All Strategy news – Page 597
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Air France-KLM confirms it will take 25% of Alitalia
Air France-KLM has confirmed its selection as Italian flag-carrier Alitalia's strategic partner, and will take a 25% share in the airline through a €323...
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BA's 777-300ER acquisition does not rule out A350: Walsh
British Airways is still considering the Airbus A350 XWB as part of its 'big twin' fleet evaluation, stressing that its Boeing 777-300ER acquisition is not...
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Zambian Airways suspends operations
Zambian Airways has suspended all operations until further notice amid suggestion that it has been struggling with high fuel costs. The Lusaka-based...
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ANZ's first 787-9 delayed by 12 more months
Air New Zealand, which is launch customer for the Boeing 787-9, has revealed that first deliveries of the stretch variant have slipped by another 12 months...
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SkyEurope 737 lease termination prompts flight delays
SkyEurope Airlines is experiencing delays at its central European bases after six of its 14 Boeing 737-700s were taken back by the lessor. The aircraft...
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Iberia-Clickair-Vueling surrender slots for merger approval
European competition regulators have ordered the release of slots at Barcelona and other airports in Europe as the price for clearing Spanish flag-carrier...
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GECAS terminates lease on six SkyEurope aircraft
Troubled central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines has had six of its aircraft taken back by US lessor GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS),...
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Swiss investors agree to acquire Lithuania’s FlyLAL
Struggling Lithuanian carrier FlyLAL is being acquired by Swiss investment fund SCH Swiss Capital Holdings under a deal which is expected to be finalised...
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Undisclosed Australian firm to take up to five Dornier 228 NGs
German firm RUAG Aerospace has secured a commitment for up to five Dornier 228 NG turboprops...
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Air France widely believed to be Alitalia winner
Italian sources confirm that Air France-KLM is tipped as the overwhelming favourite to be the new Alitalia's international partner. The tug-of-war...
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Source runway friction data from aircraft: UK investigators
UK investigators are proposing that on-board aircraft data be exploited as a source of runway friction information, following an inquiry into a series of...
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2008 shows airline safety has stopped improving
Global airline safety has stagnated, according to fatal accident figures from 2008. Following a decade of steady improvement, last year's results confirm...
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Airlines seek to stimulate demand with big fare sales
Airlines always hold fare sales in January but this year the sales, in some regions at least, appear to be more aggressive and longer lasting
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Thai seeks to delay A330 deliveries
Thai Airways International's board has asked the airline's management to open talks with Airbus to seek delays in the delivery of A330-300 twinjets on firm...
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Canada approves Q400 freighter conversion
Canadian authorities have issued a supplemental type certificate for the Bombardier Q400 package freighter being developed by engineering specialist Cascade...
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Ryanair receives negligible take-up of Aer Lingus offer
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has attracted negligible formal interest in its takeover bid for Aer Lingus, but is nevertheless extending the offer period...
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Delta continues CRJ900 shuffle
Delta Air Lines has reversed a decision to allocate 15 Bombardier CRJ900s to Northwest Airlines wholly-owned subsidiary Mesaba Airlines and instead will...
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Afriqiyah merger would create stronger carrier: Libyan CEO
Libyan Airlines is aiming to complete its long-proposed...
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Row 44 plans commercial trials for January
Row 44 in January expects to begin testing its Ku band-based in-flight connectivity system on commercial aircraft even as the firm continues to face opposition...