News from FlightGlobal – Page 1212
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Avianca to integrate fully with SAM
Colombia's largest airline, Avianca, and its majority-owned domestic affiliate SAM are to merge fully and operate under the Avianca brand. During a...
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Chile's Sky looks to renew fleet with capital injection
Chile's second-largest carrier, Sky Airline, is in the process of raising its capital by $25 million to improve its liquidity and start renewing its fleet...
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Taiwan's TransAsia releases cross-straits schedule
Taiwan's TransAsia Airways plans to fly to 10 destinations in China from three Taiwanese cities once scheduled cross-straits flights are allowed.
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Private Indian airlines call off planned strike
Several privately owned Indian airlines have called off a plan to stop operations for a day on 18 August to lobby for government aid.
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India appoints Bhave head of new airports regulatory body
India's civil aviation ministry has appointed career civil servant Yashwant S. Bhave as the first chairman of its Airports Economic Regulatory Authority...
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Cebu Pacific increases frequencies on domestic routes
The Philippines' Cebu Pacific is increasing the frequencies on several domestic routes out of Manila to build on the growing market in the country's smaller...
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Bedford assesses Southwest's bid for Frontier
Republic Airways Holdings appears poised to compete with Southwest Airlines for the purchase of Frontier Airlines after the Dallas-based carrier on 30 July...
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NewsAir France auctions inaugural A380 seats for charity foundation
Air France is to conduct its inaugural Airbus A380 service on 20 November, and is to auction 380 seats on board for a charity. The aircraft will operate...
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NewsLufthansa secures tentative clearance for Austrian takeover
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has secured conditional competition approval for its acquisition of Austrian Airlines. The European Commission says competition...
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NewsBA turns in £94m operating loss for first quarter
British Airways has posted an operating loss of £94 million ($155 million) for the first quarter, a heavy fall on the £35 million profit in the equivalent...
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Ryanair identifies syndicate behind 55-jet funding
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has identified the syndicate behind a $1.6 billion financing agreement covering delivery of 55 more Boeing 737-800 aircraft. It...
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NewsEASA to mandate replacing Thales A330/340 pitot tubes
European safety regulators are to mandate the replacement of Thales pitot tubes on Airbus A330/340 aircraft, and expect to issue a proposal in the next two...
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Airbus devises 'class 2-plus' electronic flight bag offering for A350 XWB
Airbus aims to revolutionise electronic flight bag philosophy with the A350 XWB ....
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NewsHedging doubles Air France-KLM 1Q loss to €500m
Air France-KLM has turned in a €496 million ($698 million) operating loss over the first quarter, which was heavily affected by a €252 million impact from...
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Air India in talks with Boeing to cancel six 777-300ERs
Beleaguered Indian national carrier Air India is in talks to cancel an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs that it was due to receive in the next two years.
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ANA details additional cost-cutting measures
All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to make changes to its network, cut staff and procurement costs, and introduce new "value services" in order to secure an...
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Business briefs
Continental Airlines is to axe 1,700 positions as part of a cost-cutting effort aimed at saving $100 million,...
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Malaysia's AirAsia X eyes virtual Middle East hub
Malaysian long-haul low-cost airline AirAsia X plans to set up a "virtual" hub in the Middle East as part of its expansion plan.
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ANA reports net loss of ¥29.2 billion for fiscal Q1
Japan's All Nippon Airways has reported a net loss of ¥29.2 billion ($305.3 million) for its fiscal first quarter, with the carrier saying that the recession...