All Strategy news – Page 223
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Bombardier and Embraer spar over 50-seater replacement
Bombardier and Embraer have differing views on how to replace the aging 50-seat regional jet fleet around the world.
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Cathay saw yields rise across network in 2018
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon saw yields across their network rise in 2018, a solid improvement from 2017 when yields were down across all its passenger services markets.
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Cathay swings to profit as transformation bears fruit
The Cathay Pacific Group posted an operating profit of HK$3.6 billion ($459 million) in 2018, after two years of consecutive losses, as it saw the positive impact from its transformation programme.
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ANALYSIS: Gol stresses flexibility to push growth in 2019
Brazil's Gol plans to grow domestic capacity modestly in 2019, but says it retains flexibility to boost its fleet size in the event that industry consolidation leads to a capacity shortfall.
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Malaysia mulls options for struggling flag carrier
Malaysia prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has reportedly said that he is studying options for the country’s flag carrier, including whether shut it down, sell it off, or to put in more investment.
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Cebu Pacific to build Clark and Cebu hubs
Cebu Pacific Air will expand its network out of Clark and Cebu this year, as it seeks to build on those two hubs.
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IATA sees softer air cargo market growth in 2019
IATA sees geopolitical factors denting demand for air cargo during 2019, and forecasts just 2% growth for the entire year.
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More than a third of global 737 Max fleet grounded
More than 30% of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft are now grounded due to safety concerns, following the crash of two almost brand new Max 8s less than five months apart.
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No evidence yet to warrant 737 Max grounding: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration has not received evidence enough to conclude that the 10 March crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 involved circumstances similar to the October 2018 crash of a Lion Air aircraft.
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Azul signs nonbinding deal to buy Avianca Brazil assets
Brazil's Azul has signed a deal to purchase key assets of financially troubled Avianca Brazil, including 30 Airbus A320-family aircraft, for up to $105 million.
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Austrian plans Vienna fightback
Austrian Airlines has committed to "fighting back" against low-cost rivals at Vienna airport by strengthening its European route network, in particular increasing frequencies to Germany.
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ANALYSIS: ANA’s A380s set to make waves in Hawaii
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will become the first – and last – operator of new Airbus A380s since 2014 in May, in what will be a big bet on the Hawaiian tourist market.
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PICTURES: British Airways reveals Landor 747-400 retrojet
The latest British Airways retrojet, a Boeing 747-400 painted in the Landor livery of the 1980s and 1990s, emerged this morning from the paint-shop in Dublin.
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Dulles fortunes turn on lower costs as United maps growth
United Airlines could double the number of flights it operates from Washington Dulles International airport, putting the once questionnable hub on firmer and firmer footing.
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ANALYSIS: US carriers paint mixed demand picture
The largest US carriers continue to see strong domestic demand even as some of their smaller peers cite pockets of weakness.
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PICTURE: Air Senegal takes delivery of first A330neo
Air Senegal has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900neo.
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Christine Ourmieres-Widener on gender diversity
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a photo of the IATA board of governors from June 2018 probably said it all about gender diversity at the top tiers of airlines. Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, seated at the far right of the photo, stood out as the only woman among the pool of two dozen men in suits and ties.
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Europe's airlines lament lack of female engineers and pilots
Two of Europe's biggest airline groups would like to see more women taking up engineering and pilot roles, but cite a lack of female applicants that is making progress tough.
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JAL names new LCC Zipair Tokyo
Japan Airlines has revealed that Zipair Tokyo will be the name of its new medium- and long-haul, low cost carrier that will launch in the summer of 2020.
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Jet Airways grounds three more aircraft due to lease defaults
At least 28 of Jet Airways’ aircraft have now been grounded for defaults on lease payments, with the carrier disclosing three more groundings on 7 March.