All Strategy news – Page 586
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NewsAir France-KLM to shed up to 3,000 more jobs
Air France is to cut up to 3,000 more posts in the next two years as the company responds to a significant downturn in traffic and profit. The French...
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Vietnam Airlines takes another step towards joining SkyTeam
Vietnam Airlines has taken a step forward in its plan to join SkyTeam by inking an agreement to enter into formal discussions with the alliance.
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Interview
Interview: Tony Tyler, chief executive, Cathay Pacific Airways
Tony Tyler has had a distinguished career with Cathay Pacific Airways, culminating in him landing the top job in 2007. In this candid and wide-ranging interivew...
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Ultra-high-bypass engines to enable green targets
Europe's environmental engine targets for 2020 can be met using engines with a bypass ratio of 14, according to an analysis tool developed for the European...
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NewsLufthansa-BMI: EC sets provisional date for takeover ruling
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has formally notified European Commission regulators over its planned acquisition of a controlling stake in UK airline BMI. The...
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NewsQantas defers A380 deliveries as economic conditions worsen
Qantas Airways will defer the delivery of Airbus A380 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft, slash capacity, and possibly cut jobs in response to worsening economic...
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Space tourism: Fly at your own peril
US spacelaw says spaceflight tourists will go aloft with their eyes wide open to the risks of an all-new technology
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Opinion
Comment: ICAO should set up santions against states that fail to prepare for performance-based navigation
It would be fantastic to wave a magic wand and bring performance-based navigation to the globe in a flash. In this ideal world, all the just-post-war...
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Aer Lingus chairman: US operation under scrutiny in review
Aer Lingus is undergoing a review of its business as the airline looks to reverse last year's losses and improve on its poor outlook for 2009.
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Working Week: A sustainable future at Thomson
Patrick Haller is a fuel manager at Thomson Airways. He is managing the implementation of the emission trading scheme at the airline and is closely involved with performance monitoring at the UK carrier
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Airlines keep pressure on Airbus and Boeing for narrowbody successors
The gloom surrounding the airline industry has not relieved the pressure on Airbus and Boeing to progress their narrowbody succession plans. KLM chief executive...
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NewsArgentina's Sol plans Uruguayan long-haul A340 operation
Argentine regional carrier Sol Lineas Aereas is considering setting up a Uruguayan subsidiary to operate long haul flights using Airbus A340s. The...
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DOT requires virtually no carve-outs in tentative Star approval
US regulators in their tentative approval of anti-trust for the establishment of a joint venture among four Star Alliance members are requiring virtually...
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Credit crunch may thwart Midway privatization
The consortium set to privatize Chicago Midway airport failed to meet its financing deadline on 6 April, stalling plans to modernize the facility.
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UK investment in CSeries down slightly after nacelle bid fails
(Clarifies that a P&W/Goodrich partnership is responsible for the CSeries nacelle system)
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BA's search for biofuel candidates continues
The prospect of aviation moving swiftly to a greener fuel alternative to help reduce its carbon footprint looks increasingly doubtful. The latest blow is...
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NewsAer Lingus chief Mannion quits with immediate effect
Aer Lingus has confirmed that chief executive Dermot Mannion is stepping down from his post, effective immediately
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The International Air Transport Association has for the first time got all members - now 224, which it claims make up 93% of international scheduled...
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Opinion
Comment: Too tired for science
Flight time limitations regulation was never going to be framed according to a single set of considerations. But the optimum solution should at least take medical research into account