All Strategy news – Page 530
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Vueling denies sacking captain for refusing ash-cloud flight
Spanish low-cost airline Vueling has firmly rejected claims by a pilot that he was dismissed for refusing to operate an aircraft through an area contaminated...
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EgyptAir eyes Chicago, Toronto and Washington with new 777-300ERs
EgyptAir plans to launch service to new North American destinations next year after it takes delivery of its last pair of Boeing 777-300ERs.
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Sharklet A321 targets 757 replacement market
aircraft development jon ostrower broughton Airbus is confident that performance upgrades in the pipeline for its single-aisle family will give its...
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Carriers vent frustration over ash data and airspace closures
Air transport industry representatives are battling to reach agreement with regulators on
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Air Canada, Garuda, Thai and Air Austral could sublease Air India’s 777s
Air Canada, Thai Airways International, Garuda Indonesia and Reunion Island-based Austral have expressed interest in subleasing Boeing 777-200LRs and 777-300ERs...
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Haji-Ioannou bids to overturn EasyJet expansion strategy
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is threatening formal steps to block the low-cost carrier's planned fleet expansion, having resigned from his position...
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EasyJet founder Stelios quits board to battle fleet plan
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has resigned from the board of the UK budget carrier in a bid to resist the airline's fleet-expansion plans.
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Airbus points sharklet A321 at 757 replacement market
Airbus is confident that performance upgrades in the pipeline for its single-aisle family will give its largest model, the A321, a sufficient range boost...
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Star expects to add more members in Latin America and Africa
The Star Alliance is focusing recruitment efforts in Africa and Latin America as the grouping is poised to expand beyond 30 members.
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TAM expects Star to generate $60m in additional revenues
Brazil's TAM expects its membership in Star Alliance to generate at least $60 million in additional annual revenues.
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United's A350 order 'unclear' under merger
Airbus believes that the proposed US airline "mega-merger" will have no impact on its competitiveness during the campaign to replace United Airlines' huge...
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Airline industry comes to terms with ash cloud impact
As the industry picks up the pieces after April's ash cloud, questions are being asked about how losses will be recovered
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Aeroflot looks for consolidation boost
Aeroflot views its acquisition of six other Russian airlines as potentially the first stage in a much-needed consolidation of the country's carriers. The post-Cold War dismantling of the Soviet-era Aeroflot resulted in the creation of hundreds of smaller operators, dozens of which subsequently went out of business or were shut ...
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Brazil's TAM joins Star Alliance
Brazil's TAM Airlines has joined the Star Alliance network, becoming its 27th member. "Our integration into the world's leading global commercial aviation...
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Jetstar Asia to launch long-haul flights in end-2010 with first A330
Low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia will receive its first Airbus A330 by year-end, and plans to launch long-haul flights from Singapore before Christmas.
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Working Week - Ian Edmonson
After spending the early years of his career as an engineer in the automotive industry, a move to the aviation sector was a logical progression for Ian Edmondson, chairman and managing director of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres
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Royal Brunei inks deal with SIA to lease six 777s
Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has confirmed that it will lease six Boeing 777-200ER aircraft from Singapore Airlines to replace its 767-300ERs.
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Wind Jet ponders Avanti II relocation
Italian airline Wind Jet is seeking to establish a second base within the country for one of...
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Continental/United news
Consolidation fever took another step in the US market after Continental Airlines and United Airlines announced plans for their merger on 3 May.
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Controversy over bags fees sparks bookings boost for Spirit
Spirit Airlines remains unapologetic about its decision to charge passengers a $45 fee for carry-on bags saying that the controversy, generated by the announcement...