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Australians welcome US Open Skies
Australians welcome US Open Skies Virgin Blue is applauding the new Open Skies bilateral between Australia and the USA, and Qantas has moved quickly...
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Boom time in Bahrain
Gulf Air is looking to rebuild its long-haul network as start-up Bahrain Air quickly expands Middle Eastern start-up airline Bahrain Air insists it...
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North America looks to turboprops
North America was the birthplace of the 50-seat regional jet, but now as fuel costs make it an expensive little aircraft to operate, some carriers are looking...
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Feedback: Biofuel not the answer
Addressing the impact of aviation on climate change through the use of biofuels is not the solution because of the scale of the industry and the shortage...
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AirTran slows expansion
US low-fare carrier AirTran Airways has further cut its growth rate for 2008 and has unveiled plans to also slow down its expansion for 2009 and 2010. "We...
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Delta confident of 2008 profit
Atlanta-based carrier plans to continue its ambitious international expansion following delivery of its first 777-200LR Delta Air Lines executives...
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Transatlantic storm
Buoyed by EU-US Open Skies, the North Atlantic market is in for another significant capacity increase this summer. Will this hike, combined with record high...
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Market outlook: airlines face slowdown
Time to make some adjustments Airlines are facing up to the impending slowdown, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight In...
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Year-end results: majors come up with the goods
Network carriers broadly posted good results in the latter part of 2007 both in Europe and the Asia-Pacific With the exception of AirAsia representing...
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Opinion
Comment: View from the top
The industry has clearly passed its peak. Now the question is how precipitous will the decline be and will the downturn finally spur consolidation in North...
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EC launches new airline cartel probe
kerry ezard london Airlines facing new cartel probe Air France-KLM, Alitalia and Lufthansa are under investigation for potential price-fixing...
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TACA and Copa vie for dominance in Central America
TACA and Copa Airlines are strengthening their duopoly as they vie with each other for dominance in Central America. Both airlines are boosting capacity...
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Ipanema now fuelled by ethanol
The original low-wing Ipanema entered service in 1973 Embraer subsidiary Neiva ...
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Bombardier Q400 NextGen off the blocks following SAS deal
Carrier orders 'NextGen' variant to partially replace its grounded turboprop fleet in deal that also includes 13 CRJ900s
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Appointments
Kingfisher Airlines has appointed Siva Ramachandran to the role of vice-president global sales, based in the Indian carrier's Mumbai hub. Ramachandran, who...
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Delta pushes Boeing to squeeze more range from 777-200LR
Delta Air Lines wants Boeing to examine ways of boosting the 777-200LR's range to enable the airline to serve Australia directly from the US East Coast. The...