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NewsStart-up Jade to order 747-400ERFs
Chinese cargo start-up Jade Cargo International has agreed to acquire six Boeing 747-400ER Freighters, but has delayed its launch by one year.
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NewsTANS confirms 57 survivors in 737-200 crash
Peruvian carrier TANS has confirmed that 57 people survived the Boeing 737-200 crash on 23 August near the city of Pucallpa, although it remains unclear exactly how many were on board the aircraft.
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Swiss confirms axing of Embraer and Saab fleet
Swiss International Air Lines is to axe the Embraer ERJ-145 and Saab 2000 regional types from its short-haul network, confirming earlier indications that it would retain only an expanded BAE Systems Avro RJ fleet for regional services.
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KLM receives first Airbus A330-200
KLM took delivery of its first long haul Airbus A330-200 today (25 August).
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BA to use loophole to avoid passenger compensation
UK flag carrier pins faith in European rules covering ‘extraordinary circumstances’
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MD-82 suffered double flame-out
Flightcrew of West Caribbean Airways twinjet reported that the aircraft was ‘uncontrollable’ before fatal crash
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NewsQantas prepares widebody RFP
Australian carrier to seek bids from Airbus and Boeing for up to 100 aircraft to replace existing fleet and to expand
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Air France undeterred by SkyTeam anti-trust setback
Air France remains confident that it will gain US anti-trust immunity for itself and five other members of the SkyTeam alliance, despite damning feedback from its application from the US Department of Justice.
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NewsAlliance values
The original bright revenue promises of the global alliances may have lost their lustre in today’s competitive reality, but initiatives in new areas such as distribution may revive early hopes that airlines could add more value together than apart
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Africa’s era of liberalisation
The African airline industry is starting to benefit from liberalisation, but there are still many challenges ahead, says Elijah Chingosho, technical director of the African Airlines Association