Also, In the Skies. 23 Aviation Stories Which Marked Week 48

Crashed #LMI2933 was operated by a LAMIA Bolivia — a British Aerospace Avro RJ85 (reg CP-2933) — The aircraft first flew in 1999.

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) November 29, 2016

#Atención | Comunicado de la Conmebol. https://t.co/nB7P88I6xs pic.twitter.com/KEKdeyp77E

— 360 Radio Colombia (@360RadioCo) November 29, 2016

Primeras imágenes desde escena del #accidente aéreo del #avion de #Chapecoense https://t.co/9vZsc823pN pic.twitter.com/jz4bmANgzz

— HispanTV (@Hispantv) November 29, 2016

#Colombia plane #crash: 'It's a tragedy of huge proportions' – #Aviation https://t.co/cnYJa3CxtD via @telegraphnews

— Pol Bacquet (@pbsolar) November 29, 2016

Shocking ATC of #LMI2933, as it declared fuel emergency and crashes, similar to @Avianca #B707 near JFK early 1990s https://t.co/ejBmuHxf7I

— Andreas Spaeth (@SpaethFlies) November 30, 2016

Bolivian official says US could downgrade his country's aviation system over approval of doomed plane's flight plan. https://t.co/KS7xRzY54U pic.twitter.com/2E16kEMzZE

— David Koenig (@airlinewriter) December 3, 2016

Revelan carta de la controladora que atendió el vuelo del Chapecoense. Dice que ha recibido amenazas: https://t.co/nbq3vXwzeZ pic.twitter.com/FiHRxJR9vF

— CNN en Español (@CNNEE) December 1, 2016

.@Captsully doesn't believe in miracles. He believes in preparation, skill, experience and judgement. https://t.co/KR1dlaiJ2G

— BALPA (@BALPApilots) December 1, 2016

Watch Live: Alex Macheras on @BBCNews discussing the aircraft involved in #LMI2933 crash near #Medellin. pic.twitter.com/038gb3TgPj

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) November 29, 2016

AIRLINE NEWS: United Airlines to pay $2.4 million to settle with SEC over questionable flights – Dallas News… https://t.co/OZWUhYjcm6 pic.twitter.com/1JlkjjcjBW

— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) December 3, 2016

ICYMI #scoop via @msasso: @United is interested in @Boeing 737 Max 10–not so much @Airbus A350-1000. https://t.co/uFAzr3y8Qj via @business

— Julie Johnsson (@juliejohnsson) December 1, 2016

More on @United fleet revamp: Order for 35 @Airbus A350-1000 could be swapped for -900s or A330 https://t.co/uFAzr3y8Qj via @business

— Julie Johnsson (@juliejohnsson) December 1, 2016

UA 890 crew enroute to SFO while celebrating the launch of United Polaris! ✨✈️✨ @weareunited #beingunited #unitedpolaris #UAIFS pic.twitter.com/qmtgH41MFr

— Marcel Kimbrel (@marcel_kimbrel) November 30, 2016

Desserts, Luxury Amenities, Mid-Flight Snacks & more! ???????????????? UA 890, PVG-SFO. ✨✈️✨ @weareunited #beingunited #unitedpolaris #UAIFS pic.twitter.com/BiVyiGaVRh

— Marcel Kimbrel (@marcel_kimbrel) November 30, 2016

It's officially December 1st in parts of the world @united serves— #POLARIS soft product service launches at 12:01am (local) in all markets https://t.co/DxDAt5vaIJ

— AirlineGeeks.com (@AirlineGeeks) November 30, 2016

@weareunited @Julia_Haywood unveils our new @united Polaris Business Class. An oasis on the ground & in the sky! pic.twitter.com/lwoKcuDFUN

— jimolson (@jimolson) November 30, 2016

We are bringing the @United Polaris lounge to life today! Our customers are going to love this luxurious new experience! @weareunited pic.twitter.com/fJ7L1qJqVR

