All Strategy articles – Page 245
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cathay and Qantas are the best of frenemies
The icy relationship between two bedrock members of the Oneworld alliance appears to have thawed, with Qantas and Cathay Pacific to start codesharing on each other’s services from the start of the northern winter season.
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Cathay Pacific and Qantas to start codesharing
Oneworld alliance partners Cathay Pacific and Qantas will start a codeshare partnership on 28 October, covering two Australia-Hong Kong routes, services from Hong Kong to Asia, and some Australian domestic routes.
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Southwest to invest in new MRO facility at Baltimore/Washington
Southwest Airlines will co-fund a new $130 million regional maintenance facility at Baltimore/Washington International airport, to better meet its needs at the second busiest airport in its network.
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Ryanair to 'consider re-entering the French market'
Ryanair has indicated its readiness to start operating French bases again, citing a national supreme-court judgement relating to social insurance payments collected for Marseille-stationed crew between 2006 and 2010.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can the industry get more women into the cockpit?
Kanchana Gamage begins presentations to young schoolchildren about careers in aviation by announcing that two pilots will be giving the talk. “When two women walk onto stage in their uniforms, the gasp from the audience is audible,” says the founder of the Aviatrix Project, a campaign to encourage more girls ...
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United to fly 787s to Europe from Newark in 2019
United Airlines will fly Boeing 787s to Europe from its Newark Liberty International airport by next summer, as it preps for the introduction of its latest Dreamliner variant.
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Washington Dulles to lower airline costs with land deal
Washington Dulles International airport will use $237 million from the sale of unused land on its western periphery to further lower airline costs.
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SNAPSHOT: Commercial fleet summary September 2018
Information from Flight Fleets Analyzer shows that the global in-service commercial fleet now totals just over 29,300 units, of which more than 26,900 are deployed in a passenger role.
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China Southern outlines plan for 2,000-aircraft fleet
SkyTeam carrier China Southern Airlines expects to have 2,000 aircraft in service by 2035.
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Former Rossiya chief to take over at Vnukovo airport
Outgoing Rossiya chief executive Dmitry Saprykin is to take the helm at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.
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Birmingham aims to regain transatlantic flights by 2020
Birmingham airport may have to wait until 2020 to regain transatlantic services after Primera cancelled its services to Newark, Boston and Toronto from the UK gateway this summer.
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Latin America and Africa key growth markets: China Southern chief
China Southern Airlines says it is working towards becoming a more internationally recognised carrier, as it seeks to capitalise on the growing Chinese economy.
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Medium-haul is best in long-haul, low-cost game: Fernandes
The AirAsia X Group is wary of true long-haul, low-cost services, with a strong preference for focusing on medium-range regional routes.
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Vienna airport chief foresees consolidation of LCC presence
Vienna airport’s chief executive Julian Jager expects to see some "consolidation" in the low-cost sector next year as competition between new budget carrier entrants intensifies.
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Garuda names new chief in leadership shake-up
Garuda Indonesia has named Ari Askhara as its new chief executive on 12 September, replacing Pahala Mansury, while simultaneously replacing most of the company's leadership board.
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Hawaiian accelerates 767 retirements with Beijing exit
Hawaiian Airlines has moved forward the retirement of its Boeing 767 fleet by about a quarter, following its decision to exit the Beijing market in October.
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Ryanair sounds warning on increased likelihood of no-deal Brexit
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary sees a rising chance that a no-deal Brexit will temporarily ground flights between the UK and EU.
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Ryanair calls for change to Irish law in hope of appeasing unions
Ryanair is lobbying the Irish government to change tax regulations such that the airline could meet a key demand of unions to contract staff under the employment laws of the country in which they reside.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How the airline sector changed post-financial crisis
When Lehman Brothers collapsed 10 years ago, it set in motion a financial crisis which was to have a profound impact on air travel.