All Strategy news – Page 316
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News
US pre-clearance may create long-haul narrowbody gap at Stockholm
Gaining a US pre-clearance facility could pave the way for Stockholm Arlanda airport to gain new narrowbody-operated services to the USA, Swedavia's route development manager Ole Wieth Christensen believes.
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United CEO will not take chairman's role in 2018
United Airlines says its chief executive Oscar Munoz will no longer become chairman of its board in 2018, following the controversial incident in which police forcibly removed a passenger from a flight.
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Hawaiian expects A321neos will enter service in 2018
Hawaiian Airlines will likely not place new Airbus A321neos into revenue service until 2018 due to aircraft delivery delays, says chief executive Mark Dunkerley.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: WestJet joins ULCC scramble as Canada's skies evolve
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Canada's low-cost giant WestJet seems to have heeded that advice, announcing 20 April plans to launch an ultra-low-cost subsidiary late this year.
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Republic projects April bankruptcy exit
A US bankruptcy judge has approved Republic Airways Holdings' bankruptcy exit plan, putting the regional airline company on track to emerge from bankruptcy protection before the end of April, Republic announces.
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Air France outlines 787 network plans
Air France will deploy Boeing 787s to several African destinations during the winter 2017/18 season as its Dreamliner fleet grows.
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VietJet targets 36% increase in 2017 net profit to D3.4t
VietJet Air has set a net profit target of D3.4 trillion ($150 million) in 2017, a 36% year-on-year increase from its D2.5 trillion net profit in 2016.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Belfast hopes for Norwegian long-haul boost
The outlook for Belfast International airport’s long-haul business looked bleak at the start of this year when United Airlines scrapped its Newark service – the Northern Ireland gateway’s only transatlantic route.
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WestJet to launch lower-cost airline subsidiary in late 2017
Canadian carrier WestJet plans to launch a lower-cost subsidiary in late 2017, a move that comes amid heighten competitive pressure from several prospective low-cost start-ups, the Calgary-based airline announces.
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PICTURE: Virgin America becomes first to take A321neo
Virgin America has been revealed as the first recipient of an Airbus A321neo, after the aircraft was formally delivered to the US carrier.
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Norwegian to make Singapore launch in September
Norwegian will launch services from London Gatwick to Singapore on 28 September.
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Illegal overbooking highlighted after Pobeda boarding denial
Russian authorities have underlined the illegality of overbooking within the country after highlighting a case in which a disabled passenger was denied boarding by budget airline Pobeda.
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AerCaribe 737 'zig-zagged' as undercarriage twisted
Colombian investigators have revealed that both main landing-gear of a Boeing 737-400 freighter were found to be badly out of alignment after a serious landing incident in Bogota.
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United yet to see financial impact from forced removal incident
United Airlines president Scott Kirby says it is "too early" to determine what impact the recent furore over the forced removal of a passenger from a flight has had on bookings.
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Estonian bank LHV to finance two Nordica CRJ900s
Estonian banking group LHV is financing the purchase of two Bombardier CRJ900s for use by Nordica.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Andres Conesa, chief executive, Aeromexico
Andres Conesa’s foray into the aviation industry was supposed to last only a year. Tasked by the Mexican government in 2004 to oversee the sale of state-owned Aeromexico and Mexicana, the then-civil servant had intended to leave after his job was done.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Where do Europe's major LCCs compete directly?
Analysis of FlightGlobal schedules data for April covering Europe's big low-cost carriers shows an increase in the proportion of routes where two or more of these airlines compete directly, albeit that there is head-to-head competition between these operators on only a minority of their routes.
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United board backs chief following forced removal
The board of directors of United Airlines is backing chief executive Oscar Munoz following the uproar after a passenger was forcibly removed from a flight earlier this week.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why BA is putting premium on seat upgrade
Who would be the chief executive of a legacy airline like British Airways?
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News
PICTURE: Rossiya adopts 'big cat' scheme on 777
Russian carrier Rossiya has unveiled a Boeing 777-300 with a specialised paint scheme intended to draw attention to conservation of rare wildlife, including big cats.