— Michael Landers (@MJLanders7) November 30, 2016

United Polaris rollout: What to expect https://t.co/M2EvSpISF5 by @cjmcginnis

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) December 1, 2016

????Today: Why Ensuring You Can’t Get In the Polaris Lounge Is the Smartest Brand Move United Made https://t.co/aG88mSaEMY via @designerjet

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 30, 2016

Goal of #UnitedPolaris is to put the legacy of the weary business traveler to bed for good, says @united CCO Julia Haywood. #ORD #PaxEx pic.twitter.com/Sk983EcQdO

— APEX (@theAPEXassoc) November 30, 2016

United’s New Club Lounge Opens In Terminal 7 in LAX https://t.co/Lmaoo7j01K pic.twitter.com/9v2jHvZgXO

— TheDesignAir (@thedesignair) November 29, 2016

First look: United unveils its new airport lounge at LAX https://t.co/V5qBwMezEX @TodayInTheSky pic.twitter.com/TKiBBIvYge

— USA TODAY Travel (@usatodaytravel) November 29, 2016

German court rejects Lufthansa bid to prevent pilots' strike https://t.co/i8hdAukDlV pic.twitter.com/aFG1CL8Igj

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) November 28, 2016

Even #Lufthansa employees feel the pilot #strike is a threat to the company's future! https://t.co/cz7TCvhdQO pic.twitter.com/4PexjU57ez

— DW – Business (@dw_business) November 30, 2016

#lufthansastrike action by the #pilots is costing @lufthansa $10.5 million a DAY! Question is – who will blink first? Pilots or management?

— Aaron Heslehurst (@bbcaaron) November 29, 2016

Strike by the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit: How many aircraft of the Lufthansa Group are affected? pic.twitter.com/ra8iofDDYD

— Lufthansa News (@lufthansaNews) November 29, 2016

LH plans to operate almost all flights according to schedule tomorrow. Only 40 flights cancelled due to the strikes on the preceding days.

— Lufthansa News (@lufthansaNews) November 30, 2016

Lufthansa presents new offer to striking pilots https://t.co/UJdWvvd3Q1 via @ATWOnline

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) December 1, 2016

Lufthansa pilots cool on effort to end strikes https://t.co/2rjeCUGgYy

— Isaac ✈ Alexander (@jetcitystar) November 30, 2016

Lufthansa pilots demand clarity on new offer https://t.co/SN2jHWDIB9 via @TTG Nordic

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) December 2, 2016

Blue Alert: Research Illuminates Effects of Aircraft Cabin Mood Lighting https://t.co/mEI32xXDWU via @theAPEXassoc

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) December 2, 2016

Coffee? Tea? Milk? The blue pill or the red pill? https://t.co/5YWyfiXarn

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 28, 2016

British Airways launches Facebook chatbot with personalised offers and recommendations https://t.co/81zdZkCNM2 via @FutureTravelX

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) December 1, 2016

CEO: Delta requires 'civility on our planes' – https://t.co/obmHMXhNla #travel #avgeek //Internal memo shared by Delta on #DL248 incident.

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 28, 2016

Why Delta’s Lifetime Ban on Ranting Trump Supporter Is Significant https://t.co/QY2XtbMdvM | @TravelLeisure

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 29, 2016

Rant guy on Delta plane is banned, but where are we going as a society? https://t.co/94ByG6esKm via @ATWOnline

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 28, 2016

My report for Passenger Terminal World on disruptive passengers and alcohol sales, with thanks to @Chris_Manno https://t.co/bWkwwrtP2T

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 29, 2016

This is a reasonable deterrent to bad behaviour, I believe. Establish a “Not Fit To Fly” rule. https://t.co/w34eqhQdnt

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 28, 2016

Airbus published this interesting video. Let's wait for the response from Boeing…. https://t.co/qVDL3ILUYF

— Addison Schonland (@aschonland) November 28, 2016

Airbus-Boeing subsidy dispute is a proxy fight with a larger goal https://t.co/SXbODsgRjh via @ATWOnline //A very interesting read.

