News from FlightGlobal – Page 1265
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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.
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European carriers feel the pain
European network airline chiefs could hardly have met for the recent Association of European Airlines presidents' assembly at a tougher time. Most had already...
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Asiana signs codeshare pact with Star partner Continental
Continental Airlines, which officially joined Star Alliance yesterday, has signed a codeshare agreement with fellow Star Alliance carrier Asiana Airlines.
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China Eastern has Q3 profit of 23m yuan
China Eastern Airlines made a net profit in the third quarter due to non-operating income and a change in the fair value of its assets.
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Jet Airways losses widen in fiscal Q2
India's Jet Airways slid further into the red in its fiscal second quarter as it felt the effects of a strike by its pilots, which led to the cancellation...
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KAL Cargo launches Hanoi freighter service
Korean Air (KAL) Cargo has launched a freighter service from Seoul Incheon to Hanoi.
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LOT senior management heads to Seattle to discuss 787 with Boeing
Executives at LOT Polish Airlines are flying to Seattle tomorrow to meet with Boeing officials to hash out the status of the carrier's 787 order and options...
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Star members expect to launch transatlantic JV in early 2010
Members of the Star Alliance that have regulatory approval for an immunized transatlantic joint venture are aiming to debut the new scheme in early 2010.
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Consolidation still on Caribbean agenda
Newly-minted Caribbean Airlines chief executive Ian Brunton is ready to ignite long-called for consolidation in the region, if the opportunity arises to...