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Interest in proposed 160-seat CSeries gathers pace with budget carriers
Bombardier's proposed assault on the low-cost market with a high-density configured CSeries is gaining momentum as the variant emerges as a genuine contender against the Airbus and Boeing re-engined single-aisles in several budget carrier evaluations.
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PICTURES: Thai receives first A380 at Toulouse ceremony
Thai Airways International has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380, becoming the ninth airline to operate the type.
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Execujet enters JV to manage Indonesian GA terminals
Execujet Aviation has entered into a joint venture with Indonesia's Dimitri Utama Abadi for the management of general aviation terminals at 13 airports in...
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Thai Airways announces A380 route plans
Thai Airways will take delivery of its first Airbus A380 today and has announced the routes on which it plans to deploy the aircraft. The Star Alliance...
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ANALYSIS: Is the weakness in the cargo market a temporary dip or a long-term trend?
"Our approach has primarily been to build our existing... large palletised bellyholds and combi capacities" Pierre-Olivier Bandet SVP marketing,...
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United tests 787 in flights around Seattle
United Airlines is conducting training flights with its crews on its first Boeing 787-8 over Washington state, ahead of flying the aircraft to Houston Intercontinental...
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IN FOCUS: FastJet outlines African ambitions
FastJet, the new pan-African low-cost carrier backed by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, will launch operations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in early November and plans...
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Inquiry advises Madrid fuel rethink after Valencia diversions
Investigators are recommending that Spanish authorities review fuel advice for Madrid-bound flights after three Ryanair weather diversions to Valencia each resulted in pilots declaring a fuel emergency.
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United takes first 787
United Airlines took ownership of its first Boeing 787-8 on 22 September, the carrier announced today. It says that it will fly the aircraft, which...
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Live TV expects Ka-band live in Europe next year
Ka-band inflight broadband service will be live in Europe by mid-2013, says JetBlue subsidiary LiveTV. LiveTV says it will continue to work with California-based...
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IN FOCUS: Maintenance business shifts towards fewer global players
Finnair has contracted SR Technics for CFM56 and fleet-wide component maintenance; and Air France Industries-KLM Engineering & Maintenance (far right) will co-operate with Hamilton Sundstrand on 787 support
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AirAsia close to ordering 100 Airbus aircraft
AirAsia is close to placing an order for 100 Airbus aircraft to aid its international expansion. A plan to acquire the additional aircraft will be...
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Washington National has room to grow: GAO
Unused runway capacity at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport could be used to add additional flights, finds the US government. The Government...
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Boeing close to linefit connectivity for 787
Boeing says it is working to include "a full set" of connectivity options in the 787 catalogue by the end of the year. The long-awaited announcement...
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Birmingham shuts as Aurela 737 veers off runway
Flights have been suspended at Birmingham airport in the UK after a Lithuanian-operated aircraft apparently veered off the runway. The Monarch Airlines...
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IN FOCUS: Assessing the difference in profitability between freighter and belly cargo operations
Many passenger airlines fail to realise how the freight in their holds can drive profit and that it should be paid greater attention, according to Seabury Group
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ANALYSIS: Are regional carriers an endangered species?
Regional airlines may be endangered as they restructure the business in the face of market changes, but they are not yet ready for extinction
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ANALYSIS: Regional airlines must choose whether to align with a major carrier or go it alone
Many regional airlines face tough choices between independence and integration as the consolidation of major carriers prompts a rethink in business strategy
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IN FOCUS: Leisure carriers look increasingly towards seat-only fares and long-haul for growth
Leisure carriers are leaving their charter history behind and moving towards scheduled operations and seat-only sales while looking at the legacy airlines' long-haul markets.
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All Nippon Airways orders 11 more 787-9s
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has ordered another 11 Boeing 787-9s. The aircraft will be delivered between the 2018 and 2021 fiscal years, says the Japanese...