Strategy – Page 232
-
News
New TAAG feeder unit orders six Q400s
An Angola consortium led by TAAG Angola Airlines has signed a firm purchase agreement for six Bombardier Q400 turboprops.
-
News
United eyes Newark base for 787-10
United Airlines plans to open a Boeing 787 pilot base at its Newark Liberty International airport in 2019, potentially for the 787-10 that it will begin taking later this year.
-
News
Alaska swaps 737 Max 8 orders for larger Max 9
Alaska Airlines has converted its orders for the Boeing 737 Max 8 to the larger Max 9, as part of a larger restructuring of its 737 orderbook.
-
News
Airbus long-haul drought persists but A319neo orders lift
Airbus secured a respite from its weak A319neo sales during April, but its dearth of long-haul orders persisted.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: American eyes nimbler international network
Gone are the days when American Airlines would fly marquee international routes to keep a dot on its map, in what executives call a more "nimble" network with no room for unprofitable flying.
-
News
Qatar offers capacity to IAG as BA 787s undergo checks
Qatar Airways has offered to provide capacity to British Airways as the UK carrier deals with scheduling disruption caused by engine maintenance on Boeing 787s.
-
News
Norwegian rejects two IAG takeover offers
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has rejected two proposals from British Airways parent IAG to acquire the entire share capital of the company.
-
News
Wizz chief foresees 'orderly' Brexit
A recent meeting with UK prime minister Theresa May has left Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi more hopeful that there will be an "orderly" Brexit.
-
News
American to suspend Beijing route amid fall changes
American Airlines will suspend service to Beijing Capital from Chicago O'Hare in October, amid a number of network changes this fall.
-
News
PICTURES: JetBlue rolls out first A320 with new cabin interior
JetBlue Airways has unveiled the first Airbus A320 that has completed a cabin reconfiguration.
-
News
China Southern trading premium margins for UK market share
China Southern Airlines will not be actively marketing its premium-economy cabin when it opens a new route to Wuhan from London this month.
-
News
Air Canada rolls out lie-flat seats on North American routes
Though Air Canada lost money in the first quarter, executives insist the company remains on an upward swing thanks largely to efforts to boost revenue from business travelers.
-
News
MH370 hunt to make final push as weather window closes
Search teams hunting for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are facing a closing weather window, with still no sign of the Boeing 777's wreckage.
-
News
Tigerair Australia pilots to take industrial action
Tigerair Australia flights may face disruption from 4-6 May as pilots take industrial action to resolve a deadlock over a pay dispute.
-
News
Air Canada delays delivery of 11 737 Max aircraft
Air Canada has shifted its Boeing 737 Max delivery schedule, delaying some deliveries up to three years as it evaluates other aspects of its fleet, including performance of the Bombardier CSeries.
-
News
Lion Air 737-800 veers off runway after landing in rain
A Lion Air Boeing 737-800 skidded off the runway and came to a stop in soft ground after landing in rainy conditions at Gorontalo's Jalaluddin airport on 29 April.
-
News
Hong Kong probes Nippon Cargo 747-8F engine fire
Hong Kong’s civil aviation department is investigating an engine fire involving a Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-8 Freighter.
-
News
Spring Airlines posts strong jump in Q1 profit
Spring Airlines' operating profit more than quadrupled to CNY508 million ($80.4 million) in the first quarter of the year, up from CNY119 million in the previous corresponding period.
-
News
Hainan Airlines sells one-fifth of its Azul stake to United
Hainan Airlines has sold a just over 4% stake in Brazilian carrier Azul to United Continental’s subsidiary Calfinco.
-
News
IndiGo president Ghosh to step down this summer
Long-standing president of Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo, Aditya Ghosh, has resigned and will step down from the role at the end of July after a decade at the helm.