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ROUTES: Kuala Lumpur works on easing pinch at main terminal
Kuala Lumpur airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) is working to get some airlines to move or commence operations at KLIA2, as its main terminal becomes increasingly crowded, especially during peak hours.
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ROUTES: Southwest sets stage for future partnerships
Southwest Airlines sees its new reservations system as being key to driving interline and codeshare traffic with potential overseas partners.
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ROUTES: Vienna has no appetite for new airport acquisitions
Vienna airport is not looking for new airport investment opportunities at present because it no longer sees a “buyer’s market” for these kinds of acquisitions, chief operating officer Julian Jager says.
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ROUTES: Dublin expects 'international' interest in runway project
Dublin airport managing director Vincent Harrison expects interest from both “Irish and international” construction firms in the current tender to build the gateway’s second runway.
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Capital markets will finance CSeries: Bombardier
Bombardier's CSeries aircraft will ultimately be an asset that the capital markets can finance, the manufacturer's vice-president of commercial operations Ross Mitchell argued today.
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ROUTES: Finavia to close and sell more airports
Finavia is likely to close one or two of its regional airports and privatise another two in the near future as it strives to make its network of gateways more profitable, its senior vice-president Joni Sundelin has disclosed.
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Safran and Urban Aeronautics team to explore Cormorant propulsion
Safran Helicopter Engines and Urban Aeronautics have signed a memorandum of understanding to study propulsion options for the latter’s Cormorant unmanned air vehicle.
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ROUTES: Swazi Airways to begin flights in November
African start-up Swazi Airways will begin operations from November with initial routes to Durban, Cape Town and Harare from Manzini King Mswati III International airport.
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ROUTES: Orlando sees big boost from Emirates service
The Florida contingent at Routes is determined to tell the world that there are more reasons to visit the state than to “see the mouse.”
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ROUTES: AirAsia X expects to start Hawaii service in 1Q 2017
AirAsia X expects to launch services on the Kuala Lumpur-Osaka-Hawaii route in the first quarter of 2017.
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ANALYSIS: MRJ readies for its ultimate test
Mitsubishi Aircraft is a Japanese company based in Nagoya, but its fate resides a three-hour drive west of Seattle, where most of the flight test campaign of the MRJ regional jet programme will occur.
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ROUTES: Chengdu unveils new international links
A string of planned new international services from Chengdu have been unveiled today during a signing ceremony at World Routes.
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ROUTES: Malaysia Airlines paves road to recovery
Malaysia Airlines’ new chief executive Peter Bellew has his eye on getting the airline to breakeven by the fourth quarter of 2017, and to be profitable all year in 2018.
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ROUTES: Chinese carriers hint at consolidation
Chinese airlines have warned that some carriers may not be able to support their long-haul expansions, should fuel price head north and as government subsidies for such routes subside.
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ROUTES: Ethiopian plans Chengdu route
Ethiopian Airlines will begin flights between Addis Ababa and Chengdu next summer
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ROUTES: Changi sees strong long-haul interest
Singapore’s Changi Airport continues to look for ways to expand existing markets and open new ones.
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Fire damages F-35A during Mountain Home deployment
A fire erupted in the aft end of a Lockheed Martin F-35A during the engine start sequence on 23 September in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, forcing the pilot to escape, the US Air Force says.
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Four JSTARS grounded for inspection
Almost a quarter of the US Air Force’s of E-8C JSTARS aircraft has been grounded for inspection after water damage caused $2.5 million in damages to the type's ground surveillance radar.
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Japan rolls out first F-35A
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first 42 F-35As ordered by the Japan Air Self Defence Forces to replace a nearly 80-strong fleet of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms.
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ANALYSIS: Fastjet turns attention to South Africa
Fastjet’s disclosure on 20 September that it will relocate its headquarters from London Gatwick to Johannesburg came as something of a surprise, given that the airline primarily operates out of Tanzania.