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BA seeks to reinvent itself
Facing a structural shift in its business, British Airways is increasing its liquidity to ride out the economic storm by embarking on a move to raise £600 million ($987 million)in cash while continuing to press for labour support for cost savings.
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China Airlines And Mandarin confirm cross-straits routes
Taiwan's China Airlines and its subsidiary Mandarin Airlines have confirmed the Chinese cities they will serve once scheduled cross-straits flights start.
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Tiger to increase services to Sydney from October
The Australian subsidiary of Singapore's Tiger Airways plans to increase its flights to Sydney from Melbourne and Adelaide after adding another aircraft...
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Startup JetAmerica opts to suspend launch
Citing continuing difficulty in obtaining slots at Newark airport to support its charter flights, startup JetAmerica has suspended sales and the planned...
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BA: Too early to gauge bookings on London City flights
British Airways is choosing not to disclose bookings for its new London City-New York flights scheduled to start 29 September, reasoning at this point the...
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OnAir prepares to announce new customer
SITA/Airbus partnership OnAir plans to unveil another customer for its in-flight communication services within two weeks, an OnAir executive has revealed....
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NewsBA explores options for selling majority share in OpenSkies
British Airways is gearing up to sell control of its OpenSkies premium transatlantic operation, although it intends to retain a degree of interest in the...
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Tiger opposes Virgin Blue-Delta JV
Tiger Airways plans to lodge an objection to the proposed joint venture between Australia's Virgin Blue group and US carrier Delta Air Lines.
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Latest IATA data show murky picture in revival of demand
A potential bottoming out in travel demand is growing harder to predict as IATA's latest examination of travel statistics for the month of May indicates...
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AirAsia wants to delay delivery of eight A320s in 2010
Malaysian headquartered low-cost airline group AirAsia plans to delay the delivery of eight of the 24 Airbus A320s it is due to receive next year.
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Air India could defer some aircraft deliveries
Air India could defer some aircraft deliveries as it seeks to restructure its business in order to get financial aid from its owner, the Indian government.
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H1N1 triggers large traffic declines in May for Mexican carriers
Mexican carriers saw their domestic and international passenger traffic collectively drop in May by 36% and 41% respectively as the H1N1 flu virus suppressed...
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NewsLufthansa readies to reignite Connexion
Two and a half years after Connexion by Boeing (CBB) shuttered operations in the commercial space, its first and largest customer Lufthansa has confirmed...
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EASA mandates Rolls-Royce fix after BA 777 crash
European regulators have mandated that airlines operating Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 777s fit a redesigned component in an attempt to avoid accidents like the loss of a British Airways aircraft at Heathrow Airport last year.
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Gulf Air plans to start A320 services to two Iraqi cities
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is planning to open services to Iraq as early as September this year, following a governmental agreement between Iraq and...
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NewsAir France rolls out first A380 ahead of November JFK flights
Air France's first Airbus A380 has been rolled out in the airline's new colour scheme as it undergoes final preparation at Airbus' Hamburg plant. The 538-seater...
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Southwest to clarify in-flight broadband plan soon
Southwest Airlines is still studying its options for in-flight connectivity solutions, revealing today that it has spoken to Aircell about the firm's Gogo...
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Southwest 737-300 depressurises after hole appears upper fuselage
An investigation is under way into why a 300mm (1ft) hole appeared in the upper fuselage of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, causing it to depressurise. The...
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Air India gets $1 billion loan to fund aircraft purchases
Air India's parent company National Aviation Co of India (Nacil) is receiving a $1.06 billion loan from JPMorgan Chase & Co to fund most of its purchase...