All Strategy news – Page 405
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Re-launched Eastern Air Lines orders up to 20 737s
Miami-based start-up Eastern Air Lines Group has signed an “initial” order for 10 Boeing 737-800s and with purchase rights for 10 more 737 Max 8 in a deal with potential combined value of $1.95 billion at list prices.
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SkyWest and Trans States bid on American E175 contract
SkyWest Inc and Trans States Holdings have submitted bids to operate up to 60 Embraer 175 aircraft for American Airlines.
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MH370: Inmarsat details proposal for free flight-tracking
Communications satellite specialist Inmarsat has put forward to ICAO a proposal to establish a free aircraft-tracking service for airlines.
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EasyJet ‘very close’ to change in MRO tack
EasyJet will soon make a decision on the extent to which it will adopt a block-maintenance philosophy whereby aircraft are serviced in fewer but more comprehensive checks.
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Tata SIA to target Delhi-Mumbai route
Documents released by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation show that SIA Tata Airlines will target routes from New Delhi to major cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in the first year of operations.
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ANALYSIS: US airlines trade higher wages for more flexibility
Labour costs at US airlines are on the up swing, with American, Delta and United trading higher wages for labour support of their respective mergers.
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ANALYSIS: ADAT sale signals strategic change for Mubadala
Abu Dhabi’s investment house Mubadala has signalled a major switch in its ambitious aerospace strategy, offloading its maintenance, repair and overhaul unit ADAT to Etihad Airways while taking full control of specialist Italian airframer Piaggio Aero.
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Etihad takes over Abu Dhabi MRO firm ADAT
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to acquire maintenance operation Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, owned by investor Mubadala.
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Air Canada to launch Rio de Janeiro flights
Air Canada will launch year-round service three times per week between Toronto and Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão-Antônio Carlos Jobim international airport on 11 December, 2014.
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ANALYSIS: Jungle of trouble awaits new Tigerair boss
Battered Tigerair’s announcement last week on the planned grounding of eight aircraft was a difficult but necessary decision - but more tough decisions lie ahead.
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Tigerair CEO steps down after 21 months
Tiger Airways Holdings chief executive Koay Peng Yen has resigned after serving in the role for less than two years, to be replaced by a SIA veteran.
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Virgin America in Love Field push ahead of city council meeting
Virgin America has launched a campaign to secure two gates at Dallas Love Field airport, ahead of a Dallas City Council meeting tomorrow to discuss the award of the gates.
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British Airways and Corsair seal codeshare
British Airways and Corsair have signed a new codeshare agreement covering flights through Paris Orly airport.
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MH370 forces further revision of recorder strategy
Failure to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 has resulted in a further reinforcement of European proposals to increase flight recorder capabilities and aid aircraft detection.
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Etihad outlines 787, A380 launch plans
Etihad Airways will debut its new Boeing 787 on flights to Washington DC, Mumbai and Dusseldorf in Germany as it prepares to introduce both the Dreamliner and Airbus A380 at the end of this year.
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Inquiry details controllers' hunt as MH370 vanished
Investigators have detailed the effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the initial four hours after its disappearance, but the preliminary inquiry report gives little information that had not previously been disclosed.
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MH370: Malaysia to host flight-tracking discussion
Malaysia’s government is to host a gathering to discuss the real-time monitoring of flight data this month, in the wake of the disappearance of flight MH370.
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Finnair closes A321 transaction with Jackson Square
Oneworld carrier Finnair has closed the Airbus A321 package sale and leaseback aircraft transaction with operating lessor Jackson Square Aviation with the final delivery.
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EASA and IATA to share airline safety data
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the International Air Transport Association have signed an agreement to share their airline safety audit results.
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Air France-KLM seeks closer MRO ties with Air China
Air France-KLM intends to further build its maintenance partnership with Air China after its MRO division was selected to supports the Asian carrier’s General Electric GE90 engines.