All Strategy news – Page 372
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PICTURE: Vietnam A350 performs maiden flight
Airbus has started test flights with a second customer’s A350-900, with the first jet for Vietnam Airlines having completed its maiden sortie.
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MAS to relaunch with 2018 breakeven target
Malaysia Airlines is targeting breakeven by 2018 as it prepares to relaunch itself as a new carrier on 1 September.
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AirAsia expects $400m boost from A320 sale and leasebacks
AirAsia expects to generate $400 million in cash this year through sale and leaseback transactions on up to 16 older Airbus A320s.
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ANALYSIS: Hurdles remain for IAG in Aer Lingus bid
When the Irish government decided to accept IAG's offer for its 25% stake in Aer Lingus, it ended months of tense negotiations and shuttle diplomacy between the two sides.
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Airbus hints at pending order for regional A330
Airbus has indicated that it will disclose an order for its ‘regional’ version of the A330 shortly, without identifying the potential customer.
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Aer Lingus needs US partner: IAG chief
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh believes Aer Lingus would "probably struggle" to grow its transatlantic market "without a strong partner in the US".
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IAG attracted by Aer Lingus's 'strong presence' in UK regions
Aer Lingus's "strong presence in the UK regions" has been identified by IAG as a factor in the group's decision to pursue the Irish flag carrier.
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Irish govt accepts IAG bid for Aer Lingus stake
The Irish government has agreed to sell its 25.1% stake in Aer Lingus to IAG, after accepting the airline group's third offer for the share in the Irish carrier.
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Ryanair sketches plan for price-comparison function
Ryanair will add a price-comparison function to its website in October, but finance chief Neil Sorahan cautions that this does not mean the Irish budget airline is "in the business of being a travel agent".
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Ryanair to lease six aircraft this year
Ryanair is leasing six aircraft on short-term contracts this year, including two Airbus A320s, in order to cater for increased passenger demand.
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Ryanair full-year profit rises by two-thirds
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has turned in a full-year net profit of $946 million, a rise of two-thirds.
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Kenya Airways open to Nairobi terminal partnership
Kenya Airways is open to the possibility of leading a consortium to build and manage the planned greenfield terminal at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International airport.
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PICTURE: Sichuan Airlines takes 100th aircraft
Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its 100th aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: Air France-KLM and Alitalia search for new balance
Air France-KLM is in talks on how it might retain co-operation with European joint-venture partner Alitalia after the Italian carrier gave notice of plans to walk away from their existing deal.
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Ethiopian to add Cape Town and Gaborone services
Ethiopian Airlines will add stops at Cape Town in South Africa and Botswana's capital Gaborone to its Addis Ababa-Johannesburg route from 30 June.
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ANALYSIS: North Africa sees uneven recovery post-Arab Spring
The wave of popular protests that swept through North Africa in 2010 and 2011, collectively becoming known as the "Arab Spring", was initially welcomed by many as a positive move towards democracy.
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ANALYSIS: Mueller sets tone for MAS transformation
Christoph Mueller may have been at the reins of Malaysia Airlines for less than a month, but employees already have a sense of the changes to come.
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Alitalia intends to split from Air France-KLM pacts
Alitalia is to split from a number of partnership arrangements with fellow SkyTeam carrier Air France-KLM from 2017.
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EBACE: Qatar Executive increases Gulfstream order
Middle Eastern VIP operator Qatar Executive has firmed up its earlier memorandum of understanding for 20 Gulfstream business jets and added an extra 10 aircraft to the order.
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Austrian expands holiday offering
Austrian Airlines has rejigged some of its routes and frequencies, citing an intent to "offset the strongly seasonal business of the airline".