All Networks news – Page 248
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Jetstar Hong Kong eyes 7% market share by 2015
Jetstar Hong Kong expects to be profitable within three years of operations and to gain a 7% market share by 2015. The low-cost carrier (LCC), a joint...
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Qantas pay dispute to undergo compulsory arbitration
Qantas Airways' pay dispute with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) is undergoing compulsory arbitration before Fair Work Australia (FWA). The Australian...
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Qantas, China Eastern Airlines to set up Jetstar Hong Kong
Qantas will set up a new low-cost carrier (LCC) in Hong Kong through a joint venture with China Eastern Airlines. The alliance will be done through...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Mixed 2011 for Asian and European carriers
Market uncertainty and high fuel prices began to take a further grip on Asian and European airlines in the fourth quarter of 2011, leading to a fall in...
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Opinion
COMMENT: The pressure is on to turn paper to reality
A coffee-break chat at the recent Airline Business Network USA conference in Tampa, Florida, highlighted the blind faith airlines are willing to...
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Swiss shakes up network and frequencies
Swiss International Air Lines will change the frequency of services from Zurich, Geneva and Basel and increase flight numbers to Beijing, Chicago and Newark. From...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Fuel hikes stretch new found US airline profitability
As a group, US airlines entered the year hedging fuel bets, budgeting costs and pricing tickets for the price of a gallon of jet fuel to average about $3.13...
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IN FOCUS: Airframes - the old order fights back
Many years ago when still at the helm of Embraer, Mauricio Botelho was asked about his appetite to go head to head with the industry's "big two" in the...
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US Airways doubts A320neo for international 757 replacement
US Airways is concerned the Airbus A320neo lacks the range to replace its fleet of Boeing 757-200s that are certified for international, extended operations...
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JAL to take delivery of first Boeing 787 on 25 March
Japan Airlines (JAL) will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft on 25 March, becoming the second carrier to operate the aircraft type.
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EasyJet signals French ambitions as Toulouse, Nice bases open
EasyJet is upping the tempo in its turf war with Air France with the opening of two additional French bases, as it seeks to expand its business in continental...
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Kingfisher to suspend all international operations
Ailing Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines will be suspending all international flights and reducing domestic operations in its latest move to stay afloat. "We...
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IN FOCUS: Oneworld given Air Berlin lift
Oneworld's active members swelled back to 11 after the entry into the alliance of Air Berlin gave it a new partner in the heart of Europe's largest market. The...
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Pinnacle boosts executive salaries during financial restructuring
Pinnacle Airlines' top two executives have received big salary increases even as the regional carrier asks airline partners, vendors, banks and employee...
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Boeing wins FAA certification for GEnx-powered 787
Boeing has received certification for its General Electric GEnx-powered 787, clearing the way for delivery to Japan Airlines (JAL) scheduled for later this...
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FAA touts fuel, time savings for Northern California metroplex
Airlines should save 8.7 million litres (2.3 million USgal) of fuel and produce 23,000t fewer carbon emissions per year once a new set of "metroplex" procedures...
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US Airways to launch five new routes from Washington National
US Airways plans to launch five new routes from Washington National airport from July, and will boost the frequency of flights between the US capital and...
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IN FOCUS: Narrowbody and regional fleet poised for growth in Latin America
While Asia has long been identified as the top region for growth by airframers, the Latin American fleet is expected to grow strongly in the next 20 years.
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GEnx approval key to JAL deliveries
Carrier will receive the first of 45 787s in the coming weeks as Boeing homes in on FAA certification for alternate engine
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ISTAT 2012: Lufthansa, ALC vie to be 787-10X launch customer
After expressing interest in serving as the launch customer for Boeing's 787-10X, both Lufthansa and Air Lease Corp (ALC) are eager to bring the conceptual...