All Strategy news – Page 686
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Going private: Private equity
What makes Qantas such a tempting takeover target for private equity investors?
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Money talks: Private equity
Private investors, answerable to neither shareholder nor public pressure, have begun transforming world aviation and are pouring money into airlines
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Finance & leasing:Feeding frenzy
There are numerous players, both old and new and including hedge funds, active in aircraft financing at the moment as investors clamour to take their share of a buoyant market
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Carbon storm: Emissions Trading Scheme
Europe's plan to include aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme has drawn a hail of protest around the globe as carriers from outside the region shy away from paying the carbon fee. Airline Business editors gauge airline reaction from around the globe
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About turn for AirAsia as it expands into long haul
AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes is launching a widebody operation from his Malaysia base, after claiming publicly for years that a long-haul low-cost airline model could not work.
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Shenzhen and Mesa to launch carrier
China's long-standing hopes for the creation of a hub and spoke network looks set to become reality, with plans by Shenzhen Airlines to create a new regional carrier in partnership with Mesa Airlines.
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Star scrambles to fill Latin network void left by Varig
Star's decision to drop Varig leaves the alliance in a quandary over what to do in Latin America.
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Qantas takeover could face conditions
Australia's government apparently plans to attach conditions to its approval of the A$11.1 billion ($8.7 billion) takeover bid for Qantas Airways.
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Taking the long view: long-haul low-cost carriers
The recent launch of several long-haul low-cost players has sparked intense debate about how fast this model can penetrate the established network carrier order. Is it a niche phenomenon or something more mainstream?
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US Airways refuses to drop Delta takeover bid
US Airways continues to aggressively push its bid to take over Delta Air Lines, raising its offer from $8.5 billion to $10.2 billion.
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Saudi low-cost carriers ready to fly
Two low-cost carriers are preparing to operate in Saudi Arabia's increasingly liberalised air transport market after the government approved their applications for licences.
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Worth the effort?
Interlines seem like a win-win proposition for all carriers as a welcome revenue source. So why are low-cost operators wary of them?