All Strategy news – Page 253
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FARNBOROUGH: Disruptors the focus at industry leaders' gathering
The disruptive effects of long-haul low-cost carriers, the need to increase gender diversity and the glut of aircraft types on the market were all debated today during the Airline Chiefs Strategy Round Table at the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Fate of Gulf Air A220 order depends on 'agreements'
Gulf Air chief executive Kresimir Kucko has told FlightGlobal that the Bahraini carrier's Airbus A220 order is subject to "certain agreements" being reached with the manufacturer.
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FARNBOROUGH: Tarom orders five 737 Max 8s
Romanian flag carrier Tarom has signed an order for five Boeing 737 Max 8s at the Farnborough air show.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Rupert Hogg, chief executive, Cathay Pacific
Focus on the customer, new sources of revenue, and increasing productivity are three priorities frequently referred to by Cathay Pacific chief executive Rupert Hogg.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Personalisation promises to unlock airline revenues
The rise of digital channels over the past decade or more has created a wealth of marketing and revenue opportunities for airlines. Their customers have also benefited from near-instant access to a vast choice of flights and ancillaries. The result, however, has turned out to be something of a mixed ...
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ANALYSIS: Cargo operators foresee e-commerce uplift
This year's Farnborough air show dawns on an air freight sector suffering a bit of a hangover following a banner year in 2017.
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FARNBOROUGH: UK continues to punch above its weight in global aerospace
When the first Farnborough air show took place in 1948, the UK was a very different place. Germany's defeat had left Britons buoyant but resigned to the fact that the cost of that conflict had plunged the country into deep depression.
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Delta pulls newer MD-90s over MD-88s in fleet update
Delta Air Lines quietly began removing Boeing MD-90s from its fleet in the second quarter, as it continues to shift towards larger gauge aircraft.
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Ryanair cleared to take control of Laudamotion
Ryanair has been given the green light to take a controlling stake in Austrian carrier Laudamotion.
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American set to begin LAX terminal redevelopment
The operator of Los Angeles International airport has approved a new lease with American Airlines that allows the carrier to move forward with the first of $1.6 billion in planned works.
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Porter joins industry in selling 'basic' economy fares
Canadian niche carrier Porter Airlines has rolled out its own version of basic economy, unveiling a new, discounted fare class that requires passengers pay more for services previously included in the price of the ticket.
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Hi Fly to show off A380 at Farnborough
Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly’s first Airbus A380 is set to make an appearance at the Farnborough air show.
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Airbus and United talk A321LR and A330neo specifics
Airbus has sent United Airlines tailored specifications for the A321LR and A330neo, as the US carrier continues its evaluation of possible Boeing 757 and 767 replacements.
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US warns of sanctions on companies that support Iranian airline
In a move described as an escalation of US efforts to combat companies that support terrorist activities, the US government has slapped sanctions on a Malaysian company that provides flight services to Iranian airline Mahan Air.
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PICTURE: Air Tanzania receives first 787
Air Tanzania’s first Boeing 787 has arrived in the east African carrier’s base, after it took delivery of the twinjet.
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EgyptAir crash probe logjam frustrates French investigators
French investigators have openly criticised the Egyptian probe into the fatal loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 two years ago, after the inquiry was turned over to judicial authorities.
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Airbus touts A330neo flexibility in quest to replace 767s
Airbus claims that the flexibility of the Airbus A330neo makes it a strong candidate to replace the aging fleet of Boeing 767s and other widebodies at US carriers.
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EASA orders A330/340 ELT antenna damage check
Airbus A330 and A340-600 operators with 2Ku-band radomes fitted are being ordered to conduct checks of the emergency locator transmitter antenna, which appear to be vulnerable to a vortex-induced vibration.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Delta eyes Austin to close Texas gap
Delta Air Lines is looking at Austin as a possible point of network growth in the coming years.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Just two women among the chiefs of top 100 airlines
Weeks after Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker stoked controversy with his "joke" at the IATA AGM that his airline had to be led by a man, FlightGlobal's latest survey of gender diversity in the industry shows that the number of female chief executives among the top 100 carriers ...