Networks – Page 187
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IAG slashes Iberia A340s but indicates additional BA 777s
International Airlines Group will bring in additional Boeing 777s for British Airways but slash Iberia's Airbus A340s and A320s under its fleet plan to 2015. Deliveries...
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Iberia to cut 4,500 staff and reduce fleet by 25 aircraft
Iberia will cut 4,500 staff, reduce its fleet by 25 aircraft - five long-haul and 20 short-haul - and downsize its network by 15%, under a large-scale restructuring...
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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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IAG to make €113m cash offer for Vueling in early 2013
International Airlines Group (IAG), the British Airways and Iberia parent, will make a cash tender offer for the outstanding share in low-cost carrier Vueling...
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IN FOCUS: Boeing vs Airbus in China
With Comac's C919 on the horizon, Boeing and Airbus must battle to sell Chinese carriers on the merits of their respective re-engined Max and Neo
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Kingfisher expects to resume operations in 'near future'
Kingfisher Airlines expects operations to resume in the "near future" even as its net loss for the quarter ended 30 September widened to Indian rupees (Rs)...
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IN FOCUS: MRO growth in China
With Chinese airlines' MRO spend expected to more than double by 2012, it is little wonder that investment in new facilities is a key focus in the country
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IN FOCUS: Commonality is key in Bombardier - Comac collaboration
Bombardier and Comac have formed a unique partnership to explore commonalities between the CSeries and the C919.
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IN FOCUS: Chinese airports go global
Chinese hub airports and their carriers are growing strongly, but better international connections are essential if they are to keep pace with others in the region
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SkyWest MRJ deal nearing completion
SkyWest Inc. is close to turning the memorandum of understanding with Mitsubishi Aircraft for 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets into a firm commitment, says SkyWest...
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CHINA CAREERS: Rapid fleet growth calls for expansion across sector
Aircraft deliveries into the Chinese market continue to grow unabated despite an uncertain economic outlook, with airlines from the mainland and Hong Kong...
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CHINA CAREERS: Xiamen seeks foreign captains to fill growing fleet
Xiamen Airlines is typical of many of China's burgeoning home-grown carriers in that it has no shortage of young first officers among its flightcrew, but...
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CHINA CAREERS: 'Career airline' Cathay looks for second officers with an eye to promotion
Like its counterparts on the other side of China's internal border, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific will be aggressively recruiting pilots over the next three...
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CHINA CAREERS: Training centres seek to fill pilot shortfall
China may be recruiting airline captains in their thousands from abroad, but it fully expects to provide the next generation of commanders from its own citizens....
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Supplier issues delay CSeries first flight to 2013
Bombardier has delayed the first flight and entry-into-service of its in-development CSeries narrowbody, with the maiden sortie now expected to take place...
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ANALYSIS: Strong Q3 for US airlines, but Sandy's impact looms
US airlines reported strong earnings in the third quarter after being aided by lower than expected fuel prices, even as massive flight cancellations resulting...
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SriLankan targets passenger lift from Mattala opening
SriLankan Airlines chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe is targeting an additional one million passengers from the opening of Hambantato International airport...
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Qatar considered Emirates tie-up: Al Baker
Qatar Airways has disclosed that it had, at one point, been contemplating a tie-up with Emirates to create a Middle Eastern powerhouse carrier. The...
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair struggles to spend its growing cash pile
For most airline chief executives the challenge is how to build up a cash pile in the first place. For Ryanair's Michael O'Leary, the problem has been spending...
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Iberia Express arbitration ‘back to square one' after court ruling
The Spanish High Court has overturned the original arbitration process that nominally ended the conflict between Iberia and pilots union SEPLA, saying it...