All Strategy news – Page 453
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IN FOCUS: Victor brings price-comparison concept to business jets
When BMI axed its London Heathrow to Palma de Mallorca service, regular traveller Clive Jackson decided to start his own online business jet seat-trading platform
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Qantas to delay delivery of A380s, boost domestic capacity
Qantas Airways will delay the delivery of two Airbus A380 aircraft to further cut capital expenditure and to help streamline operations. The aircraft,...
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IAG considering BMIbaby shut down
International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering shutting down BMIbaby by 10 September if a buyer is not found for the BMI subsidiary. IAG acquired...
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Embattled Cimber Sterling collapses as investor halts funds
Danish carrier Cimber Sterling has filed for bankruptcy, becoming the second major airline in the country to collapse in less than four years.
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Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia share swap officially terminated
The cross-ownership agreement between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia has officially been terminated. AirAsia's parent Tune Air and MAS' largest...
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Virgin America signs interline deal with China Airlines
Virgin America and Taiwan's China Airlines have agreed on a new interline partnership, allowing passengers on both airlines to travel across their respective...
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Royal Jordanian appoints interim CEO
Royal Jordanian Airlines' board of directors has appointed Abdul Rahman Al Khatib as interim president and chief executive. Al Khatib will hold...
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Flybe muscles in on BMIbaby routes from East Midlands
UK regional carrier Flybe is aggressively expanding at East Midlands, hitting the vulnerable budget operator BMIbaby by starting competing services on five...
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Boeing bullish on 747-8I prospects
Boeing believes entry into revenue service of Lufthansa's first 747-8I on 1 June will help convince many wavering potential customers to place orders for...
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Boeing testing modal suppression for 747-8I stabilizer
Boeing is using a flight test 747-8 Freighter to investigate whether a software-based fix, similar to the outboard aileron modal suppression (OAMS) system used on the cargo aircraft, will solve a concern about possible flutter in fuel-laden 747-8I horizontal stabilisers in the event of a structural failure.
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MAS-AirAsia share-swap to be called off
Sources close to Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia confirm that that the cross-ownership agreement between the two airlines will be cancelled on Wednesday...
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Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia shares suspended amid share-swap concerns
The shares of Malaysia Airline System (MAS) and AirAsia have been suspended from trading on the country's stock exchange on 2 May, pending a likely announcement...
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Etihad takes near-3% share of Aer Lingus
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has taken a near-3% shareholding in Irish operator Aer Lingus, as the two airlines discuss future co-operation prospects. Aer...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Europe's low-cost carrier revolution
A decade of development by the low-cost carriers has seen the short-haul map of Europe completely redrawn with well over a hundred budget carrier bases now in operation across the continent.
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Delta to acquire oil refinery
Delta Air Lines has confirmed plans to acquire an oil refinery south of Philadelphia, after rumours of the purchase first surfaced earlier this month. The...
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Low-cost carriers see double-digit growth in 2011
Leading low-cost carriers enjoyed double-digit revenue growth in 2011 and collective passenger numbers rose nearly 12%.
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IN FOCUS: Will volcanic ash paralyse Europe again?
Much has been done to ensure that if volcanic ash were to drift over Europe as it did in April 2010, aviation would not be immobilised again.
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IN FOCUS: Attention focuses on ICAO as emission trading row rumbles on
Amid a hardening of opposition to the European Union's emissions trading system, ICAO has been touted as the logical forum for delivering a solution. Can it deliver?
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ANALYSIS: Google faces fight on the searches
TripAdvisor and Expedia lead complaints to Europe's competition regulators about fairness of online firm's algorithm, writes Martin Cowen. Google is...
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IN FOCUS: Long-haul, low-cost at home in Southeast Asia
When Oasis Hong Kong Airlines's chief executive Steve Miller put the business into liquidation on 9 April 2008, many thought it was the beginning of the...