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 29, 2016

#WTO panel ruled that the US state of Washington provides an illegal, “prohibited” subsidy to Boeing: https://t.co/X3PViVQAde pic.twitter.com/xgoTltkiar

— ICTSD (@ICTSD) December 3, 2016

Oh noes! 'Subsidy No-Nos' a go-go. And how about Canada and Brazil? https://t.co/Of6HbfgAOX

— Robert W. Mann, Jr. (@RWMann) November 28, 2016

#Boeing confident WTO subsidy ruling will be reversed – @Reuters : https://t.co/JNr6Ls274l

— Boeing News (@NewsBoeing) December 4, 2016

#Boeing Response to WTO Ruling on Washington State Tax Incentives – @PRNewswire (PR) : https://t.co/cGDVc7sIl9

— Boeing News (@NewsBoeing) December 4, 2016

American Airlines attendants want 'full recall' of new uniforms https://t.co/8imBfUFoX6 ^jw

— PR Newswire Airlines (@prnairlines) December 2, 2016

Alaska flight attendants, who had the same issues, sued the vendor (Twin Hill) and lost. American used same vendor. https://t.co/sOVqiPWBku

— Heather Poole (@Heather_Poole) December 3, 2016

There is it, @airBaltic new on #CS300 low pass over @riga_airport @BBD_Aircraft #avgeek @Arlanda pic.twitter.com/LhC3DhyBb9

— JanisH (@Manfreds75) November 30, 2016

Notre Président F. Cromer et VP #CSeries R. Dewar avec le CEO d’@airBaltic @GaussM lors de la cérémonie d’accueil du #CS300 à #Riga pic.twitter.com/6jM7vbi7To

— Commercial Aircraft (@BBD_Aircraft) December 2, 2016

#CS300 for @airBaltic:
20 will join the fleet, first one delivered earlier this week, a further six will join the fleet in 2017. pic.twitter.com/Xa1yiBPbsk

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) December 2, 2016

Latest: @airBaltic will be a sole #Bombardier operator after 2020 – all current Boeing aircraft in the fleet are to be sold by 2020. #CS300

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) December 2, 2016

.@airBaltic CEO: "We will NOT join an alliance – we codeshare with 22 airlines who are across all of the three main alliances" #CS300 pic.twitter.com/XNnPWFB4mP

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) December 2, 2016

Congrats to our member @airBaltic and team on the amazing presentation of the world's first @Bombardier CS300 @LVinEU @CanadaLatvia #avgeek pic.twitter.com/sFii7nDTnF

— Airlines for Europe (@A4Europe) December 1, 2016

Attn: ???????? airBaltic trainers.☑️✅ #avgeek https://t.co/ftkd0SL1qq

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) December 1, 2016

UK airspace to grind to a halt without modernisation of out-of-date routes & flightpaths, warns new industry group. https://t.co/mZSLmnObLr

— Tim Robinson (@RAeSTimR) December 2, 2016

Heathrow unveils design team for third runway. 5 of the 7 winning companies are members of BAG! https://t.co/9sfBTkAy6c

— BritishAviationGroup (@BritishAviation) December 2, 2016

Yesterday, the first @airfrance 787 was given a warm welcome at CDG. Check out these awesome shots! #AvGeek (????:Guillaume Laffon/Air France) pic.twitter.com/5s2b995A9C

— AirlineGeeks.com (@AirlineGeeks) December 3, 2016

Air France receives its first 787 – FlightPress:https://t.co/98B778XCfQ#Aviation #Airline #Aircraft

— SpeedBird (@SpeedBird_NCL) December 3, 2016

Air France dévoile avec le 1er #AF787 sa nouvelle cabine #PremiumEconomy de 21 sièges signée @ZodiacAerospace #PaxEx pic.twitter.com/dx0xkFRaLm

— Tyler Birth (@BirthTyler) December 1, 2016

Importance of aircraft interior market for @LHTechnik: 3 of 6 business fields of the company directly linked to #PaxEx industry. pic.twitter.com/2SqGE5Z0PE

