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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Did the first quarter show a turn in the demand cycle?
Welcome to our second V1ewPoint of 2017. In our last issue we wrote about market uncertainty as we headed into 2017, with some of our indicators suggesting a potential turn in the demand cycle which has seen strong growth since 2010. Although we have only seen a couple of months’ ...
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Alitalia bridge loan in line with EU state-aid rules: government
Italy's government has approved a bridge loan of €600 million ($655 million) for the embattled flag-carrier Alitalia, as the airline prepared to enter extraordinary administration.
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Alitalia to file for extraordinary administration
Alitalia is to file for extraordinary administration following a meeting of the beleaguered airline's shareholders.
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PICTURE: Hawaiian unveils new brand and livery
Hawaiian Airlines has launched a companywide rebranding effort under which it will update its logos and repaint its fleet over the next several years, the Honolulu-based airline announces.
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Republic exits bankruptcy protection as private company
Republic Airways Holdings emerged from bankruptcy protection on 30 April, roughly 14 months after pilot shortages and fleet efficiencies led the Indianapolis-based company to seek court-supervised restructuring, Republic announces.
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ANA reaffirms ambitious 2020 profit target
All Nippon Airlines parent ANA Holdings has reiterated its commitment to achieving a full year operating profit of Y200 billion ($1.8 billion) in its 2020 fiscal year.
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United settles with passenger who was dragged off flight
United Airlines has reached an amicable settlement for an undisclosed amount with the passenger who was dragged off a flight by law enforcement officers.
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United outlines policy changes following forced removal
United Airlines plans to make at least 10 passenger service policy changes following the forced removal of a passenger from a flight earlier in April.
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Qantas to adjust long-haul network with advent of Perth-London
Qantas Airways will drop its daily Melbourne-Dubai-London route in March 2018 when it launches daily Melbourne-Perth-London service.
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Embraer predicts 99% first-year schedule reliability for E2
Embraer will mature its E-Jets E2 programme to the point where newly-delivered aircraft will achieve 99% schedule reliability during the first year in service, the company's head of services and support Johann Bordais tells FlightGlobal.
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United goes lie flat on Boston-San Francisco
United Airlines will operate all lie-flat premium seats on its flights between Boston and San Francisco from June.
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China Southern signs for 20 A350s
China Southern Airlines has disclosed that it is ordering 20 Airbus A350-900.
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Pemco launches 737-700 freighter conversion
US MRO company Pemco World Air Services has created a Boeing 737-700 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme, with the first aircraft going to Dubai-based launch customer Chisholm Enterprises.
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MRO sector to top $75b in 2017, as worker crunch looms
The MRO industry may struggle with a shortage of qualified technicians as soon as 2022 - the fallout from a period of record aircraft orders and reluctance by airlines to retire older types, according to aviation industry consultants.
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Alitalia shareholders to meet on 27 April as crisis mounts
Alitalia has called a crunch shareholders meeting for 27 April to "initiate procedures proved for by law" after a planned recapitalisation was hit by workers rejecting cuts in a new a labour deal.
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Italy's Ernest Airlines eyes international expansion
Italy’s Ernest Airlines could expand into European markets outside of Albania as soon as this winter, commercial director Ilza Xhelo discloses.
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EASA proposes narrower runways for large aircraft
European safety regulators are proposing to update airport design requirements which will include formally narrowing the required runway width for high-capacity transport aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Iceland basks in tourism boom
To gauge something of the extraordinary increase in air traffic to Iceland in recent years, you need look no further than the growth in the Icelandair fleet, chief executive Birkir Holm Gudnason suggests.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Norwegian's Gatwick-Singapore gambit
Norwegian's eye-catching move to launch long-haul, low-cost services on the Singapore-London Gatwick route injects some fresh competition into a sector flown only by mainline carriers.
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Ryanair warns UK will need 'brand new' open skies agreement
The UK will need to establish a "brand new" open skies arrangement with the European Union following Brexit, Ryanair’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs has suggested.