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Ameco Beijing focuses on training and productivity
Ameco Beijing is focusing on training and productivity as it strives to beat high inflation and compete for qualified labour in the Asian mantenance market
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Feedback: Why mergers don't add up
Industry veteran and consultant Hubert Horan details his top 10 false claims about the need for US airline mergers, drawing on his experiences with multiple...
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Executive appointments
In brief After less than a year in the post, Peter Negline, group chief financial officer at Singapore-based Tiger Airways, has left the airline. He...
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Expectation management
Expectation management As the downturn bites, everyone is updating their plans, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight Chris...
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Jacques Bankir: leading Flybaboo through big expansion phase
Jacques Bankir: leading Flybaboo through big expansion phase Victoria Moores/Courchevel Aviation veteran Jacques Bankir must be getting used...
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Low-cost carriers tweak their models
The traditional low-cost approach - no frills and simplicity in all things - has yielded to several blended models and a focus on quality that flyers...
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Kenya Airways weathers storm
Kenya's flag carrier focuses on further growing its intra-Africa network as traffic falls in its troubled home market The evolution of Kenya Airways...
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Collapse of Oasis heralds change in Hong Kong
Nicholas Ionides Singapore The bubble bursts for Oasis Hong Kong's airline market faces further shake-up following the demise of long-haul, low-cost...
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The story behind how GB Airways was sold to easyJet
A detailed strategic review of the future of UK-based carrier GB Airways eventually led to the carrier being sold to easyJet. What lay behind the deal? The...
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Andrew Harrison: Keeping it simple at easyJet
EasyJet boss Andrew Harrison is adamant that the European carrier will stick to its principles of delivering a low-cost and convenient product through thick...
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Hawaiian Airlines to take advantage of Aloha's demise
Hawaiian Airlines plans to take advantage of the demise of rival Aloha Airlines Hawaii's airline market lost one of its long-time players when Aloha...
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Centralwings shifts its focus to charters
Taking the leisure route Centralwings shifts its focus to charters, citing tough competition in scheduled markets the...
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Edgardo Badiali: Taking things slowly at India's GoAir
Edgardo Badiali: Taking things slowly at India's GoAir Edgardo Badiali has moved back to one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets, India,...
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Jason Bitter: Slowing down expansion at SkyEurope
Jason Bitter: Slowing down expansion at SkyEurope By Brendan Sobie/London When Jason Bitter took over from Christian Mandl last June as SkyEurope...
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JetBlue founder takes flight to Brazil
David Neeleman, the founder of JetBlue Airways and a pioneer in low-cost airlines, has gone to Brazil to start another new carrier. Neeleman's new venture...
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PICTURES: Saab reveals Gripen Demo aircraft
Saab has unveiled its Gripen Demo aircraft, which will demonstrate the multirole fighter's future capabilities for the next few decades ...
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April: A cruel month for airlines
After the relative blossoming of the airline business last year, with some posting record profits, the past month has seen the industry's fortunes wilt under...
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Cobham Australia delivers final Dash 8
Cobham Australia has delivered the 10th and final Bombardier Dash 8 border patrol surveillance aircraft to the Australian Border Protection Command (BPC)...