— Hamburg Aviation (@HAM_aviation) November 28, 2016

Demand is growing as U.S. airlines now fly direct into #Cuba. But many travelers still fly thru Mexico & Caribbean: https://t.co/qK1CUR4roF pic.twitter.com/RWHrjPrMma

— Sabre (@Sabre_Corp) November 30, 2016

As APEX CEO @joepleader flies on @Delta's inaugural #Havana flight, more on resumed air service between #US & #Cuba: https://t.co/nrEPfAy3db https://t.co/ahoT4pJpx5

— APEX (@theAPEXassoc) December 1, 2016

#AmericanAirlines US airlines launch flights to Cuba despite doubts from Trump. Read more: https://t.co/XF9lNyEro5 $AAL

— Airlines News (@_airlines_) November 28, 2016

Delta resumes flights to #Cuba after 55 years https://t.co/Z2gXDe9TMa pic.twitter.com/GmoCmoFMSB

— Lonely Planet News (@LPtravelnews) December 2, 2016

While reporting in Cuba on the death of Fidel Castro, @DavidMuir traveled on the historic first American Airlines flight fr. Havana to Miami pic.twitter.com/fCe4IXqC80

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) November 29, 2016

#AmericanAirlines is off to a slow start in #Cuba: https://t.co/ECEdzsZYp6 pic.twitter.com/raTe7gwXwE

— Frommer's (@Frommers) October 24, 2016

American Airlines to trim Cuba flight schedules https://t.co/g9iKlZkrPZ pic.twitter.com/Awyc1Pmgb8

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 2, 2016

The travel data is in: 92.5% men and 7.5% women https://t.co/2LgpiyYFOe via @tnooz //This can easily be solved.

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 30, 2016

Finnair pilot shortage may force cancellations https://t.co/P5dbv8xjQ2 via @TTG Nordic

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) November 30, 2016

The #EuropeanAviationNetwork is set to answer passenger demand for #inflightwifi over Europe in 2017 #TeamEAN #PaxEx https://t.co/oVDWTmtyYK pic.twitter.com/gnjnzDOrzw

— Inmarsat (@InmarsatGlobal) November 30, 2016

See how a live over-the-air data connection was achieved for our #EuropeanAviationNetwork! #TeamEAN @Telekom_group @ThalesUK @nokianetworks pic.twitter.com/wNdu2g4nnY

— Inmarsat (@InmarsatGlobal) November 28, 2016

European Commission confirms it's triggered formal arbitration with US authorities over NAI's stalled plans to launch #Cork US flights

— Eoin English (@EoinBearla) December 1, 2016

Norwegian Air granted licence paving way for first ever direct routes between Cork and US https://t.co/rNySxbkWn0

— starflyergold (@starflyergold) December 2, 2016

BREAKING NEWS. US Department of Transportation issues order for permit for NAI clearing the way for transatlantic flights @CorkAirport

— Cork Airport (@CorkAirport) December 2, 2016

#PanAm's original @BoeingAirplanes #707 in-flight guide and promotional brochure. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/oquxCCcEVA

— AirwaysLive (@airwayslive) December 3, 2016

"Shut It Down" – The letter sent 25 years ago today from #PanAm's CEO which grounded the "World's Most Experienced Airline". H/T Jon Proctor pic.twitter.com/LorrgbRT3V

— AirwaysLive (@airwayslive) December 3, 2016

Jennifer Coutts-Clay @jetlinercabins on preserving the #PanAm brand: https://t.co/jKL8OV4OMC via @TravelLeisure

— FlightChic | ✈️???? (@designerjet) December 3, 2016

Pan Am was not the only airline to announce an end to their operations this week. TWA merged with AA on 12/1. https://t.co/0Jml08hJyl https://t.co/lC28xLml4N

— Ryan Ewing (@FlyingHighRyan) December 3, 2016

AIRLINE NEWS: Five years ago, American Airlines filed for bankruptcy – Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog) https://t.co/OZWUhY1Buy pic.twitter.com/uASErS44Gq

— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) November 29, 2016