Strategy – Page 228
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Saratov Airlines shareholder starts work on new carrier
Russian entrepreneur Arkady Evstafiev has commenced work on a successor carrier to the collapsed Saratov Airlines, in which he was a shareholder.
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Gear-collapse Flybe Q400 crew had false lock indication
Dutch investigators have determined that a Flybe Bombardier Q400 crew received a false indication that the undercarriage was down and locked before the right-hand main landing-gear collapsed on touchdown.
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Delta sees revenue boost from engine maintenance deal
Delta Air Lines anticipates double-digit revenue growth from its recent deal with Pratt & Whitney to maintain certain Geared Turbofan Engines in the Americas.
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United seeks return to New York JFK
United Airlines wants to return to New York John F Kennedy International airport three years after ending service there.
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Saratov collapses just months before new airport opens
Russian authorities have ordered the grounding of Saratov Airlines just months before a newly-developed airport for the city of Saratov is due to open.
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Crew fatigue concerns behind Saratov grounding
Russia's federal aviation regulator has disclosed that it was forced to ground Saratov Airlines because it failed to meet the necessary standards of air transport safety.
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United bullish on guidance despite fuel price rise
United Airlines is maintaining its financial targets through 2020, despite a run up in the price of fuel since the beginning of the year.
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United and partners roll out no-frills transatlantic fares
United Airlines and its joint venture partners will begin selling no-frills basic economy fares in select transatlantic markets from 5 June.
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Italian parliament votes to extend Alitalia sale period
Italy's senate today voted in favour of a decree that extends the timeframe for the Alitalia sale process.
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Denver airport begins work on 39-gate expansion
Denver International airport has broken ground on construction of a $1.5 billion expansion of its three concourses that will increase the number of gates by nearly a third.
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Ryanair appoints chief risk officer
Ryanair has named Carol Sharkey as its first chief risk officer.
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New UK drone restrictions inadequate: pilot union
UK cockpit representatives believe new restrictions on using unmanned aerial vehicles near airports are insufficient to guarantee safety.
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Saratov Airlines suspends operations as certificate expires
Russian carrier Saratov Airlines' revived hopes of maintaining services have ended after the country's civil aviation regulator failed to approve an extension to its operating certificate.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: TIAD conference explores future of distribution
The recent Technology & Innovation in Airline Distribution (TIAD) conference in Bangkok, jointly organised by FlightGlobal and T2RL, explored the technological issues and challenges facing airlines as they court increasingly tech-savvy consumers.
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MH370 mystery persists as search ends without success
Search teams have ended a renewed hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 without having located the crash site of the missing Boeing 777-200ER.
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Air Baltic signs for 30 more CS300s
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has signed for 30 more Bombardier CSeries aircraft and taken options on a further 30 of the type.
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US government adds Iranian carriers, aircraft to sanctions
The US government has added A340 VIP operator Dena Airways to a list of sanctioned Iranian carriers and targeted 31 aircraft used by four other Iranian airlines for new sanctions.
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American shies away from 777X or 787-10 for growth
American Airlines will grow its international network through various aircraft and scheduling efficiencies, and not through ordering the latest large widebodies.
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Pilot mental health care still facing 'normalisation' barriers
Efforts within the air transport sector to overcome stigma attached to mental health problems are progressing but work is still needed to achieve parity of treatment between psychological and physical illness.