All Strategy news – Page 439
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News
Lufthansa expects 'noticeable' operating loss in 2012
Lufthansa Group plans to introduce new cost-cutting measures after most of its subsidiaries recorded lower year-on-year operating profits for the first nine...
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Air France-KLM makes third quarter profit gains
Air France-KLM improved group operating profits by more than a quarter to reach €506 million ($655 million) for the three months ending September 2012. The...
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SAS to sell non-core assets as it strives for more savings
SAS Group is poised to launch another round of cost-cutting and efficiency initiatives to boost earnings by SKr3 billion ($450 million) as it moves to deny...
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SIA sees Virgin Australia stake as purely strategic move
Singapore Airlines is unlikely to increase its stake in Virgin Australia beyond 10%, with the Star Alliance carrier emphasising that the purchase is strictly...
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Virgin Australia back in budget market with Tiger deal
Buying a stake in Tiger Airways Australia allows Virgin Australia to re-enter the low-cost segment after four years and embark on a two-brand strategy in...
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Virgin Australia unveils major strategic moves
Virgin Australia will acquire Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines, and pay A$35 million ($36.2 million) for a 60% stake in Tiger Airways Australia....
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Honolulu's reascendant connecting hub
Hawaiian Airlines is on track to return Honolulu to the international connecting hub that it once was, as the carrier adds new frequencies to both Asia-Pacific...
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BA starts 767 services between Heathrow and Scotland
British Airways has begun operating services between London Heathrow and Edinburgh and Glasgow airports using 259-seat Boeing 767s. The Oneworld carrier...
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Boeing extends 777X timeline range to early 2020s
Boeing chief executive James McNerney on 24 October extended the length of the timing range for introducing a new version of the Boeing 777 by at least a...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Tough climate drives new push for Greek merger
Fresh attempts by Aegean Airlines to merge with Olympic Air illustrate the continued tough conditions facing the Greek market. Aegean renewed attempts...
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EasyJet beats Virgin Atlantic in fight for Moscow access
EasyJet has succeeded in convincing the UK's Civil Aviation Authority that it should be awarded one of two licences available for UK-based airlines to fly...
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SIA to drop nonstop USA flights as Airbus buys back A340s
Singapore Airlines will terminate ultra-longhaul nonstop flights to Los Angeles and Newark in late-2013 after Airbus agreed to buy back the carrier's five...
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SIA orders five A380s and 20 A350s, transfers 787s to Scoot
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is ordering five additional Airbus A380s and 20 more A350s to renew and expand its fleet.
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Lessors raise concerns over 'removed' Kingfisher components
Several Kingfisher Airlines aircraft that have been parked at various Indian airports have reportedly had parts and components stripped out of them. The...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway
Steve Ridgway has faithfully ridden shotgun for his flamboyant boss Sir Richard Branson during much of the three decades that Virgin Atlantic has waged...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: No Indian summer for Kingfisher
Six years ago, Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya told Airline Business during a cover interview how he was "building a sustainable business model in...
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Southwest and AirTran to offer
Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines says passengers will get access to "hundreds" of new connecting itineraries early next year when it launches full codesharing...
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Al Baker lends support to third Heathrow runway
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has voiced his support for a third runway at London Heathrow airport in a speech to the Aviation Club in London...
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Gulf carriers no longer 'enemy number one' for legacy carriers: Al Baker
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker blasted his critics during an address to the Aviation Club in London on 17 October, saying that the Gulf carriers...
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Qantas to invest A$30 million in Brisbane maintenance facility
The Qantas Group will invest an additional A$30 million ($31.2 million) in its Brisbane heavy maintenance facility. The work will start immediately...