News from FlightGlobal – Page 1296
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Jetstar Asia to add A320s and increase services from Singapore
Jetstar Asia plans to grow its capacity out of its Singapore hub by 46% in the next year by adding three more Airbus A320 aircraft.
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Qantas eyes A$1.5bn savings from new cost-cutting plan
Qantas Airways aims to save A$1.5 billion ($1.24 billion) over the next five years as part of a new cost reduction programme.
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China Eastern's July traffic increases 18%
China Eastern Airlines posted an 18% rise in passenger traffic in July but international passenger traffic is still down year-on-year.
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Jetstar to lease four A330-200s
Qantas Airways' low-cost subsidiary Jetstar will take another four Airbus A330-200s on six-year leases to cater to its long-haul market.
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Qantas full-year profits down 87%
Qantas Airways has posted an 87% drop in its fiscal full year profits amid what the Australian flag carrier calls the most "volatile and challenging" time...
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Former WAEA executive director forms GlobalPoint Group
Richard Owen, former executive director of the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA), has founded a new consultancy firm called GlobalPoint Group.
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Australia charges Emirates with cargo price fixing
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will haul Dubai-based Emirates into court over alleged price fixing between 2002 and 2006.
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Thai books Q2 net loss of Baht5.4bn
Thai Airways booked a second quarter 2009 net loss of 5.4 billion baht ($158 million), up from a net loss of 9.3 billion baht a year earlier.
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Korean Air posts Q2 net income of KRW78.5bn
Korean Air (KAL) has posted a net income of 78.5 billion Korean won ($62.4 million) for the second quarter of 2009 after a sharp increase in non-operating...
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SATS extends airport services deal with SIA Cargo
Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) has extended its contract to provide airport services to Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo for another five years.
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Libyan inks deal to bring OnAir connectivity to new A320s
Libyan Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OnAir to install the Airbus/SITA joint venture's in-flight mobile connectivity services...
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TAM nixes South Africa launch for 2009
Brazilian carrier TAM has opted to postpone flights from Sao Paulo to Johannesburg, South Africa originally scheduled for launch this year.
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Embraer's E-Jets cargo door fix ends repetitive inspections
US FAA officials are proposing to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Embraer 170/190 aircraft after the Brazilian manufacturer developed a modification...
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Malaysian soon to trial credit card authentication service
Malaysian Airlines will shortly begin trialling a real-time, handheld credit card authentication service during flight, in a move that is expected to reduce...
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Air China picks up 12.5% Cathay stake, Swire takes extra 2%
Cathay Pacific Airways shareholder CITIC Pacific is selling a 12.5% stake in the carrier to Air China. It will also sell a 2% share to major Cathay...
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PICTURE: Libya's Afriqiyah receives first A330
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, one of three ordered by the operator in 2006. Afriqiyah's aircraft...
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Idle talk - stored airliner fleet balloons to record level in latest census
The growth of the world airliner fleet has almost ground to a halt while the number parked is at an all-time high. Our annual census counts up the aircraft and examines the effect that the downturn has had over the last year
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SIA July traffic down 13%
Singapore Airlines posted a 13% fall in passenger traffic in July as the global economic downturn continued to affect demand.