All Networks news – Page 649
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Aircraft & engines: Topping out
Aircraft lease rates are rocketing as airlines try to meet market demands, but there is a large disconnect between lease rates and values, suggesting something has to give
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Traffic magnets: Network Americas
Fuelled by strong traffic growth, the mood at the seventh annual Network route planning event, held in St Petersburg in early March, was upbeat, with some of the smaller carriers grabbing the limelight for a change
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Privatise South Africa
It is time the South African government followed the example of its global counterparts and left the aviation business to private airlines, says Gidon Novick, joint chief executive of South Africa's Comair
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Burying Bermuda (II)
After years of wrangling, European and US negotiators seem to have crafted a deal on transatlantic Open Skies that, while far from perfect, could reshape the air service landscape between the two blocs, and relegate the role of Bermuda to a footnote in aviation history
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Oneworld bides its time in India
It may be one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets but oneworld alliance carriers will continue adopting a "wait-and-see" attitude to recruiting a member from among India's carriers.
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Old Bangkok airport reopens
Six months after Bangkok's Don Muang airport shut to commercial flights and was replaced as Thailand's main gateway by the new Suvarnabhumi airport, the old facility is being reopened.
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LAN and TAM may buy New Varig
LAN's interest in Brazil's New Varig has spawned a broader proposal to take over the struggling airline.
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Ecuadorian carriers eye USA
Ecuadorian carriers Icaro and AeroGal are seeking rights to launch flights to the USA, made possible by the FAA's decision last year to upgrade Ecuador under its safety assessment programme.
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Qantas deal clears hurdles
The proposed takeover of Qantas Airways has taken a major step forward having cleared its two major obstacles with the Australian government.
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JetBlue's feeling blue...
JetBlue Airways, long a darling of Wall Street and a passenger favourite, is enmeshed in a series of problems that threaten its brand name and passenger reputation.
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Los Angeles fee fight
A group of 32 carriers are protesting against a plan by Los Angeles International Airport to finance expansion by increasing fees.
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Oman Air goes long-haul
Oman Air plans to re-enter the long-haul market, after shareholders approved a recapitalisation which will hand the Omani government a majority stake in the carrier.
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Malev sale could spur on CSA and LOT
The planned sale of Malev to a group of investors affiliated to Russia's AirUnion has rekindled hopes that the stalled airline privatisation process in Eastern Europe may spring back to life.