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Aloha waves goodbye to Chapter 11
Aloha Airlines is poised to bid farewell to a relatively rapid trip through bankruptcy reorganisation, winning court clearance to exit Chapter 11 protection.
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Backers emerge for Virgin America plans
Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson’s long-held ambition to create a domestic US carrier appears to have taken a major step forward as he secures investors for his Virgin America project.
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Freight freedoms
The liberalisation of air services agreements has been a key enabler of growth in international air cargo for the past decade.
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Chinese challenge
Anticipated regular non-stop flights between China and Taiwan and a brace of new Chinese hub airports threaten to knock Hong Kong’s aviation sector from centre stage, but it is fighting back
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Optional extras
A steadily increasing number of carriers from all corners of the globe are offering travellers the chance to upgrade their basic economy-class experience.
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Shifting sands
Arab carriers are taking significant strides on many joint operational projects, but long-planned liberalisation moves, like sand in the desert, shift with the wind and seem destined to take much longer to achieve
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Opportunity knocks
Washington’s offer to provide European investors with effective control of US carriers while keeping foreign ownership levels capped at 25% offers the best chance in years to unlock the door to a long-awaited transatlantic “Open Skies” deal
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NewsLufthansa prepares to renew fleet
German flag-carrier to seek replacements for Airbus A340-300s and Boeing 737s – and is also evaluating 747-8