All Strategy news – Page 589
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Airbus targets 600 sales to existing A380 client base
Airbus expects several more of its A380 customers will join Emirates with ultimate fleets of at least 50 aircraft, as it targets 600 sales of the giant to its existing clients.
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BAA airports competition ruling: Reaction
Today's announcement by UK competition regulators that it will force...
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Emirates pulls A380s off JFK to serve Toronto and Bangkok
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to withdraw its Airbus A380s from the New York JFK route to shift capacity to Toronto, and will also deploy the type to...
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Focus turns to African market opportunity
Nigerian carrier Arik Air is on the lookout for more long-haul aircraft as it presses ahead with its international development unswayed by the economic...
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What's next for regional aircraft?
Regional aircraft manufacturers have shifted their focus on to bigger jets as the 50-seat market has waned. But they will face strong competition from turboprops
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Airlines get smarter in their planning
The way in which airlines plan their schedules could be about to improve. The technology is getting there, but are airlines ready ?
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Air Berlin in talks to take over part of TUIfly operation
German carrier Air Berlin is in discussions with tour operator TUI Travel over a possible strategic co-operation involving carrier TUIfly. Under the...
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Low-cost carriers react angrily to EC slots proposal
European Commission p roposal to suspend "use it or lose it" rule has low-cost carriers up in arms
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Girma Wake: Driving growth at Ethiopian Airlines
Girma Wake has faced some challenging times as chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines, including political unrest and delays to the Boeing 787 programme. But he remains confident the carrier will weather what is thrown at it and achieve its growth targets
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Air Canada running out of ACEs
Air Canada is facng a rapidly unwinding dilemma with its parent company and major shareholder stuck in corporate limbo while its labour union contracts...
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Comment: Business travel continues sharp decline
Business travel demand began its sharp decline in September and this has fast become a global phenomenon. Airlines are responding with steeper price cuts than those seen in economy, but will this leave business travellers with new expectations?
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Future aircraft and engines: When will they hit the market?
When are the n ew aircraft and powerplants on the drawing boards at the world's airframers and engine makers going to hit the market?
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China's East Star grounded after failing to pay GECAS
China's civil aviation authority has grounded privately-owned East Star Airlines after it failed to pay money owed to GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS)...
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Opinion
Comment: Playing the slots
The European Commission's proposal to suspend 'use-it-or-lose-it' regulations to help legacy carriers ride out the recession is another slap in the face for the single aviation market
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Australia's SkyAirWorld goes into voluntary administration
Australia's SkyAirWorld has gone into voluntary administration after GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) repossessed its five aircraft.
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Liberalisation takes hold in Southeast Asia
Positive signs are emerging that air services liberalisation initiatives in Southeast Asia are more than just empty promises, with Indonesia and Singapore...
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Shanghai casts doubt over early 787 delivery slots
Shanghai airlines is considering canceling part of its 787 order as Chinese airlines work to renegotiate with Boeing on their early delivery slots. Shanghai...
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Almost heaven
Seaborne fight it out with the elements in the Caribbean to keep a seaplane dream alive