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Feedback: SimpliFlying's Shashank Nigam on virtual returns
As airlines increasingly embrace social media as part of their market strategies, Shashank Nigam of brand strategy consultancy SimpliFlying asks: is getting...
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Avianca aims to launch Bogota-Orlando in July
Colombian flag carrier Avianca has informed US regulators of its intent to launch a Bogota-Orlando pairing in July of this year. Avianca currently...
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Ownership: finding a new frontier
Faced with the slow pace of liberalisation, the airline industry has spawned a backdoor approach to help carriers expand their brand outside their own borders
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Market outlook: playing the cash generation game
The bounce back in performance in 2010 to what was in money, although not in margins terms, a record year, is now history. The key question for some time has been how much lower profits will be in 2011 compared with 2010 and what shape the year-end balance sheets will ...
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US Airways touts standalone model
Despite being written off many times before, the resilient Star Alliance carrier makes a play of the hand it has been dealt
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European transport strategy strikes positive note for aviation
Industry encouraged by commitment to mobility in European Commission's ambitious long-term transport policy
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JAL begins restructured life
Oneworld carrier returns from bankruptcy restructuring but faces challenges ahead as Japan begins earthquake recovery Japan Airlines has emerged restructured...
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Middle East unrest keepts traffic pressure on
Middle East carriers' revenue suffers as local troubles impact passenger numbers on flights in the region The ongoing turmoil in parts of the Middle...
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NewsJAL adjusts services in disaster aftermath
Japan Air Lines (JAL) is continuing to adjust its schedules in the aftermath of last month's earthquake and tsunami in the northeast of the country, reducing...
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NewsANA begins 787 training
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) today began training for its flight crew who will operate the aircraft. Ten pilots from...
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Japan's Star Flyer orders two A320s
Japanese carrier Star Flyer has signed a firm order for two Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft, to be powered by CFM56-5B4/P engines, will be delivered...
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V Australia grounds 777 after engine problem aborts take-off
The Virgin Blue group's long-haul subsidiary V Australia has grounded one of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in Los Angeles after it experienced unspecified...
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Air France in talks with Airbus over possible A320neo order
Air France-KLM has confirmed that it is in talks with Airbus over the possibility of placing an order for the A320neo.
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NewsWing clearance in frame after A380 jolts CRJ
This month's taxiing collision between an Air France Airbus A380 and a Comair Bombardier CRJ700 is likely to spark debate over pilot awareness of the type's...
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American heightens distribution tension with Travelport-Orbitz lawsuit
American Airlines is claiming that GDS owner Travelport and its affiliate Orbitz are engaging in anti-competitive practices and has solidified its argument through a lawsuit against the travel company.
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MROAM: Southwest, Boeing refrain response to FAA scrutiny of airframer's manufacturing
Southwest Airlines and Boeing have opted not to publicly respond to US FAA administrator Randy Babbitt's revelation that the agency is taking a close look...
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FAA reveals new sleeping controller incidents, new countermeasures
The US FAA says it is assigning additional controllers on the midnight shifts at 27 air traffic control towers across the US following an incident this morning...
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MROAM: MRO industry sees growth over next decade
Industry analysts see overall growth in the maintenance, repair and overhaul industry over the next decade, yet industry consensus points to today's fragile...
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BMIbaby to close Cardiff and Manchester bases
UK budget carrier BMIbaby is to pull out of its Cardiff and Manchester bases and increase services from Belfast City Airport as it seeks to adjust to shifting...
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Embraers to give Oman Air regional jet flexibility
Oman Air has become the latest Middle Eastern carrier to branch into regional jet operations, following delivery of its first two Embraer 175s. Part of an...