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Aeroméxico and Delta have asked a court to void an order requiring dismantling of their joint venture, filing a legal challenge to overturn the decision. The action seeks to preserve the commercial partnership that underpins their coordinated network, codeshares and joint commercial arrangements.
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
By Airways Magazine: PAL names Chema Alvarado to lead North America sales as it plans A350-1000 growth and more LAX flights.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Global airline alliance Oneworld has named ex-Finnair senior figure Ole Orver as its new chief executive, succeeding Nathaniel Piper. Orver was formerly the chief commercial officer at Finnair, appointed in 2019.
Airline Economics
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: American, Delta, JetBlue, United and others waived change and cancellation fees ahead of another massive winter storm.
AeroTime
• Miquel Ros
By AeroTime: Around 500 passengers were forced to spend the night onboard aircraft at Munich Airport because the airport had closed, and bus drivers had gone home.
Aviation24
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
By Airways Magazine: Agentic AI moves from making predictions to taking action, changing how airports operate and travel apps protect their bookings.
Reuters
• Sam Tobin
By Reuters: The director of a London-based airline parts company who used forged documents to sell tens of thousands of engine parts, leading planes to be briefly grounded over safety concerns, was jailed for four years and eight months on Monday.
AirInsight
• Richard Schuurman
By AirInsight: Following the proposed acquisition of Air Lease Corporation by a consortium of four, more consolidation is on its way in the leasing business. Next is Macquarie AirFinance, which, according to sources known to Reuters, is about to be acquired by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE).
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
