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ATW News â For latest news go to ATWOnline.com Ben Goldstein The US aviation industry welcomed news that Congress and the White House have struck an agreement to reopen the government for three weeks, while expressing disappointment that the temporary truce will not be enough to provide stability to government workers who have gone over a month without receiving their paychecks. |
Bill Carey and Sean Broderick Premium Content The FAA on Jan. 25 ordered a ground delay for flights destined for New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) because of an uptick in air traffic controllers calling in sick at a distant enroute center, apparently because of the US government shutdown.
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Ben Goldstein Executives from Southwest Airlines announced the carrier’s planned expansion into Hawaii will likely be delayed for months, a result of the ongoing US partial government shutdown, which has furloughed the FAA workers needed to certify the new routes. |
Sean Broderick Premium Content Alaska Airlines reported full-year net income was $437 million, down 54% year-over-year (YOY) from $960 million in 2017. |
Adrian Schofield Indian carrier IndiGo has appointed former United Airlines president Ronojoy Dutta as its new CEO. |
Kurt Hofmann Kenya Airways is questioning its future as SkyTeam alliance member, saying joint ventures (JVs) might prove more valuable to the airline. |
Alan Dron Premium Content Europe’s top five airlines (or airline groups) now account for more than half of the continent’s air passenger traffic, according to German research organization Scope Ratings.
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