News from FlightGlobal – Page 1299
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Enrique Cueto: Barrier buster
LAN chief executive Enrique Cueto, who has long campaigned for more open markets in Latin America, has made his carrier a consistent money maker in a region...
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Spirit Aero expects full production to resume for Boeing early in the first quarter
Spirit AeroSystems forecasts a 90-day delay for full operations to resume even after Boeing's machinists come back to work.
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Spanish leisure market faces uncertain future
LTE International Airways in mid-October became the latest Spanish leisure carrier to succumb to difficult market conditions. LTE suspended charter and scheduled...
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Russian airlines go on the offensive
Aeroflot and S7 Airlines are readying their cheque books to buy into European airlines
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Air cargo security screening deadlines draw near
Half of US cargo must be security screened by February, and all of it by 2010. Will the industry hit the deadlines?
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Lufthansa's consolidation moves
Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa's move to take controlling stakes in UK carrier BMI and German operator Eurowings, disclosed on 29 October, marks the latest...
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Southwest posts first quarterly loss in 17 years
Declining fuel hedge values pushed Southwest into posting its first quarterly loss in almost two decades
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Europe's regionals braced for the storm
After several years of strong growth Europe's regional carriers are feeling the pain of the industry downturn
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Lufthansa nine-month income drops but MRO, cargo rise
Lufthansa Group is attributing its fall in nine-month operating profit to negative influences on its passenger transport and catering businesses, but cites...
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Gol forced to redefine Varig's role
Gol has been unable to achieve its international ambitions for Varig since acquiring the carrier last year
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NewsIcelandic crisis forces Denmark's Sterling Airlines into bankruptcy
Danish low-cost carrier Sterling Airlines is to file for bankruptcy, having fallen victim to the financial crisis which has enveloped Iceland. An Icelandic...
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Southwest changes its business model
Southwest Airlines is increasingly moving away from its original low-cost model to introduce a raft of paid-for add-ons
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Caribbean Airlines goes back into maintenance
Caribbean Airlines is hoping for major cost savings froma bold return to maintaining its own fleet of 737s
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FAA issues final rule to increase airliner explosives survivability
US FAA today issued a final rule that will require manufacturers of newly certified commercial aircraft after 28 November to protect passengers and cockpit...
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Corporate travel outlook grim
US carriers face falling premium demand as corporates slash travel budgets
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Alliances see key role in tougher times
Global alliances are keen to highlight their important role for airlines during tough times Amid the bleak market outlook...
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Clean Sky filter
Europe is spending a small fortune on green research, but how will the results from its key projects be assimilated, evaluated and brought to the market?
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Clean skies: the low hanging fruit
Air traffic management policies already in place could achieve significant environmental improvements. So why are they not being used?
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V Australia launch deferred as Qantas delays FFP float
Virgin Blue has delayed V Australia's launch and Qantas has put off its loyalty plan spin-off