All articles by Edward Russell – Page 52
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ALTA: Brazil learns lessons from criticised airport deals
Brazil's civil aviation agency (ANAC) chief says that lessons have been learnt after the high bids accepted in the recent airport privatisations came in for criticism from industry bodies including IATA.
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ALTA: Delta chief sees future in bilateral partnerships
Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson sees bilateral partnerships between airlines as the solution to foreign ownership restrictions. "Once...
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ALTA: ALTA pushes IATA for small airline safety programme
Leaders of ALTA called on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to create a set of safety standards for airlines not eligible for the organisation's...
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ALTA: Aeromar to diversify network into the USA
Mexican boutique regional carrier Aeromar plans to diversify its network to include new routes to the USA, as it faces increasing competition at its Mexico...
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ALTA: Aeromexico sees 'stellar' growth with UATP
Aeromexico has seen "stellar" growth in use of the UATP network by customers since it joined earlier this year, say UATP executives. Usage has grown...
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ALTA: Mexico's Aeromar joins ALTA
Aeromar will join ALTA as it celebrates its 25th anniversary as Mexico's oldest continuously operated airline. "I see it as a formalisation of a transformation...
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ALTA: Aeromar orders 2 ATR 72-600s
Aeromar has ordered two ATR 42-600 aircraft with deliveries in 2013, say executives at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum 2012 in Panama City. The Mexico...
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ALTA: UATP sees opportunities in cash, mobile payments
UATP is partnering with various alternative payment brands and prepping for the emerging mobile payment space, as it expands its suite of payment options...
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ANALYSIS: Air Canada feels pressure on US routes
Air Canada is seeing some compression to its yield on services to the northeast USA, even as it ramps up flights to the region, say executives at the Montreal-based...
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ANALYSIS: Bombardier plays down CSeries delay
Bombardier executives reassured investors that the delayed first flight of the CSeries family to June 2013 will stick, during an earnings call today.
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Sandy's impact on airline financials too early to tell
The jury remains out on the impact of superstorm Sandy on the financials for airlines, as operations creep back to normal. Airlines had cancelled 18,445...
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First class delays American 777-300 launch
American Airlines has delayed the commercial launch of its Boeing 777-300ER to 31 January 2013 from 13 December due to production issues with the first class...
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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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United 787 deliveries delayed further
United Airlines will receive its next few Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners later than it expected, as it faces further delays to delivery of the aircraft since receiving...
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US Airways evaluating financing options for 17 aircraft
US Airways is evaluating financing options for 17 Airbus A321s and A330s with deliveries scheduled in 2013. Derek Kerr, chief financial officer of...
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ASESA locks US Ex-Im financing for S-76D order
Export credit agency, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), has approved a $56.5 million loan guarantee to support an order from Mexico's...
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ANALYSIS: US regionals reach new turning point
It is 1984 again with US regional airlines. That year was a turning point for the industry, when the first capacity purchase agreements established the dominant...
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AMR and Embraer seek regional jet refinancing
AMR subsidiary American Eagle Airlines has requested bankruptcy court approval to restructure $1.75 billion in debt on its entire fleet of Embraer regional...
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IN FOCUS: American seeks more codeshares, despite opposition
American Airlines is seeking to expand the number of codeshares it has with other airlines, even as it gains Qatar Airways as a Oneworld partner. Tom...
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Qatar still keen on CSeries order
Qatar Airways hopes to conclude an order with Bombardier for the CSeries in the near future, says chief executive Akbar Al Baker. "CSeries is an aircraft...