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Wednesday, 07 June 2017
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- Airlines set for 'head-to-head' on Highlands and Islands routesLoganair says it is
- Qatar row: Saudi revokes Qatar Airways' licenceSaudi Arabia's aviation authority formally withdraws Qatar's licence to land and fly in the country.
Financial Times
- Head of BA parent blames human error for bank holiday shutdownWalsh says engineer inadvertently switched off power supply and caused systems outage
- Kenya offers guarantees to national airlineGovernment move will help lossmaking airline raise additional capital for recovery
- IT experts bemused by BA’s blame gameQuestions over how electrical engineer was able to bring down critical systems
- Blown off course: Emirates flies into turbulenceGulf airline’s president and founder pledges to ‘tough it out’ as profits plummet
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- Saudi Arabia has now revoked Qatar Airways' licence as diplomatic row rages onSaudi Arabia's aviation authority has formally revoked Qatar Airways' licence to fly and land in the country, as a rift among the Gulf countries intensifies.
- Europe's airports record soaring passenger traffic growth in April as Turkey bounces back to "full recovery"European airports recorded a surge in passenger traffic in April, growing by 14.1 per cent compared with the same time last year.
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- IATA calls for 'alternatives' to laptop banAviation body wants to see “more intense screening” at airport gates
- Qatar’s diplomatic row with neighbouring countries escalatesSaudi Arabia closes airspace to Qatar Airways and shuts down airline’s offices
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- ICAO, IATA: Aviation emissions accord still on track ICAO and IATA officials are moving quickly to spread the message that the withdrawal of the US from the Paris climate agreement does not derail the aviation emissions agreement adopted by ICAO last year. read more
- IATA: Air cargo recovering slowly The air-cargo industry, buffeted by the 2008 global financial crisis, is beginning a slow climb to returning to historic norms of growth, the IATA said at its AGM in Cancun. read more
- Hawaiian, JetBlue CEOs say open skies must be protected Although the three largest US carriers are stepping up their lobbying efforts with the new administration to curtail Gulf carriers’ access to the US, the CEOs of two smaller US airlines are resolute in their continuing support for US open skies policy. read more
- Next step in airline transformation is digitization, analysts say US airlines have emerged from years of losses and bankruptcy to being among the most profitable in the world, but rising costs could derail them from this trajectory unless further transformation happens, consultants say. read more
- United’s Munoz says frequent fliers are impressed with airline service The CEO of United Airlines, which attracted a barrage of public criticism over its bumped passenger incident, said this week that those who fly regularly are impressed with airline service. read more
- Bombardier looks to convince airlines on CSeries at Paris Air Show Two years after Bombardier reintroduced the CSeries with a new senior management team at the 2015 Paris Air Show, the Canadian manufacturer hopes to build off the aircraft’s successful service entry to win new orders for the aircraft at the 2017 Paris Air Show later this month. read more
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