All Strategy news – Page 254
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PICTURE: Hi Fly A380 arrives in Malta for painting
Portuguese lessor Hi Fly's initial Airbus A380 has landed in Malta having been ferried from Singapore.
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ANALYSIS: Singapore-Japan capacity continues declining trend
Seat capacity between Singapore and Japan peaked in 2015 but has been in decline ever since as carriers have downgauged aircraft and focused on more nonstop services between Singapore and the United States.
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Iran probes ATR crew's decision to land in heavy storm
Iranian investigators are probing a serious incident involving an Iran Aseman Airlines ATR 72-500 which suffered damage while landing in a storm at Tehran Mehrabad, after a diversion proposal was rejected.
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A350 operators to check flight-surface actuator performance
Airbus A350 operators are being instructed to check the performance of electro-hydrostatic actuators for the type's primary flight-control surfaces.
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ANALYSIS: Bamboo who? Vietnam start-up’s ever-shifting strategy
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways’ commitment to 20 Boeing 787-9s represents a startling growth in ambition, but the prospective carrier’s strategy is far from clear.
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Argentina liberalises domestic fares
Argentina will remove a minimum fare rule from 15 August, paving the way for low-cost carriers to price their fares freely.
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ANALYSIS: American ends run of venerable Dash 8 turboprop
Piedmont Airlines retires its last Bombardier Dash 8 tomorrow, ending 33 years of turboprop history at the carrier.
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AirAsia's Fernandes hints at possible additional Airbus orders
AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes has hinted at possible additional Airbus orders ahead of discussions at the airframer's Toulouse headquarters.
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Etihad rejig makes group chief responsible for core airline
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Aviation Group has adopted a new organisational structure comprising seven divisions: operations, commercial, MRO, human resources, finance, support services and transformation.
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Delta aims to complete 777 premium retrofits by 2019
Delta Air Lines debuts the first Boeing 777-200 with its new premium products today, as it begins to install the onboard products on its existing widebody fleet.
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ANALYSIS: Virgin Australia takes second helping in Hong Kong
Virgin Australia's entry onto the prime Sydney-Hong Kong route is likely to be a success thanks to capacity constraints, growing demand and a little help from its friends.
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ANSWERS: Concorde 50th anniversary quiz
Here are the questions and answers (at the bottom) to our Concorde 50th anniversary quiz on Twitter @FlightGlobal
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PICTURES: WestJet 737 Max 8 in new livery
Photographs have surfaced of a WestJet Boeing 737 Max 8 in the airline's new livery, giving an initial look at a paint scheme that the Calgary-based airline rolled out in May.
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US FAA orders PW1100G checks for fan-hub damage
US safety regulators are ordering inspections of the fan hub on Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, to check for defects or cracks.
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Cabin pressurisation fault resulted in Lion Air 737 diversion
Indonesia’s safety investigators are probing a pressurisation system problem onboard a Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER that resulted in the aircraft having to make a diversion during a routine domestic flight.
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Seoul to hold hearing to decide on future of Jin Air licence
South Korea’s transport ministry will wait on the outcome of a formal hearing before deciding if it will cancel Jin Air’s business license, after a former board member was found to hold foreign citizenship.
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PICTURE: Nepal starts introducing leased A330s
Nepal Airlines is introducing its first long-haul types, with a pair of leased Airbus A330-200s.
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Qatar Farnborough line-up features A350-1000 and 747-8F
Qatar Airways is intending to have a strong presence at next month's Farnborough air show, with a five-jet line-up including the A350-1000 and a Boeing 747-8 freighter.
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IAG to create Level-branded new carrier with ex-Air Berlin A321s
IAG is to establish a new Austrian-based low-cost carrier under its Level brand this summer, using four Airbus A321 narrowbodies sourced from now-defunct Air Berlin.
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Yangon runway conflict followed forgotten A320 clearance
Investigators in Myanmar have disclosed that they were not informed about an air traffic control mix-up, which led to a serious landing incident at Yangon, until nearly two weeks after it occurred.