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Plenty of new markets for Emirates' 90 A380s: RBS
Emirates will not struggle to find enough economically viable routes on which to deploy the 90 Airbus A380s it has on order, and its 2020 fleet will be "modest" compared with airlines such as Air France-KLM and United Continental.
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AirAsia X to defer all new aircraft deliveries in 2011
Malaysia-based AirAsia's long haul subsidiary AirAsia X has deferred all deliveries of new aircraft this year, as it builds up its balance sheet ahead of a possible public listing.
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Lufthansa Cargo prepares to pick MD-11F successor
Lufthansa Cargo is aiming to add six Boeing MD-11-equivalent freighters by 2015 and is reviewing new and converted freighter options, with a view to deciding on a type within a couple of months.
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FAA returns Croatia to category one
The US FAA has reinstated a category one safety rating for Croatia, after downgrading the country to category two in September 2008.
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Avianca-TACA, Copa and United-Continental forge partnership
Avianca-TACA, Copa and United-Continental have unveiled plans to begin comprehensive codesharing one year ahead of the two Latin American airline groups...
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Lufthansa unveils San Francisco as fifth A380 destination
Lufthansa's fifth Airbus A380 destination will be San Francisco.
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SAA to begin nonstop Johannesburg-New York service
South African Airways (SAA) plans to start daily nonstop flights between Johannesburg and New York JFK and increase capacity on several southern African...
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Aires to take A320s and resume expansion by early 2012
LAN expects to resume expansion and place Airbus A320 family aircraft at its new Colombian subsidiary Aires by the end of this year or early next year.
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NewsBoeing holds firm to 787 production ramp-up
Boeing aims to deliver a dozen or more 787s in 2011, with industry sources pointing to September for first delivery, while the airframer maintains its original...
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Lufthansa Cargo to select new aircraft type by April
Lufthansa Cargo is reviewing new aircraft options as it looks to resume growing its fleet over the next four years with six additional aircraft.
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Boeing posts $3.3 billion full-year net profit for 2010
Boeing has recorded a full-year net profit of $3.3 billion for 2010, nearly treble the $1.3 billion net profit posted a year earlier.
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British Midland transition continues
This month sees more signs of the gradual transition taking place at British Midland International, under the leadership of Wolfgang Prock-Schauer following Lufthansa’s acquisition of the Star Alliance carrier just over a year ago. Newly announced flights from London Heathrow and Manchester to the Swiss city of Basel see ...
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Alaska to deploy 737-900ERs within existing network
Alaska Airlines plans to deploy its new fleet of Boeing 737-900ERs on dense routes within the carrier's existing network.
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SkyWest to operate five ex-Horizon CRJ700s for Alaska
SkyWest Airlines has reached an agreement with Alaska Airlines to operate five of the Bombardier CRJ700s exiting the fleet of Alaska's regional unit Horizon...
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Opinion
Comment: Super-sized ambition
Sukhoi's regional jet order from a Mexican budget airline has been touted as an international breakthrough - but making inroads in the USA requires heroic effort from its marketing team
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Interview
Working Week: Mike Carrivick
Aviation and travel industry veteran Mike Carrivick has since 2004 been chief executive of the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK, making the industry's case to government, regulators and airports
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Qantas 737-400 in depressurisation incident
A Qantas Airways 737-400 aircraft was involved in a depressurisation incident this morning, but landed safely at its destination.
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Senegal Airlines to launch operations tomorrow
Start-up carrier Senegal Airlines will launch operations tomorrow to destinations in West Africa.
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NewsMaintaining an edge: Middle East MRO special
With Middle Eastern carriers fattening manufacturers’ orderbooks, maintenance providers throughout the region are gearing up for expansion, in both capacity and capabilities. We look at plans put in place by players in the Gulf, Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon – facilities built, partnerships established, and training programmes devised to prepare the ...
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NewsEurope’s new airline superpower arrives as IAG takes off
A “third European airline force” makes its debut today with the formal launch of International Airlines Group, created through the merger of British Airways and Iberia.