News from FlightGlobal – Page 1728
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NewsQantas prepares widebody RFP
Australian carrier to seek bids from Airbus and Boeing for up to 100 aircraft to replace existing fleet and to expand
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Alenia agrees to take Sukhoi stake and major role in RRJ
But Russian rules limiting foreign ownership must change before deal can proceed
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PW6000 lands long-awaited launch deal as LAN signs up
Airline selects engine to power 15 A318s providing P&W with much-needed boost
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Air France undeterred by SkyTeam anti-trust setback
Air France remains confident that it will gain US anti-trust immunity for itself and five other members of the SkyTeam alliance, despite damning feedback from its application from the US Department of Justice.
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Uzbekistan buys Il-76 freighters
Uzbekistan Airways has ordered three Ilyushin Il-76TD-90VD freighters from Tashkent-based TAPO. The Uzbeki airline is the second buyer for the type – equipped with new-generation Aviadvigatel PS-90A76 turbofans – behind Volga-Dnepr. The first Volga-Dnepr aircraft, flown for the first time earlier this month, made its debut at last week’s Moscow ...
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NewsAlliance values
The original bright revenue promises of the global alliances may have lost their lustre in today’s competitive reality, but initiatives in new areas such as distribution may revive early hopes that airlines could add more value together than apart
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Africa’s era of liberalisation
The African airline industry is starting to benefit from liberalisation, but there are still many challenges ahead, says Elijah Chingosho, technical director of the African Airlines Association
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Further bankruptcies beckon for US majors
The season of involuntary restructuring is in full blossom this autumn as two more major US airlines – Delta and Northwest Airlines – are poised at the brink of bankruptcy.
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Mexican sales spark market shake-up
After years in the doldrums, Mexican aviation is on the verge of significant change with the sale of Aeromexico and Mexicana and the emergence of low-fare players.
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Southwest’s Seattle showdown
Playing tough on airport costs, Southwest Airlines says it will leave Seattle/Tacoma airport and build its own terminal at the little-used Boeing Field across the city.