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ROUTES: US Airways flexes schedules with new aircraft
US Airways is using deliveries of new Airbus A321s and A330s to flex its schedules and provide more capacity in specific markets based on seasonal shifts in demand.
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ROUTES: Etihad to launch Los Angeles flights
Etihad Airways is to launch flights from Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles International airport next summer, marking its fourth US destination.
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ROUTES: Air China thinks outside the box with Houston launch
Air China says it tore up its normal business model with the decision to launch services to Houston, but the move has instantly reaped rewards.
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ROUTES: Bombardier discusses CSeries performance with show delegates
Bombardier is exhibiting again at World Routes and making a big play of the recent maiden flight of its new CSeries twinjet.
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NewsFirst Hawker 400XPr delivery in January: Beechcraft
Beechcraft expects to fully certificate the $2.9 million Hawker 400XPr by November and start deliveries of the re-engined and upgraded business jet by January.
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ROUTES: Orlando dreams of Asia
Orlando International airport has set its sights on winning a new nonstop to Asia, to complement its existing services to Europe and Latin America.
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ROUTES: Los Angeles credits new terminal for A380 flights
Los Angeles International (LAX) airport will have seven airlines flying the Airbus A380 on international flights from December, a fact that it credits to its new international terminal.
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ROUTES: Edelweiss details Las Vegas launch plans
Swiss leisure carrier Edelweiss has detailed its plans to launch twice-weekly flights from Zurich to Las Vegas' McCarran International airport in the spring.
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ROUTES: Milwaukee seeks European service
Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International airport is revving up its marketing efforts to capture its first transatlantic service, hoping its close proximity to Chicago’s sprawling metropolis and lower airport charges compared to dominant O’Hare will prove attractive.
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ROUTES: Aviation still sexy delegates told
Aviation is still a “sexy industry” and is still a very attractive prospect for investors delegates were told at this year’s World Routes Strategy Summit.
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ROUTES: Montréal-Trudeau prepares for growth
Banking on expected growth in the US transborder and international markets, Montréal-Trudeau International airport has rolled out several projects to capture more passengers.
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ROUTES: Las Vegas targets lift in international flights
Las Vegas tourism officials are targeting a 10% lift in air services to the city over the next year and a half as a result of showcasing the destination at World Routes this week.
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ROUTES: Strong turn-out expected for US debut
More than 500 airline delegates from 300 carriers will be in Las Vegas for this week’s event as World Routes lands in the USA for the first time.
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NewsNASA to launch Mars orbiter, government shutdown or not
NASA and other government employees working on a space programme have been exempted from the ongoing US government shutdown.
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Delta to provide documents in American-US Airways case
Delta Air Lines has been asked to submit documents related to its merger with Northwest Airlines, in the US government’s challenge of American and US Airways’ proposed merger.
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ICAO reaches deal on climate change, rejects EU ETS
ICAO's executive committee rejected the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS) late yesterday, tossing out a clause from a resolution that could have allowed the bloc to extend its controversial scheme to the global aviation sector.
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NewsArmy selects four companies for advanced rotorcraft concepts
The US Army has awarded technology investment agreement deals to four bidders for its Joint Multi-Role rotorcraft programme.
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NewsCanada may boost SAR fleet with former US presidential helicopters
Canada is considering the economic viability of resurrecting a number of mothballed helicopters - originally destined to provide VVIP transportation for the US government - to augment its long-range search and rescue fleet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Texas decision encouraging for American-US Airways merger
The Texas attorney general’s decision to drop its challenge to the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways is positive step in the eyes of analysts, but the deal is far from out of the woods.
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NewsCanada mulls Cyclone alternatives
Canada's purchase of maritime helicopters for its air force has lurched from bad to worse with the revelation that it may abandon its existing deal with Sikorsky and re-open the acquisition process.