adrian Schofield European aircraft manufacturer ATR is confident there are market opportunities for turboprops in South Korea, even though such aircraft have yet to gain a foothold there.
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Kurt Hofmann Premium Content Cape Town International Airport will realign its primary runway and upgrade terminal facilities as international traffic continues to grow at South Africa’s second-largest airport.
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Mark Nensel Air Transport World Fast-growing ultra-LCC Volaris expects to operate a fleet of 82 Airbus A320ceo/A321neo-family aircraft next year. It now operates out of Costa Rica as well as Mexico. But CEO Enrique Beltranena said the airline also had to adapt to the changing US-Mexico political environment. |
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