News from FlightGlobal – Page 1957
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ANA to fight merger of main rivals JAL and JAS
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to formally oppose the planned merger of rivals Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Air System (JAS), fearing it will give the combined carrier an overwhelming share of the local market.
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SAS lines up as Scandinavian survivor
The takeover by SASof Norwegian domestic carrier Braathens may not be the last consolidation move in a fragile Scandinavian market.
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ATC fights back following labour and airline blows
The decision by several French air traffic control (ATC) unions to strike for 36 hours in early December was described as "incredible" by one airline official.
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Orbitz first to charge service fees
Orbitz, the online travel agency owned by five major US carriers, last month levied a $5 service fee on each airline ticket it sells.
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Airline stocks continue to take serious battering
Investor sentiment for US airlines has become investor contempt. Not even the Federal Reserve's tenth consecutive interest rate cut significantly lifted the sector, and despite a minor rally in November, airline stocks have shown little momentum.
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A little Christmas cheer
UScarriers received their compensation payments before the holiday and are now turning to the issue of government loan guarantees
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BA thinks the unthinkable
Results of the "Future Size and Shape" study at British Airways, which is a thorough and radical strategic review of the carrier's direction, should be reaching final conclusions by March.
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Open channels
Could the global distribution systems be about to change their role from travel intermediary to airline technology partner?Amadeus, for one, believes that it is already on course to effect just such a shift
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A fare deal
As airlines in the USAand beyond look to get traffic moving through the system again, there are some fundamental questions emerging. At the core is whether it is now time to reinvent the old fare structures and business models