Programmes – Page 328
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News
Focus: Is the hub and spoke model broken?
Network players have always struggled to make short haul pay, but it remains an essential part of the hub-and-spoke model. Now low-cost carriers dominate this market, can the two sides shift their strategies to work together?
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Fueling the industry overdraft
Chris Tarry explores the bottom-line impact of rising fuel prices. Analysis by Flightglobal Insight
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2010: The big traffic bounce back
After the slump in passenger figures in 2009, the numbers jumped back past pre-crisis levels last year
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NewsAirAsia to fit A320 fleet with Iridium-supported real-time EFBs
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia intends to fit its Airbus A320 fleet with Class III electronic flight bags (EFBs), which feature an 'always on' configuration...
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Latin rivals battle for power in Peru
The fight that LAN and TACA are waging provides a glimpse into South America's evolving competitive airline landscape
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Industry heads for record deliveries
Airbus and Boeing are on course to ship more than 1,000 aircraft this year, but can the airlines absorb all these new jets?
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In depth
Marketing special report: Going Viral
What does it take for a video campaign to be a runaway success - and can an airline really measure the impact of the ‘feel-good factor’ on its bottom line?
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Movie-making pilot flies high in Hollywood
When Hollywood's A-list directors need an aerial shot, there is an entrepreneurial pilot and film-maker who can help
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Garuda Indonesia to lease six 737-800s from GECAS
Garuda Indonesia has signed an agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease six Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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Last call for cheap aircraft financing
Export credit agencies will continue to play a key role in funding deliveries this year, despite deal to increase pricing
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RBS validates Emirates’ aggressive A380 growth plan
Analysts identify routes for Dubai airline's huge fleet as boss Tim Clark explains why he might need to order even more
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Opinion
Comment: German EADS power trumps share trading
Chatter about the delicate issue of EADS ownership rose in volume on reports that Daimler wants the German government to relieve it of at least some of the burden of the country's France-balancing equity interest in Europe's aerospace champion.
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Opinion
Comment: Virtual airlines look real, but the security of the product is very different
Airlines are as tightly regulated as they are for a good reason - and while virtual airlines can provide what looks to customers like an airline product, there are crucial differences
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NewsSuperjet responds to Delta RFP
Delta Air Lines has received a bid from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 in response to a request for proposal for as many 200 narrowbodies, according to sources...
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NewsLufthansa biofuel flights postponed by certification delay
Lufthansa has been forced to postpone its planned commercial biofuel flights by at least a month because the fuel will not be certified in time by regulators. The...
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NewsJapan's Skymark firms up order for up to six A380s
Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines has signed a firm agreement to order up to six Airbus A380s, becoming the first Japanese carrier to acquire the...
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Qantas signs deal with biofuel firm Solazyme
Qantas Airways has signed a contract with US-based renewable energy company Solazyme to study the sustainability of algae-based aviation fuel.
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United to begin deploying 757s on Dulles transatlantic routes
United-Continental has unveiled plans to begin using Continental-operated Boeing 757s on transatlantic routes from Washington Dulles as part of the next...
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Mirabel plant to undergo big expansion for CSeries
Bombardier is gearing up to expand significantly its Mirabel plant, outside Montreal, in preparation for assembly of its new CSeries aircraft.
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NewsEarly-build GTF to fly after positive testing
Pratt & Whitney is to send its second test example of the PW1524G geared turbofan to flight testing, rather than the third, such have been the positive results from newly completed ground testing.