All Strategy news – Page 381
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Ryanair demands review of Aer Lingus divestment ruling
Ryanair is arguing that its obligation to reduce its Aer Lingus stake should be reconsidered in light of IAG's proposed takeover of the Irish flag carrier.
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ATR pilots alerted over throttle use in high-speed descent
Safety authorities are urging ATR pilots to be cautious over their airspeed during descent after highlighting a risk of severe propeller mechanism damage.
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ANALYSIS: Fleet Watch - Orders for January 2015
The month of January 2015 has been the lowest in commercial aircraft orders since August 2013. Net orders came in at only 44 while 2 swaps also occurred.
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Korean Air swings to big operating profit in 2014
Korean Air (KAL) has reported an operating profit of KRW395 billion ($355 million) for the year ended 31 December 2014, a major improvement on the KRW20 billion loss over the previous fiscal year.
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Alitalia can breathe more easily – and focus on profits
Alitalia is not quite out of the woods, but at least one wolf is no longer snapping at the heels of the former Italian flag carrier.
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TransAsia to retrain ATR pilots after tests reveal weaknesses
Ten TransAsia Airways ATR pilots are to undergo intensive retraining on emergency procedures following an evaluation of proficiency in the wake of the fatal crash in Taipei.
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PICTURES: Korean Air to introduce new business class seats
Korean Air will introduce a new business class seat in the near future.
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Spirit to add up to 35 new routes in 2015
Spirit Airlines could launch as many as 35 new routes this year, although it emphasises that most of the growth will come from connecting existing dots in its network.
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ANALYSIS: Why and how badly is liberalisation stalled?
Eight years since the US-EU open-skies agreement ushered in what was heralded as a new era in liberalisation, the rhetoric has changed – and perhaps the reality has too.
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A330 grounding to help cashflow situation: Skymark
Skymark Airlines grounded its Airbus A330-300 fleet to help strengthen its operating cashflow since entering bankruptcy protection on 28 January.
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ANALYSIS: No magic potion for AirAsia X's ills
Big changes appear to be underway for Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X (AAX), following the abrupt departure of chief executive Azran Rami-Osman in late-January.
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Start-up Jetlines reveals route ambitions
Prospective Canadian start-up Jetlines anticipates developing a broad network anchored by flights from three primary cities: Vancouver, Winnipeg and Hamilton, the company announces in a tweet on 8 February.
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ANALYSIS: How social media is redefining crisis communications
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel, as Mark Twain once said.
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Ajay Singh readies to take reins at SpiceJet
SpiceJet founder and incoming director Ajay Singh says the takeover process for the ailing carrier should be completed in the next 10 days.
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Polish regional carrier EuroLOT to halt operations
Polish regional carrier EuroLOT is suspending operations from the beginning of April.
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TransAsia GE235: Shutting down the wrong engine
Taiwan's accident investigators have taken the unusual step of publishing part of the flight data recorder printout for the crashed ATR 72-600 almost as soon as it was available to them. There are no rules or protocols saying they must do so, and none saying they should not.
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TransAsia probe yet to explain apparent shutdown error
While investigators have yet to confirm whether a TransAsia Airways ATR 72 crew mistakenly shut down a healthy engine after the other flamed out, such an error has precedent.
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Bristow Group takes control of Airnorth
Bristow Helicopters Australia has acquired an 85% stake in Darwin-based regional carrier Airnorth.
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ANALYSIS: TransAsia contemplates long, uphill climb
The dramatic crash of an almost brand new ATR 72-600 into the Keelung river will in no way help TransAsia Airways gain traction in a market where it is already a relatively small player.
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Checks on Taiwan's ATR fleet to focus on engines
Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration’s (CAA) ordering of checks on the country’s fleet of ATR turboprops appears to indicate a focus on the aircraft’s engines.