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Mokulele defaults on payments to Republic as it scurries to recapitalize
Hawaiian carrier Mokulele Airlines has defaulted payments to Republic Airways Holdings, which could ultimately leave Republic more involved in the Hawaiian...
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Virgin Blue grounding aircraft and looking at staff cuts
Australian carrier Virgin Blue is grounding about 8% of its domestic fleet and possibly retrenching staff due to a deterioration in demand.
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Jetstar to replace Qantas on NZ domestic routes
Qantas Airways' low-cost carrier Jetstar is replacing it on New Zealand domestic routes as of 10 June.
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NewsNTSB aims to shift Colgan Q400 wreckage within two days
US National Transportation Safety Board investigators have cleared around half the wreckage of the crashed Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 from the impact site...
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Lufthansa move for Austrian hits trouble as EC launches probe
European regulators threaten to pull the plug on the German carrier's deal to buy struggling Austrian
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Business briefs
The latest episode in a long-running battle between shareholders in Czech Aircraft...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
The carrier has suffered from US sanctions that have prevented it accessing the market for new aircraft and spare parts, but now Syrian...
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NewsSIA cutting 17 aircraft and raises prospect of retrenchments
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to cut 17 aircraft from its fleet in the coming fiscal year and the airline's management met with unions today to warn that...
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Radomir Lasak: Window of opportunity for CSA
Czech Airlines chief executive Radomir Lašák's turnaround of the Prague-based airline is set for its ultimate test as the SkyTeam carrier's long planned privatisation was formally launched in February
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Ecuador's carriers face pressure to change
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa is showing his economics background with a series of measures that are forcing local airlines to modernise and seek cross-border...
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What does the future hold for Aer Lingus?
Aer Lingus insists it has a strong strategy for growth, despite fierce criticism from Ryanair
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Evolutionary path for marketing
An Airline Business survey of top airline executives finds that carriers are not cutting back their marketing spend during these tough economic times. Instead, marketing techniques are evolving as the internet continues to open up new opportunities for reaching out directly to customers
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Storm clouds gather on Thai Airways
Faltering Thai Airways is facing a demand crisis without a president as the country's airlines wilt under local pressure
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Chile rethinks route rights
Competition could play a bigger role in route awards following a decision by Chile's antitrust agency
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Airlines see the potential of warehousing their data
Airlines are following other industries into warehousing their valuable customer data in one place to make the best possible use of it to drive loyalty and improve service and operations
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SAS embarks on major restructuring
Carrier to focus on key business routes and core Scandinavian market as part of latest major restructuring plan
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Second BA CityFlyer incident in days closes LCY runway again
For the second time in just over a week, an incident involving a British Airways CityFlyer regional jet has closed the runway at London City Airport.
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Ethiopian sees 300-seat jets in 70-aircraft fleet plan
Ethiopian Airlines is looking to take a further seven Boeing 787-8s and additionally may order up to 10 787-9s, 777-200LRs or Airbus A350 XWBs this year...
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NewsSR Technics to close Dublin maintenance base
Maintenance firm SR Technics is to close its Dublin base, one of its three main European stations, as a result of the loss of business for the centre. SR...
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Air France hiring freeze could cut headcount by 1,200
Air France is to impose a recruitment block and freeze any replacement of retiring staff, measures that could mean up to 1,200 fewer posts at the airline. Its...