All Safety News – Page 709
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Euroncontrol predicts more delays as flight numbers increase
More flight delays forecast as traffic grows The number of flights in Europe increased by 5.3% year-over-year in 2007 to a record 10 million, led by...
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Chinese banks poised to enter leasing market
Lessors from overseas have long dominated the aircraft leasing market in China, but Chinese banks are poised to enter the scene and shake things up ...
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Big Sky and Air Midwest to shut down
Rising fuel prices have forced two small but well-known US regional operators out of business permanently. Big Sky Airlines shut down in January after a...
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Merger talk intensifies in US with Delta-Northwest the most likely pairing
Consolidation is again the talk of the industry with Delta-Northwest the most likely pairing As US major carriers stumble towards likely consolidation,...
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Emirates walking away from SriLankan
NICHOLAS IONIDES SINGAPORE Emirates to pull out of SriLankan Sri Lanka's government will take back control of flag carrier as Emirates decides...
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India's Kingfisher and Deccan to merge
NICHOLAS IONIDES SINGAPORE More Indian consolidation Kingfisher and Deccan will be merged in April under a new holding company More consolidation...
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Hong Kong opens up with China, India
China-Hong Kong restrictions eased More airlines are to be approved for flights between major cities in China and its Special Administrative Region...
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Air France-KLM swoops in on London City with VLM buy
Kerry ezard London London City slot shake-up Air France-KLM's acquisition of VLM will give it control of over half the slots at London City Air...
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Leo Schefer: Joined up thinking
The new US-European Union Open Skies pact offers real chances to address looming transatlantic issues such as the environment and security, says Leo Schefer,...
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Southwest restructures network
Low-cost player will add six new routes in Denver, where it will take on ailing Frontier and United Airlines Southwest...
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Chinese airline industry applies the brakes
At a time when the Chinese airline market was truly beginning to open up in a measured process of change, politics has intervened to derail the progress...
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Market outlook: how do airlines respond to a downturn?
Pulling the revenue levers What are the first airline responses to a downturn? ask Chris and Andrew Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello With...
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MRO special - MRO round-up
We chart key recent market developments as part of our regular series of maintenance special reports Air Canada parent ACE Aviation Holdings (ACE)...
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Air cargo price-fixing probe moves towards charges
The cargo price-fixing probe has entered a new phase with European regulators handing at least 15 airlines statements of objections. These and similar investigations...
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Will the good times last for leasing companies?
The leasing business has boomed for over three years creating a buoyant and confident industry with plenty of new players. But will the champagne continue...
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Financings to become tougher for US airlines
US airlines will need to think about different forms of raising money as tighter credit markets mean more expensive capital market financings Capital...
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Middle East leasing companies continue to expand
High profile start-up DAE is one of four leasing firms in the Middle East with bold expansion plans. Is there room for so many new big players? Dubai...
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NewsGoing the distance: Samer Majali steers Royal Jordanian into privatisation
At the same time as he was engineering a financial turnaround at Royal Jordanian, Samer Majali was guiding the carrier to become the first Arab flag carrier...