All Strategy articles – Page 424
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NewsPARIS: AgustaWestland scores new deals across helicopter family
Anglo-Italian airframer AgustaWestland has scored more orders from two customers spanning the whole of its new family of rotorcraft - the AW169, AW139 and AW189.
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NewsPARIS: Boeing accelerates first 737 Max delivery
The first 737 Max will be delivered to launch customer Southwest Airlines in mid-2017 up to six months earlier than Boeing originally scheduled for the re-engined...
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EasyJet says planned A320neo deal 'keeps fleet flexibility'
EasyJet says that its proposed deal for up to 235 A320s will allow it to maintain the fleet flexibility it has enjoyed through its existing orders with Airbus. The...
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NewsPARIS: Lufthansa firms 100-Airbus order
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has firmed its agreement for 100 Airbus single-aisle aircraft, including 70 A320neo-family twinjets. The airline is also...
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NewsPARIS: Rolls-Royce set for Trent production ramp-up
Airbus's brand-new A350 XWB widebody twin may be disappointingly absent from this year's Le Bourget flying display, but UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce...
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ANALYSIS: How IT-led strategy is transforming airlines
As new technological developments affect every aspect of how carriers are run, IT departments are being integrated into the centre of the airline business structure.
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NewsPARIS: GE takes flight on A350 wing
When the Airbus A350 first took to the skies last week, much attention was focused on the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB powerplants that made the flight possible....
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Competency-based training could make FSTD choice more flexible
Proposals are emerging suggesting the aviation industry adopt a less prescriptive approach to the use of flight simulation training devices (FSTD), despite...
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ANALYSIS: AirAsia Japan struggles to gain momentum amid strong competition
Barely 11 months after the launch of AirAsia Japan, AirAsia and All Nippon Airways (ANA) are on the brink of dissolving their partnership. The two...
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Airbus pitches higher seat-counts on A380
Airbus is pushing denser configurations and higher payload capabilities of the A380 as it tries to jump-start sales following a weak performance last year. The...
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EasyJet agrees pilot recruitment terms with BALPA
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has agreed with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) a working contract for flightcrew, intended to give job beginners...
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Kardassis quits as CEO of India's Jet Airways
Chief executive of Jet Airways, Nikos Kardassis, has resigned as head of the Indian carrier with immediate effect. In a brief stock market statement,...
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BA and Bangkok Airways sign codeshare agreement
British Airways and Bangkok Airways will begin codesharing from 11 June. The Oneworld alliance member will place its code on Bangkok Airways-operated...
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ANALYSIS: A350-1000 challenges Japan's loyalty to Boeing
Japan's two dominant carriers have indicated they might consider the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, but for the new widebody to win Japanese sales it will need...
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Aigle Azur selects SR Technics for line maintenance
Swiss MRO provider SR Technics is to form a line maintenance joint venture with French carrier Aigle Azur. The Zurich-based division of Abu Dhabi's...
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Air Lituanica to start flights with leased Embraer 170
Air Lituanica is set to start scheduled services at the end of this month with an Embraer 170 aircraft leased from Estonian Air. The Lithuanian start-up...
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IATA: Bombardier foresees success for CS100 in Africa
Bombardier expects a "strong uptake" in CSeries orders in Africa, as it expects a doubling of its fleet in the continent over the next three to five years.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Tough times for 747-8
The 747-8 tends to stand apart in Boeing's product line-up, but lately it has been for all the wrong reasons. As Boeing wonders how much faster it...
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South Africa approves Eclipse VLJ
Eclipse Aerospace has clinched South African approval for the EA500 Total Eclipse very light jet, opening up the potentially lucrative market for the six-seat twin-engined aircraft.