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Revenue gains buoy carriers
Dragged down by the losses of three major network carriers in reorganisation, US airlines lost $2.6 billion in the third quarter. But revenues are rising as capacity falls, and some analysts are credibly optimistic
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Sterling sold to FL Group
The sale of Copenhagen-based budget carrier Sterling to Iceland’s FL Group is set to change the face of the Scandinavian low-cost sector.
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Delta and Northwest force labour cuts
The two majors in reorganisation are finding that the brute force of bankruptcy protection produces more results than a conciliatory approach.
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Rocky relations
The row between Airports Council International (ACI) and IATA, with the airport group refusing to negotiate with IATA over the issue of airport charges, signals a new low in relations between the two trade bodies, but it may help clear the air towards finally agreeing performance benchmarks
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Service formula
As it approaches a decade of service, Canada’s WestJet is certainly not slowing down, but it is adapting its business model
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Growth phenomena
There seems to be no stopping the relentless expansion of the Gulf’s main carriers, but are their growth plans sustainable and realistic?
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Naresh Goyal: Jet propelled
Naresh Goyal, founding chairman of India’s Jet Airways, is energetically leading his carrier in a rapid expansion, focusing heavily on adding to its domestic operations, while planning aggressive international growth
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Online charge
The rapid move of web portals into the travel market, and strategic moves at Cendant, bring a set of new challenges to carriers in the online world
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No love lost
The move by Southwest Airlines to fly more from its home base of Dallas Love Field is yet another example of how the airline-airport relationship is suffering in the USA
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NewsFighting talk
Already strained relations between the main airline and airport trade bodies on charges are at a new low, with airport organisation ACI telling its members to bypass IATA and talk directly with airlines
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Capacity grab
Traffic is booming in India, but there is a danger expansion will be held back by a lack of capacity, particularly at its congested Mumbai and New Delhi hubs
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ILFC, Jazeera and ALAFCO in wave of Dubai orders
A wave of orders has emerged from deals announced at the current Dubai Air Show. US lessor International Lease Finance (ILFC) confirmed its order for 20 Boeing 787 aircraft, ALAFCO (the Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company) firmed up an order for 12 Airbus A350-800s, and low-fare start-up Jazeera Airways increased its ...