News from FlightGlobal – Page 1378
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Singapore 2008: New engine architectures needed to meet airline demands: CFM
Radical new engine architectures incorporating open rotors or counter-rotating fans will be required if airline expectations for fuel-burn improvements on...
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Airbus seeks longer life for A380 escape slide actuators
Airbus is seeking a substantial increase this year in the operational duration of cartridges used to activate escape slides on the A380, after admitting...
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Low-cost joint venture for Nepal
A new joint venture between Air Arabia and Nepal's Yeti Airlines aims to capitalise on the decline of Nepal Airlines Low-cost airline operations have...
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Airline reservations systems: can IT deliver?
As airlines deliberate on new generation solutions for one of their most critical business systems - the reservations platform - there are doubts about whether...
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Marketing websites: Using the web to drive revenue
The race to boost online sales is starting to take on a new twist as carriers start focusing more on yields and quality of traffic rather than sheer volume...
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Airline consolidation fever grips Germany
kerry ezard london Germany's new groupings Consolidation is hotting up with germanwings, eurowings and TUIfly planning to merge Plans to...
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Private carriers continue assault on Biman
Privately owned airlines are continuing their attack on state-owned Biman Bangladesh, with yet another new entrant taking flight and the existing private...
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Jetstar expands Southeast Asia services
Jetstar expands Southeast Asia services as low-cost competition in the region intensifies Qantas low-cost unit Jetstar is focusing on expansion...
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Airline websites under threat from robots
Online agents and other third-party companies are increasingly using robots to scrape airline websites. Should airlines pull their plug? as carriers...
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US results: The good news is old news
US majors are looking for new tools to achieve a repeat of last year's strong performance Few US airline executives are celebrating their relatively...
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Market outlook: making sense of mixed messages
Making sense of mixed messages Airline forecasts for the future are more telling than their results, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello The...
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Is Google a worthwhile marketing tool for airlines?
Carriers worldwide are spending an increasing amount of their marketing dollars on Google. Is it a worthwhile investment? Clickair chief executive...
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Lufthansa and DHL Express plan joint venture carrier
Lufthansa and DHL Express plan to launch their new joint venture carrier in 2009 Eight years of growing co-operation between Lufthansa Cargo and DHL...
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Vueling seeks investor
Spanish shake-up on the cards? Vueling is looking for a strategic investor as it struggles to compete in the overcrowded Spanish market. The...
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Aer Lingus to focus again on transfer market
Aer Lingus is revising its strategy to focus more on connecting passengers as it looks forward to the long delayed opening of a new terminal at its Dublin...
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Year-end traffic: Another solid year
Asia-Pacific held on to the top spot for traffic and capacity growth in 2007, but the Americas showed signs of action Capacity growth was robust in...
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Executive appointments
Middle east Emirates recruits Parker Emirates has taken on prominent Australian lobbyist Andrew Parker to be its first head of global government...
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Varig drops three routes
David Knibb Seattle and lori ranson washington Strategy shift for Varig Gol's new long-haul unit is dropping three of its five European routes...