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Mexican sales spark market shake-up
After years in the doldrums, Mexican aviation is on the verge of significant change with the sale of Aeromexico and Mexicana and the emergence of low-fare players.
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Southwest’s Seattle showdown
Playing tough on airport costs, Southwest Airlines says it will leave Seattle/Tacoma airport and build its own terminal at the little-used Boeing Field across the city.
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NewsSingapore budget carriers to merge
Widely expected consolidation in Singapore’s crowded budget airline sector has become reality, as rivals Jetstar Asia and Valuair have agreed to merge.
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Virgin Blue seeks homes for cheap 737s
Faced with a mature market that has little room for growth, Australia’s Virgin Blue is looking for other ways to capitalise on a big asset – nearly 40 options to buy Boeing 737NGs at bargain prices.
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Leisure travel: New horizons
Leisure carriers are shifting their attentions to medium- and long- haul destinations as they face a stiff challenge from budget airlines and respond to changing consumer behaviour
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Cargo counts
The techniques that airports need to employ to attract cargo service are very different to those used to woo passenger carriers
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France’s BEA begins Helios CVR examination
France’s air accident investigation body, the BEA, is assessing information on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 which crashed in Greece on 14 August.
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Taiwan's Mandarin issues RFP for 11 Fokker replacements
Mandarin Airlines, primarily a domestic carrier owned by Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL), has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 70-110 seat regional jets and 110-140 seat narrowbody aircraft.
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Qantas to issue RFP for mid-size widebodies
Australia’s Qantas Airways has confirmed it will issue a request for proposal (RFP) to Airbus and Boeing for new medium-size widebody aircraft.
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UPS 747F order will complement, not change, A380 plans
Package carrier UPS’s new Boeing 747-400 freighter order will be used to supplement capacity on routes already earmarked for the operator’s 10 Airbus A380s, which are scheduled for delivery in 2009.
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Morgan Stanley to sell AWAS
Morgan Stanley is selling its aircraft leasing business AWAS because it wants to focus on its core business
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CIT orders 24 Airbus narrowbodies, five A350s
US lessor CIT Aerospace has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for five A350s and 24 A320 family aircraft.
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NewsEarlier incidents underline depressurisation hazards
Although the sequence of events in the cockpit of the crashed Helios Airways Boeing 737 remains a mystery, earlier incidents have shown the crucial importance of reacting promptly to airliner depressurisations. In both the incidents below the captain lost consciousness, leaving only the first officer flying the aircraft. And ...