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Only SAA mainline flights will be affected
South African Airways cancels flights ahead of two-day strike | Kurt Hofmann South African Airways (SAA) has canceled “nearly all” domestic, regional and international flights scheduled for Nov. 15-16 after the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) announced industrial action. |
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Eurocontrol tests wake turbulence separation plan | Thierry Dubois A smarter way to address wake turbulence separation can increase runway capacity, tests conducted by Eurocontrol—the Brussels-based organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe—and Lufthansa Aviation Training have shown. |
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Russia’s Utair to replace MAX capacity with 737NGs | Polina Montag-Grimes Russia’s Utair Aviation will lease two additional 186-seat Boeing 737NGs from Carlyle Aviation in 2020 while the Boeing 737 MAX grounding drags on. The carrier is negotiating two more aircraft of the same type, Utair said Nov. 13. |
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Allegiant to open Iowa base in 2020 | Lee Ann Shay Allegiant Air plans to open its 20th operations base—in Des Moines, Iowa—to enable it to add routes from that destination, which it says has been “a highly successful station for us over the years, with steady growth.” It has not announced the new routes or frequencies, but the base is scheduled to open May 14, 2020. |
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ATW AWARDS: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DEC. 2! |
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You still have time to submit nominations. ATW has extended the nomination deadline for the 46th Annual Airline Achievement Awards until December 2. These prestigious awards will be presented June 2, 2020, in Vienna, Austria. They will recognize the world’s most highly performing airlines based on their financial, operational and customer service standards as well as their management’s innovation, market leadership, dedication to their customers and employees, and commitment to sustainability. Submit Your Nominations Now! Please note: Nominations are free of charge |
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| For the first time, Aviation Week Network and CAPA - Centre for Aviation join forces to bring you the inaugural Airline Operations Leaders’ Summit. As the powerhouses in aviation analysis, the two organisations couple their strengths in Aerospace, Aftermarket and MRO data, with leading airline strategy, news and events to present this ground-breaking event. To be held in Seville, Spain on 2/3-Dec-2019, the Summit formulates the only high-level platform available for airline operational leadership to holistically confront the key strategic issues affecting the sector. All Air Transport Digest subscribers will receive 10% off delegate passes with code ‘ATDigest19’. Register now! |
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CTC-CAPA Corporate Travel Gathering - Australia November 25-26, 2019, Sydney, Australia CAPA Airline Operations Leaders' Summit December 2-3, 2019, Seville, Spain CAPA World Aviation Outlook Summit December 5-6, 2019, Malta Routes Africa December 8-10, Mombasa, Kenya |
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