Strategy – Page 315
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United starts direct San Francisco-Singapore 787-9 service
United Airlines has commenced direct services on the San Francisco-Singapore route using Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
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IATA: LATAM's Brazilian unit sees recovery once govt stabilises
LATAM Airlines Brazil is significantly cutting capacity in its economically troubled home country, but is optimistic that corporate travel could recover quickly once the government stabilises.
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IATA: SkyTeam sees less potential utility to Virgin Atlantic
A membership in SkyTeam may be less beneficial to Virgin Atlantic Airways, following its network shift to serve more London-bound transatlantic passengers.
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ILA: Emirates returns to ILA as tensions rise between Lufthansa and Gulf carriers
Emirates has returned to ILA with its Airbus A380, as tensions continue between Lufthansa and Gulf carriers over access to slots at German airports.
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IATA: Air Baltic set for CSeries delivery by October
Air Baltic chief executive Martin Gauss expects the carrier’s first Bombardier CSeries order will be delivered either in September or October.
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IATA: Finnair predicts swift inclusion of Iberia into Japanese JV
Finnair chief executive Pekka Vauramo expects Iberia to be given clearance “any day now” to become a part of the joint venture operated by fellow Oneworld carriers Finnair, British Airways and Japan Airlines on routes between Europe and Japan.
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EgyptAir crash: French vessel detects possible locator signal
Search teams hunting for the flight recorders from the crashed EgyptAir Airbus A320 in the Mediterranean Sea have detected a possible locator signal.
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IATA: China Southern looks to more international growth
China Southern Airlines aspires to grow its share of international passengers, as it hopes that customers will choose its Guangzhou hub as a point of transit while travelling between Europe and Australasia.
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AnalysisIATA: New airline chief executives in the hot seat
This year’s IATA AGM in Dublin will see a number of new faces among the top tier of airlines, as several new and a few familiar ones have embarked on new roles.
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HNA Group to take 13% stake in Virgin Australia
HNA Group has agreed to take a 13% stake in Virgin Australia Holdings, becoming its fourth major shareholder.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The biggest LCCs by traffic and financials in 2015
When Ryanair ended the 2015 calendar year passing the 100 million passenger mark, it further underlined the huge growth the low-cost sector has continued to experience over recent years
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EgyptAir crash: French deploy acoustic detection vessel
France’s government is dispatching a specialist naval vessel to support the underwater search for flight recorders from the crashed EgyptAir Airbus A320.
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Dash 8 training exercise continued despite hard-landing damage
Japanese investigators believe a trainee pilot’s excessive nose-down input during landing caused damage to a Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200, but that this went undetected until a touch-and-go instruction session had ended.
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Wizz fleet plan shows scale of shift to A321
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air will not configure all of its Airbus A321neos with the maximum 239-seat layout, according to its current fleet plan.
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Norwegian leases 787-9s and firms 737 Max 8 options
Norwegian has again adjusted its fleet plans to take an additional two Boeing 787-9s by 2020.
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Egyptian forces claim to have located EgyptAir debris
Egyptian armed forces are claiming to have located wreckage and other debris from the missing EgyptAir Airbus A320.
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Disappearance a further setback for vulnerable EgyptAir
As inquiries into the loss of a Cairo-bound EgyptAir Airbus A320 continue, Egypt’s beleaguered tourism industry is bracing for the potential effects of the event.
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Confusion remains over EgyptAir A320 emergency signal
There is still confusion as to whether any transmission was received from the missing EgyptAir Airbus A320.
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Opinion
OPINION: Who might star in Europe's next airline consolidation phase?
A new round of consolidation could be on the cards in Europe – particularly in the leisure sector. But which carriers seem most ripe for acquisition?
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Airbus confirms identity of missing EgyptAir A320
Airbus has confirmed the identity of the EgyptAir aircraft which lost contact over the eastern Mediterranean while operating a Paris-Cairo service.