News from FlightGlobal – Page 1175
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Sri Lanka's Mihin looking to operate MA60s domestically
Sri Lanka's government is planning to buy two Chinese-built MA60 turboprops, and may give these to the country's second state-owned carrier Mihin Lanka.
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Skywest to seek Australian stock exchange listing
West Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines is taking steps to get listed on the Australian stock exchange.
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ANA and Continental sign alliance agreement
Star Alliance carriers All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Continental Airlines have signed an alliance agreement.
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Korea's Jin Air delays international push on poor demand
Korean Air's low-cost carrier Jin Air has dramatically curtailed its international expansion plans, citing poor passenger demand.
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India's Spicejet narrows losses in fiscal Q2
India's Spicejet posted a net loss of 1.01 billion rupees ($21.4 million) in its fiscal second quarter, almost half of the 1.98 billion loss that it reported...
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ANA, Continental and United look to team up for Tokyo Haneda
Star Alliance carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA), Continental Airlines and United Airlines are studying having revenue sharing services on trans-Pacific routes.
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NewsBoeing selects Charleston for second 787 final assembly line
Boeing has selected North Charleston, South Carolina as the site of its second 787 final assembly line. "Establishing a second 787 assembly line in...
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Frontier looks for jump start
Management at Frontier Airlines are eager to quickly snap back into growth mode after trimming its operations during the 16 months it spent in Chapter...
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LAN expects only minimal impact from Avianca-TACA merger
LAN executives do not expect the planned merger of Latin American rivals Grupo TACA and Avianca to have a significant impact on competition in the region.
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Aerolineas' new management team work on transformation plan
fter several years of languishing, Aerolineas Argentinas under its new management team has embarked on a major transformation which will see the Buenos...
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Network alignment by US Airways triggers job cuts
US Airways today detailed plans for significant service reductions at Las Vegas and the elimination of 1,000 jobs as part of a network realignment it is...
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Spare parts: Cash on the shelf?
Spare parts inventories are a critical part of the battle to keep aircraft flying. But with airline budgets under relentless pressure, Flight journalist Kieran Daly questions whether could at least some of that stock be turned in to cash?
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Restructuring: Cutting to fit
Restructuring is a delicate operation which many airlines are being forced to undergo. Boston Consulting Group executives Martin Koehler, Pedro Esquivias and Raj Varadarajan explore how customisation of this painful process pays off
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Mexicana expects to return to profitability in 2010
New oneworld member Mexicana expects to return to the black next year as the group takes a breather after its recent period of rapid expansion and change.
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Bombardier close to finalising new CRJ200 leasing deals
Bombardier expects to close CRJ200 lease deals with two operators by year-end - one of which is thought to be a major contract with Russia's UTair Aviation...
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NewsTrent 900EP’s 1% improvement is ‘just the start’: R-R
Rolls-Royce is aiming to leapfrog its rival Engine Alliance ...
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Atlas Air agrees 747-8F rescheduling
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of freight carriers Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, has rescheduled the delivery of three of 12 Boeing 747-8 Freighters...
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Kingfisher posts Q2 net loss of 4.19bn rupees
India's Kingfisher Airlines has narrowed its losses in its second fiscal quarter due to its cost control measures.