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LAN and TAM aim to complete merger by mid 2011
LAN and TAM expect to complete their historic merger by mid 2011, resulting in the creation of a new publicly traded holding company with LAN being the vehicle...
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LAN and TAM have not yet resolved alliance issue
Oneworld member LAN and Star Alliance partner TAM have not yet decided on an alliance strategy once they merge and create a new holding company. LAN...
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LAN-TAM expect $400m in synergies from merger
LAN and TAM expect their proposed merger will generate annual synergies of at least $400 million. The carriers estimate $280 million in synergies will...
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Enrique Cueto to be CEO of new LAN-TAM parent
LAN CEO and Latin American airline industry visionary Enrique Cueto will serve as the CEO of new Latin American airline group LATAM. LAN and TAM, which...
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Alaska plans additional flights from LA to Mexico City
Alaska Airlines plans to double its capacity between Los Angeles and Mexico City this October. The Seattle-based carrier began operating the route...
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Thuraya develops aeronautical service for in-flight connectivity
Mobile satellite service company Thuraya has announced its formal entrance into the aeronautical market with the introduction of "reliable and cost-effective"...
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Southwest evaluates adding Boeing 737-800s
Bullish Boeing 737-700 operator Southwest Airlines has unveiled it is evaluating a possible introduction of the larger 737-800.
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Mexican airport group asks Mexicana for payments in advance
Mexican airport operator OMA has given Mexicana and its affiliates notice that advance payments for passenger charges will be necessary beginning 21 August....
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Four teams submit future aircraft designs to NASA
Three other teams in addition to Boeing have submitted proposals to NASA under the N+3 research programme, which set the challenge of designing a 2030-era...
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UK plots MoD overhaul to stop programme delays and cost overruns
The UK government has revealed plans to reorganise the Ministry of Defence. The armed forces will also be reformed, with a view to ensuring "more efficient...
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NewsAUVSI: Unmanned systems serving many roles in the Gulf of Mexico
Unmanned maritime systems have made several technological advances in recent years and BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill is showing how valuable and effective those systems are for disaster relief efforts.
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Superjet's SaM146 engine secures Russian certification
Russian authorities have granted type certification to the PowerJet SaM146 powerplant, manufactured for the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
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Business aviation in brief
PIAGGIO STRATEGY Piaggio is stepping up its sales effort for its P180 Avanti II special missions aircraft as economic conditions continue to squeeze...
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Palau's PacificFlier relooks business plan after suspension
Palau-based PacificFlier, which has suspended its operations, says that it is reorganising its route network and obtaining new aircraft to relaunch flights.
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NewsLAN and TAM to merge
LAN and TAM have unveiled plans to merge and create a new single parent company. Chile-based LAN and Brazil-based TAM announced this evening they have...
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Palau's PacificFlier suspends operations
Palau-based airline PacificFlier has suspended operations, five months after it began operations.
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Copa expects Tocumen expansion to provide competitive advantage
Panama's Copa Airlines expects the completion of a terminal expansion project next year at its hub airport will give the carrier a competitive advantage...
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TAP Engineering forges new business agreement with PWC
TAP Maintenance and Engineering Brazil has entered into a new collaboration agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada covering PW100 and PT6A engines. The...