All Strategy news – Page 523
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Austrian to follow Lufthansa move to slimline seats
Austrian Airlines is to follow parent company Lufthansa's strategy of adopting a new cabin configuration, with lighter seats, to increase capacity. Executive...
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Cimber Sterling refinancing fleet to underpin cash reserve
Danish carrier Cimber Sterling is to refinance its fleet and apply for a Government-backed loan to reinforce its capital base. The airline suffered...
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Sukhoi prepares for first flight of serial-production Superjet 100
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division is preparing for the first flight of the serial-production Superjet 100 this summer, as it starts winding down its flight-test...
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Spicejet's owners mull over new CEO and strategy
The new owner of India's SpiceJet, who is buying a majority stake in India's SpiceJet, is likely to decide on a name change and confirm a new CEO only around...
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Cathay, Dragonair tap Panasonic for fleet-wide connectivity
Cathay Pacific Airways has become the first carrier in Asia to reveal its intention to deploy Panasonic Avionics' Ku-band satellite-based global communications...
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Embraer creates new Chinese subsidiary for logistics, spares
Brazilian airframer Embraer has established a new subsidiary in China to provide logistics and spare parts sales as well as consulting services to customers...
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Lufthansa: Cabin layout rejig equates to 12 'free' A320s
Lufthansa's planned use of lighter seating on its European fleet will provide an increase in capacity equivalent to a dozen Airbus A320s. The German flag-carrier's...
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Business briefing
The aerospace subsidiary of Indian automotive major Mahindra and Mahindra is investing Rp2.5 billion ($54 million) in a Bangalore factory to make aircraft components and, later, assemble small transport aircraft.
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Aer Lingus hands A320 MRO deal to Dublin Aerospace
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus has handed a substantial Airbus base maintenance contract to new operation Dublin Aerospace. Under the agreement Dublin...
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Alitalia retroactively joining SkyTeam transatlantic venture
Italian flag-carrier Alitalia is to join retroactively the SkyTeam transatlantic joint venture currently conducted between Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines.
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Zodiac takes over German galley manufacturer Sell
Zodiac Aerospace has agreed to acquire German galley manufacturer Sell, although it has not given terms of the deal. Herborn-based Sell generated revenues...
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Sharklets capture Virgin America's interest
Management at Virgin America believes Airbus A320s equipped with sharklets could be ideal for some of the transcontinental routes in its US network. Airbus...
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Delta and US Airways officially appeal slot swap decision
Delta and US Airways have advised the US FAA they have no plans to proceed with a slot swap transaction that the regulator approved earlier this year that...
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Sukhoi backtracks after listing Superjets for Alitalia
Russian airframer Sukhoi is backpedalling from information in its annual report pointing to an agreement from Alitalia for its Superjet 100 aircraft.
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SpiceJet CEO quits with impending ownership change
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet's CEO Sanjay Aggarwal has quit, as the airline's ownership looks set to change hands.
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PHOTO: BA launches first-ever in-flight mobile portal
British Airways has become the launch customer for OnAir's new in-flight mobile portal. Passengers on board BA's all-business Airbus A318 service between...
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Delta to sell Mesaba and Compass for $82.5 million
Delta has reached agreements to sell its Mesaba and Compass Airlines subsidiaries for a total of $82.5 million to US regional operators Pinnacle Airlines...
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Hawaiian unveils new service to Seoul
Hawaiian Airlines announced today that it will launch nonstop service between its Honolulu hub and Seoul-Incheon, beginning January 2011, pending approval...
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Kenya Airways to add E-190s
Kenya Airways plans to introduce Embraer E-190s to its fleet to support further growth of its fast-expanding African network.
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OEMs outline specifics of FAA environmental contract award
Boeing, General Electric and Honeywell plan to use contract awards from the US Federal Aviation Administration to deepen existing research on technology...