All Strategy articles – Page 348
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LAM crash inquiry lends support to flight-tracking case
Controllers failed to notice the disappearance of a LAM Embraer 190 lost over Namibia and damage to its emergency locator transmitter contributed to a long delay in reaching the crash site.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The fierce battle for Virgin America
A battle between Alaska Air Group and JetBlue Airways to win Virgin America’s hand was fought until the very last moment, with rapid counter-offers from the two airlines before Alaska triumphed with its proposal to pay $2 more per share for Virgin America’s stock.
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ROUTES: Transavia to determine expansion plan by June
Transavia will by June decide on its future fleet size and the programme for establishing additional European bases.
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ROUTES: French start-up Air2 sets timeframe for launch
Air2 is planning to begin operations within 12-18 months.
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Xiamen Airlines signs for 10 737-800s
Xiamen Airlines has finalised an order with Boeing for 10 737-800s.
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ROUTES: Austrian unfazed by Russian and Ukrainian declines
Austrian Airlines still sees potential to grow its operations in eastern Europe despite declines in its key markets – Russia and Ukraine – and the rise of low-cost carriers.
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ROUTES: Cyprus's Cobalt aiming to serve China
Cypriot start-up carrier Cobalt Air plans to start long-haul flights to China and potentially South Korea next year.
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ROUTES: Air Nostrum still keen on Latin American growth post-Sol
Air Nostrum still sees investment opportunities in Latin America despite the collapse of Argentinian regional carrier Sol earlier this year.
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ROUTES: Polish flag carrier LOT seeking 'good, reliable' partner
LOT is still on the hunt for a "good, reliable" partner as part of efforts to privatise the Polish flag carrier, chief executive Rafal Milczarski confirmed today.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Europe's low-cost carriers overlap
Low-cost carriers have made their advance in Europe largely by finding new markets or competing with legacy rivals rather than taking each other on directly.
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Poor flight planning led to fatal DC-3 terrain collision
Colombian investigators believe a Douglas DC-3 crew’s failure to verify minimum safe altitudes during an unscheduled commercial domestic flight led to a fatal collision with high terrain.
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Object involved in BA A320 collision unconfirmed: minister
Doubts have emerged over the nature of the object which apparently collided with a British Airways Airbus A320 near London Heathrow.
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Thomson to add more routes from UK regions
Thomson Airways will add new routes to Cape Verdean island Sal and to Jamaica from Glasgow airport next summer.
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PICTURES: A330 emerges in Air Serbia colours
Air Serbia has shown off the first Airbus A330 to be painted in the Balkan carrier’s colours, ahead of its initiation of long-haul services.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lufthansa tackles reshaped German market
Germany's air travel market is being reshaped as Lufthansa restructures its business with the build-up of low-cost unit Eurowings while EasyJet, Ryanair and other budget sector carriers expand their presence in the country.
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Flydubai crash: Stabiliser shift commanded from yoke trim switch
Russian investigators have revealed that substantial nose-down trim on the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 was applied through the manual trim switches on the pilot’s control column.
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NewsA320 collision heightens UAV safety concerns
Fresh concerns over the potential danger of operating unmanned air vehicles in the vicinity of manned aircraft have been sparked by the collision of a British Airways Airbus A320 with a UAV at London Heathrow on 17 April.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Mueller’s short, momentous reign at Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines chief executive Christoph Mueller has presided over major changes in the last 12 months, but it is far from clear that the airline will not regress to its old, loss-making ways.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flybe chief executive Saad Hammad
Borrowing from a famous line coined by French philosopher and wit Voltaire, Saad Hammad says that if Flybe didn't exist it would be necessary to invent it.
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PICTURES: Comair 737 arrives at new St Helena airport
South African carrier Comair has carried out the first large passenger jet landing at the new St Helena airport.