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IN FOCUS: Why IATA wants to shake up the airline distribution sector
IATA's plans to shake up the airline retail world with its New Distribution Capability has met with a mixed response, but the association's distribution and financial services chief Aleks Popovich believes the sector is in vital need of modernisation
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can European ATC gain from the American way?
Private competition in the provision of 'contract towers' has helped drive down US air traffic control costs and the opportunity is there for similar savings...
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ANALYSIS: Transatlantic venture faces antitrust test
European antitrust officials are about to impose commitments on United Airlines, Air Canada, and Lufthansa because of concerns about the anti-competitive...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Chinese airline fleet to hit 5,000 by 2031
China's airlines will operate more than 5,000 aircraft equipped with around one million seats by 2031, according to Flightglobal Insight's Airline Employment...
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NewsAirbus unconvinced over further A350 stretch
Airbus appears to be dismissing the possibility of a further stretch to the A350, despite the capacity gap between the A350-1000 and the A380. The...
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AirAsia's Fernandes continues call for A330neo
AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes is continuing to apply pressure on Airbus to re-engine its A330 widebody, even though the company appears to be ruling...
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NewsANA extends 787 flight cancellations to 27 Jan
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has cancelled a number of services through to 27 January as a result of the grounding of its fleet of Boeing 787-8s. The Star...
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NewsJAL extends suspension of 787 operations to 25 January
Japan Airlines (JAL) has extended the grounding of its fleet of seven Boeing 787-8s, at least until 25 January. The carrier will be deploying older...
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Sky Regional eyes 28 Feb start date for US routes
Canadian carrier Sky Regional intends to start regional flying on 28 February under the Air Canada Express name, the airline says in a US Department of Transportation...
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NewsEthiopian Airlines becomes final carrier to ground 787s
Ethiopian Airlines has withdrawn its fleet of four Boeing 787s from service, following similar moves by United Airlines, Poland's LOT, Chile's LAN, Air India...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Under-valued airlines prompt alternative thinking
It comes as no surprise at Qantas that an investor group would emerge such as the one including former senior executives Geoff Dixon and Peter Gregg. Analysts...
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Fastjet readies launch of first international flights
Fastjet expects to launch its first international flights to Uganda, South Africa and the Comoros "in the next few weeks". The Stelios Haji-Ioannou-backed...
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ANALYSIS: ANA and JAL count the cost of 787 grounding
It has been a busy start to 2013 for Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), all thanks to the Boeing 787s.
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NewsAirbus dismisses 777X, stays bullish on A350-1000
Airbus has robustly defended the prospects for its A350-1000, insisting its relatively slow sales are due to delivery slot constraints while dismissing Boeing's...
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Cebu Pacific to start long-haul services in October with Manila-Dubai
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific plans to launch long-haul services, starting 7 October, on the Manila-Dubai route. It will operate a daily...
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China Eastern to launch Shanghai-San Francisco in April
China Eastern Airlines plans to launch a daily Shanghai Pudong-San Francisco service on 26 April. It will use Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the route,...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Grounding order moves 787 into uncharted territory
A grounding order by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) moves the Boeing 787 programme into territory uncharted for a modern airliner as long as a recently discovered "battery fire risk" remains unsolved.
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NewsFAA orders 787 grounding until battery problem fixed
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will ground all US-registered Boeing 787s until Boeing demonstrates the lithium-ion-polymer batteries on board...
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Berlin invests millions to improve existing airports
Berlin's airport operator has dismissed the chief executive of the future Brandenburg hub, Rainer Schwarz, and revealed intermediate investment plans for...
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NewsVirgin America to launch Los Angeles-Las Vegas flights in April
Virgin America will launch three daily flights between Los Angeles and Las Vegas from 22 April, says a source at the company. The new service is the...