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Karen Walker

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Air Transport World
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Karen Walker is ATW’s Editor-in-Chief. She had been covering the aerospace industry for almost 30 years. She has specialist knowledge in training, simulation, safety and aeropolitics.

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Airbus A350-900
Airbus chalks up $23 billion sales; stays mum on A350 Paris flypast 
Airbus kicked off its week at the Paris Air Show still making no comment about whether or not the A350 XWB would do a flypast, but announcing a batch of new aircraft sales totaling more than $23 billion at list prices and including a firm order for 20 A380s.
Airbus A350 XWB
Airbus A350 XWB will take to the air Friday 1
The Airbus A350 XWB will make its maiden Friday, June 14, the company has announced.
ATC strike cuts French flight schedules by half 
Strikes by French air traffic controllers that began today have caused half of all flights into Paris and other major French cities to be cancelled.
Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing sees global need for more than 35,000 new aircraft 3
Boeing has released its annual Current Market Outlook in June, projecting a demand for 35,280 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at $4.8 trillion and a doubling of the world fleet over the next two decades.
All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300
ANA parent creates Asian investment company
All Nippon Airways parent company ANA Holdings Inc. has established an investment management company in Singapore focused on growing its Asian business.
Merpati MA60 crash lands in Indonesia
A Merpati Nusantara Airlines MA60 turboprop made a hard landing at El Tari airport in Kupang, Indonesia, Monday, seriously damaging the aircraft and injuring some passengers.
Airbus A350-900
Airbus readies for A350 first flight, but coy on Paris flyby 
First flight of the Airbus A350 XWB is imminent, but company executives are playing down expectations that the aircraft will make a flyby during the Paris Air Show.
Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200
Air New Zealand plans to up Virgin Australian stake
Air New Zealand is further increasing its stake in Virgin Australia under an agreement to acquire a further 3% of the shares of the Australian carrier and take its interest to almost 23%.
IATA members show strong support for passenger rights, distribution initiatives 
IATA members have endorsed two initiatives by the association, one that provides a set of passenger rights guidelines for governments and another supporting a new distribution standard.
SkyTeam chief sees GOL and Virgin Atlantic as likely candidates 
Brazilian carrier GOL and UK-based Virgin Atlantic Airways are both likely candidates for joining SkyTeam, the global alliance’s managing director said Monday.
IATA announces new chairman and 2014 AGM city
Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson has become the new chairman of the IATA board of governors.
World airlines agree to IATA emissions resolution 
IATA airlines have strongly endorsed a resolution that calls for a single system for offsetting global aviation carbon emissions and provides governments with a set of principles for establishing that system.
IATA upgrades 2013 airline industry profit forecast 
IATA economists see brighter profit prospects for the global airline industry this year than originally forecast.
Airbus A350 XWB (MSN1) First Engine Run, Toulouse, France
Airbus powers up A350 XWB engines
Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB engines ran for the first time on the Airbus A350 XWB Sunday (MSN1) as part of preparations for the aircraft’s maiden flight.
The New American  1
It was a Valentine's Day pact of the unlikeliest pair of lovers. On Feb. 14, after months of “will they, won’t they?” and considerable wooing by the smaller of the larger, US Airways and American Airlines announced it was official.
ATW Blog
Paris Air Show notes
by Aaron Karp
Posted 22 hours ago
in AirKarp
Airline Royalty; Regal Connections
by George Hamlin
Posted 2 weeks ago
in Observation Deck
Flight Path Beauty
by Karen Walker
Posted 2 weeks ago
in ATW Editor's Blog
Thai Airways Res Then and Now
by Kathryn M. Young
Posted 42 min ago
in Time Capsule
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Jun. 18, 2013
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Embraer identifies undisclosed E-170 customer is Japan Airlines  

Embraer disclosed a firm order from Japan Airlines (JAL) for another four E-170 jets. + The firm order is already included in Embraer’s backlog as an “undisclosed” customer....More
Computer rendering of Boeing 787-9 and -10 in Air Lease Corp. livery
Jun. 18, 2013
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Air Lease Corp. agrees to purchase three 787-9s and 30 787-10s  

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Boeing to purchase 33 aircraft, comprising three 787-9 and 30 787-10X Dreamliners....More
Embraer E-190
Jun. 18, 2013
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Venezuela’s Conviasa Airlines orders seven Embraer E-190s  

Venezuela’s Conviasa has ordered seven Embraer E-190s, exercising options from a previously announced order in July 2012 for six firm orders and 14 options....More
Bombardier A400 NextGen turboprop
Jun. 18, 2013
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Horizon Air orders three Bombardier Q400s  

Horizon Air, subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, has signed a firm contract to acquire three 76-seat Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners....More
United Airlines Boeing 787
Jun. 18, 2013
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United Airlines increases Boeing 787 order to 65 aircraft  

United Airlines has increased its 787 Dreamliner order to 65 aircraft (including six previously delivered aircraft) with an order for 20 787-10s....More
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