Networks – Page 186
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Air Berlin to sell frequent-flyer scheme to aid turnaround
Germany's Air Berlin is to divest its frequent-flyer programme as part of its strategic turnaround programme, as the carrier discloses an improvement in...
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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: KLM sidelines Heathrow with Manston feeder service
KLM's new feeder service from Manston airport to its Amsterdam Schiphol hub illustrates a growing trend of connecting traffic being funnelled outside the...
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Qatar drops A350-800 for larger -900
Qatar Airways has shifted its order for 20 Airbus A350-800s to the larger -900 variant further weakening the backlog for the smallest member of the airframer's...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: MTU signs deals with Postal Airlines, Solaseed Air
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai has signed engine maintenance agreements with Postal Airlines China and Japanese airline Solaseed Air, the MRO firm announced at Airshow...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Hainan orders GEnx engines for two 787s
Hainan Airlines has placed an order for General Electric GEnx-1B engines to power two additional Boeing 787s it recently ordered. The airline has also...
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Ryanair to expand German footprint in 2013
Ryanair has announced plans to operate flights from Nuremberg next year, as well as increasing services at Cologne and Leipzig. Nuremberg airport...
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ANALYSIS: Will FastJet speed low-cost model in Africa?
The launch of flights later this month from high-profile pan-African start-up FastJet is the latest attempt to kick-start the spread of the low-cost carrier...
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FastJet puts Kilimanjaro and Mwanza routes on sale
FastJet has started selling tickets for its first domestic routes from the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam, with the inaugural flight scheduled to take place on 29 November.
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IN FOCUS: Boeing 747-8 technical description & cutaway
Boeing raised the stakes in its bid to wrest the 'big-jet' crown from Airbus in June when Lufthansa introduced the 747-8, which is much more than just a stretch
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Qatar interested in proposed 787-10X: Al Baker
Qatar Airways has exprerssed its interest in Boeing's proposed 787-10X if the airframer receives board approval to proceed with the double stretch of the...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier makes big push at Zhuhai
Bombardier has outlined a case for its CSeries aircraft in China, as it continues its quest for its first Chinese customer for the type. Speaking...
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Qatar receives first 787 at Seattle ceremony
Qatar Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 at a special ceremony in Seattle on 12 November.
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ANALYSIS: Creaking Italian market shows signs of crisis
Back in February Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC launched a probe - a verifica straordinaria, as it puts it - into the financial well-being of the...
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EU subsidy ruling scuppered Qatar’s Spanair rescue talks: Al Baker
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker says that a deal to save Spanair earlier this year was scuppered by the European Union's requirement that subsidies...
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ANALYSIS: IAG determined to tackle the pain in Spain
One thing few people would doubt about International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh is his willingness to tackle structural issues in the industry....
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Scandinavian states yet to notify EC over possible SAS aid
European Commission regulators have yet to be notified about any potential state assistance to embattled Scandinavian airline company SAS Group. SAS...
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Iberia restructuring to tackle maintenance and handling
Iberia will cut non-profitable aspects of its maintenance and ground handling operations as part of its concentration on core activities under wide-ranging...