All Safety News – Page 636
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Japan agrees liberal air deal with Singapore
Japan begins to relax bilaterals More signs have emerged that Japan is easing its traditionally protectionist air services regime with a more liberal...
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European airlines forced into drastic action
Several European airlines are having to make rapid cost cuts and structural changes as the downturn starts to hit hard
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Malev expects to breakeven in 2009
The Hungarian carrier had hoped its restructuring plan would enable it to return to profitability this year
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Austrian Airlines privatisation faces delay
The near-term privatisation of Austrian Airlines appears in jeopardy following a re-assessment of its forecast for the current financial year, which now...
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NewsEASA orders MD-80 flap-warning check before every flight
European safety authorities are to require crews of Boeing MD-80 aircraft, and related variants, to test configuration-warning systems on the types before...
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Enrique Cueto: Barrier buster
LAN chief executive Enrique Cueto, who has long campaigned for more open markets in Latin America, has made his carrier a consistent money maker in a region...
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Spanish leisure market faces uncertain future
LTE International Airways in mid-October became the latest Spanish leisure carrier to succumb to difficult market conditions. LTE suspended charter and scheduled...
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Air cargo security screening deadlines draw near
Half of US cargo must be security screened by February, and all of it by 2010. Will the industry hit the deadlines?
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Lufthansa's consolidation moves
Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa's move to take controlling stakes in UK carrier BMI and German operator Eurowings, disclosed on 29 October, marks the latest...
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Southwest posts first quarterly loss in 17 years
Declining fuel hedge values pushed Southwest into posting its first quarterly loss in almost two decades
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Europe's regionals braced for the storm
After several years of strong growth Europe's regional carriers are feeling the pain of the industry downturn
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Lufthansa nine-month income drops but MRO, cargo rise
Lufthansa Group is attributing its fall in nine-month operating profit to negative influences on its passenger transport and catering businesses, but cites...
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Gol forced to redefine Varig's role
Gol has been unable to achieve its international ambitions for Varig since acquiring the carrier last year
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NewsIcelandic crisis forces Denmark's Sterling Airlines into bankruptcy
Danish low-cost carrier Sterling Airlines is to file for bankruptcy, having fallen victim to the financial crisis which has enveloped Iceland. An Icelandic...
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Corporate travel outlook grim
US carriers face falling premium demand as corporates slash travel budgets
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Governments seek to cash in on aviation
In their war against airport charge hikes, fuel tariff rises and taxes, airline bodies have found it tough going this year
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NewsLufthansa nine-month operating profit falls 9.3%
Lufthansa Group is to post an operating profit of €984 million ($1.22 billion) for the first nine months of this year, and about €1.1 billion for the full...
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Alliances see key role in tougher times
Global alliances are keen to highlight their important role for airlines during tough times Amid the bleak market outlook...
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Clean Sky filter
Europe is spending a small fortune on green research, but how will the results from its key projects be assimilated, evaluated and brought to the market?
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Little progress means no change for US space tourism rules
A lack of progress in space tourism's development is expected to mean there will be no change in US rules for the industry. The country's informed waiver...