Strategy – Page 321
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TAM to take fourth A350 in new LATAM livery
TAM's fourth Airbus A350 will be delivered in the airline's parent LATAM Airlines Group's new livery, although the aircraft might not necessarily be the first aircraft of the group to bear the new colours.
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ANALYSIS: Europe's mixed approach to onboard connectivity
Recent developments suggest that European airline interest in onboard connectivity for short-haul aircraft has reached a tipping point, though how and when this will translate into action remains to be seen.
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Flydubai crash: Inquiry starts analysing flight-data recording
Russian investigators have successfully downloaded flight-data recorder information from the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 that crashed at Rostov-on-Don.
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Flydubai 737 crashed during second landing attempt
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 had already executed a missed approach at Rostov-on-Don before its fatal accident.
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Flydubai confirms FZ981 crash and fatalities
Flydubai has confirmed the crash of flight FZ981, while Russian investigators say that, according to preliminary information, all 62 aboard the aircraft perished.
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MetroJet inquiry receives Russian 'sabotage' analysis
Egyptian investigators have referred the case of the crashed MetroJet Airbus A321 to the country’s attorney general after receiving a Russian analysis pointing to sabotage.
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Lufthansa's passenger carriers double operating profit in 2015
Lufthansa Group has identified its "capacity discipline", accompanied by falling oil prices, as a factor in its adjusted EBIT increasing 55% to €1.82 billion ($2.04 billion) in 2015.
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PICTURE: First Air Baltic CS300 in production
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has shown off its first Bombardier CS300 on the production line, delivery of which it expects later this year.
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NewsVolaris to start subsidiary in Costa Rica
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris plans to launch a subsidiary airline in Costa Rica to allow it to expand its route network into South America.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Volotea bids to remain under the radar in LCC battle
Volotea may sponsor French Ligue 1 club FC Nantes, but chief executive Carlos Munoz believes the budget carrier is in a league of its own when it comes to its business model and its rivalry with the rest of Europe's low-cost carriers.
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Germanwings crash probe opts against cockpit door rethink
French investigators maintain that the risk of an external attack on the cockpit outweighs the risk of pilot interference, and have steered away from recommending changes in secure cockpit doors.
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PICTURES: Iron Maiden 747-400 badly damaged in tug collision
Rock band Iron Maiden’s newly-customised Boeing 747-400 has been extensively damaged in a ground-towing accident in Santiago that injured two tractor operators.
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Crashed CRJ flight data points to anomalous pitch trace
Flight-data recorder information from the crashed West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ200 freighter indicates evidence of a spurious pitch reading immediately before the autopilot on the jet disengaged.
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Volotea to replace 717s with used A319s
Volotea will phase out all its Boeing 717s in favour of a fleet of 30-40 used Airbus A319s over the next two to three years.
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Ryanair to offer all-business 737-700 for charter
Budget carrier Ryanair is to offer a Boeing 737-700 for corporate charter services, the aircraft being configured with just 60 business-class seats.
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An-26 said to crash off Bangladesh coast
At least one fatality is being reported after a cargo aircraft crashed off the coast of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
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ICAO adopts measures to reduce accident site uncertainty
ICAO has formally adopted measures aimed at improving the tracking of aircraft in distress and the chances of recovering flight-data recorder information.
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Air Canada CEO stands behind CS300 purchase plan
Air Canada's decision to purchase Bombardier's struggling CSeries was not politically motivated and followed several years of study by the Montreal-based airline, says chief executive Calin Rovinescu.
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CS100 embarks on European route-proving
European route-proving flights of the Bombardier CS100 have commenced from Swiss International Air Lines’ base at Zurich.
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ROUTES: SriLankan Airlines keeps eye on breakeven target
SriLankan Airlines is focused on having its operations break even within the next two years, as it takes delivery of new aircraft and restructures its network.