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The airline doctor: Dave Banmiller is a serial airline restructurer
Dave Banmiller, chief executive of Hawaiian carrier Aloha Airlines, is now on his third airline restructuring after what he hopes will be its last appearance in the US bankruptcy courts. So what does it take to revive a patient on the critical list?
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Blurring the model: Low cost airlines and regional carriers swap tactics
Low-cost chief executives have often said that there is no single low-cost business model, and the way the sector has developed seems to have proved them right
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Pictures: Final BA ethnic tail leaves Heathrow service as BMed Airbus A320 returned to lessor
The final British Airways ethnic design tailfin left the fleet on Monday, with the retirement of a 12-year old Airbus A320-200 operated by BA franchise partner BMed (formerly British Mediterranean).
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NewsEmirates expects Airbus A380 delivery mid-April 2007, reports record 2005 profits of $675m
Airbus has told Emirates that it can expect its first A380 to be delivered in mid-April next year. The announcement comes as the airline reports record profits of $675m for 2005.
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NewsEmilio Romano: Finally free
Liberated from a decade of government ownership, Mexicana now faces both the opportunities and the perils of freedom
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Dream or reality?
The concept of medium/long-haul low-cost travel may still be ahead of its time, but a number of Asian carriers are willing to give it a try
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Bigger is better
Regional jet manufacturers Bombardier and Embraer agree that the 50-seater era is over, but differ in their approach to meeting carrier requirements for larger aircraft
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NewsGaining height: Turboprop services rise 8% due to rising fuel prices
The turboprop revival continues, demonstrating superior economics compared with the regional jet over shorter stage lengths.
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Back to the basics
US regionals are again reshaping themselves, becoming multiple franchises and the major buyers of aircraft, but the business basics are the same as always
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Mexico rings the changes
Change is coming at a furious pace in Mexico with the grounding of one airline, liquidation of another and the growing focus of Mexicana and Aeromexico on foreign routes.
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Star closes on first Chinese members
As South African Airways (SAA) and Swiss were formally welcomed into Star, the alliance says it is poised to announce its first recruits in China.
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Delta finds middle ground with pilots...
Delta Air Lines continued the US industry’s new tradition of last-minute cliffhanger resolutions, reaching a new concessions deal with its pilots after a round of highly charged negotiations.