Strategy – Page 257
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DUBAI: Emirates set to push 787-10 backlog over 200
Emirates' tentative agreement for 40 Boeing 787-10s will, once firmed, take orders for the new twinjet to more than 200.
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DUBAI: Azerbaijan opts for more 787s and two freighters
Azerbaijan Airlines has revised an agreement for additional Boeing 787s, in a deal which will involve taking five more of the type.
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DUBAI: Emirates Airbus deal still being finalised
Emirates still appears to be refining an agreement with Airbus, after a highly-anticipated event during the Dubai air show featured only an agreement for Boeing 787s.
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DUBAI: Emirates to order 40 787-10s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is ordering 40 Boeing 787-10s.
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DUBAI: Emirates looks to put new 777 suites on A380 too
Emirates is working to revamp the first-class suites on its Airbus A380s, having formally unveiled the new private cabins on a Boeing 777-300ER.
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DUBAI: A380 deal in prospect after late Emirates talks
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates could unveil a follow-on agreement for 35-40 Airbus A380s as early as today, after the operator conducted last-minute negotiations for an opening-day deal.
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Hawaiian carrier Island Air to cease operations
Hawaii's Island Air will cease all operations on 11 November, a move the financially-troubled company attributes partly to "aggressive legal attacks" by aircraft lessors.
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EasyJet names TUI's Lundgren as new chief executive
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has appointed TUI Group executive Johan Lundgren as its new chief, succeeding Carolyn McCall.
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RJ85 loses two engines after uncontained failure
South African investigators are to open a probe into an uncontained engine failure on a BAE Systems Avro RJ85 which also damaged the adjacent powerplant, leaving the jet with two functioning engines.
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China signs for 300 Boeing aircraft
Boeing and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company have signed an agreement for 300 aircraft in Beijing, as part of US president Donald Trump's visit to China.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: EVA to take a breather after aggressive growth
EVA Air has completed the first phase of its long-haul expansion following rapid growth into North America, and will now take time to formulate its strategy for the years ahead.
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Start-up plans World Airways revival with 787s, ULCC model
Serial start-up airline executive Ed Wegel has announced plans to re-launch former widebody freighter operator World Airways as a long-haul passenger carrying airline flying Boeing 787s using an ultra-low-cost model.
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Monarch administrators to appeal after unfavourable slots ruling
Administrators for Monarch Airlines plan to appeal a court decision dismissing their claim for the right to sell the collapsed UK leisure carrier's slots.
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ATR launches -600 freighter with large FedEx order
US cargo operator FedEx Express is ordering up to 50 of a new ATR freighter model, based on the 72-600 turboprop.
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DUBAI: What next for the UAE's two low-cost airlines?
For the past eight years Flydubai and Air Arabia have appeared to enjoy formidable growth by sticking to their own trajectories. Despite the rival carriers being based just a hop from each other at Dubai International and Sharjah airports, their business models and route networks have been sufficiently distinct to ...
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SIA to cut bureaucracy as part of transformation plan
Singapore Airlines says it is working to cut bureaucracy within the organisation, as part of its transformation programme.
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Vistara to launch international services in 2H 2018
Singapore Airlines says that its India unit, Vistara, plans to launch international operations in the second half of 2018.
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NewsUnited ends 47 years of 747 flying
United Airlines final Boeing 747-400 flight arrived in Honolulu at 15:00 local time on 7 November, ending the Queen of the Skies' 47-year continuous run with the carrier.
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Qatar Airways promises passive role in Cathay buy
Qatar Airways says it would have liked to purchase a larger stake in Cathay Pacific, and that it has no plans to play an active role in the airlines that it invests in.
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Virgin Australia aims to launch new Asian service in 2018
Virgin Australia is working to secure slots that would allow it to launch a new Asian destination in 2018.