All Networks news – Page 488
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News
Business: Good week - Bad week
CHINA Official newspaper China Daily says after a dismal 2008 Chinese airlines made a cumulative first quarter profit of 800 million yuan ($116 million)...
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Middle East supplement: Qatar lifestyle
Qatar may be small in terms of area and population, but punches well above its weight in terms of its financial contribution.
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Opinion
COMMENT: toxic cabin air and who occupies the moral low ground
A major airline has been caught ignoring incidents of cabin air contamination, like its rivals. But the real moral low ground belongs to the regulators who still aren't pressing for action
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Middle East supplement: Qatar Airways - not slowing down
Qatar Airways is pressing ahead with its ambitious expansion plans despite the growing global economic crisis
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Aer Lingus to take prompt action to tackle crisis
Aer Lingus is carrying out a review of its business and will not wait until it finds a successor to chief executive Dermot Mannion to take action to reverse...
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Qantas cuts to tackle crisis
Australian carrier to slash capacity, defer aircraft and possibly cut jobs as profits hit by economic slowdown
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Thai Airways begins turnaround work
Thai Airways submits first stage of two-phase turnaround plan
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SIA set for capacity cuts as traffic slumps
Singapore Airlines faces a gloomy 2009 as it struggles to cope with an increasingly tough near-term operating environment and fuelhedging losses. Warning...
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Southwest continues to prune its schedule
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines continues to weed out weaker-performing routes as part of a flight optimization scheme introduced roughly two years ago....
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Middle East supplement: Etihad wings of a dream
Last year, Abu Dhabi's Etihad caused a stir in the industry when it announced it was addressing the pilot shortage by setting up an international cadet programme...
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Middle East supplement: skilled applicants flock to flydubai
skilled applicants flock to FlyDubai
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Middle East supplement: Profile – no bigger job
Capt Cliff Chetcuti, 41, is a Maltese citizen and former Air Malta pilot who is Emirates' chief flying instructor for the Airbus A380. So far, he has helped train 130 pilots to fly the superjumbo
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Middle East supplement: Emirates back in the hunt soon
Emirates, the region's top aviation employer, has put the brakes on recruitment - but deliveries mean it will be hunting for pilots shortly
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Middle East supplement: Gulf Air road to recovery
Original network carrier aims to grow capacity and return to profit as it freezes recruitment and overhauls its fleet
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News
Atlant-Soyuz struggles to find profitable niche for EMB-120s
Moscow government carrier Atlant-Soyuz is exploring alternative ways to use its Embraer EMB-120 turboprops after withdrawing them from scheduled flights. It...
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NewsCathay to delay delivery of aircraft on order
Cathay speaking to Airbus and Boeing about delaying delivery of A330, 777-300ER, 747-8 freighter and 747-400ER freighter aircraft
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FedEx targets fleet cuts during fourth quarter
Carrier to shed A310-200s and DC-10-10s as it gets ready for fuel-efficient freighters
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United to gain Pacific edge under ADS-B agreement
United Airlines signed an agreement with the US FAA on 13 April that will see the carrier installing automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B)...