Strategy – Page 326
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NewsDelta inks deal for major terminal move at LAX
Delta Air Lines has signed a letter of intent to consolidate its operations to terminals two and three at Los Angeles International airport, a move that could leapfrog its facilities ahead of those of other carriers at the airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can airlines position for long-term profits?
When IATA further raised its industry outlook for 2015 and forecast another likely improvement in profits for this year, it left the industry with an unusual but welcome problem. How do airlines enjoy their new found profits without attracting the kind of attention that could undermine their ability to sustain ...
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Flight instructor blamed for Do-228 belly landing
Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has concluded that the incompetence of a flight instructor was the main cause behind a Daily Air Dornier Do-228 belly landing in December 2014.
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NewsMedical team optimistic on United chief’s recovery
The medical team involved in United Airlines chief executive Oscar Munoz heart transplant operation is optimistic that he will make a “quick recovery” and returning to the helm of one of the world’s largest carriers soon.
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ANALYSIS: The evolution of Mubadala's MRO strategy
Mubadala's bid to become a major global maintenance player began with a gradual acquisition of Swiss MRO specialist SR Technics from 2006. In 2007, the Abu Dhabi investment fund purchased Gulf Aircraft Maintenance, subsequently rebranded as Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies. But the absence of a parent fleet for these service ...
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Air China to take six more 777-300ERs
Chinese flag-carrier Air China has reached an agreement to acquire six Boeing 777-300ERs.
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United chief’s return in question after heart transplant
United Airlines chief executive Oscar Munoz is recovering from a “heart transplant operation”, likely pushing his return to the carrier’s helm to at least the second quarter.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New Spirit chief refuels Frontier merger rumours
The surprise departure of ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines chief executive Ben Baldanza follows a year that saw the airline's stock lose its shine, as investors began to worry that Spirit's once-revered moat was rapidly being encroached upon by its rivals.
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ANALYSIS: Our 2015 forecasts revisited – spot-on or way, way off?
Forecasting is a rough game, but here at Flight we're always up for a challenge – or are we just too foolish to know when to quit? Our 2015 calls, in retrospect
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will airline profits streak continue in 2016?
Given historical experience, the airline industry can rarely enter a year fully confident of ending it with a strong collective profit, but there are relatively robust reasons for hope that carriers might stretch their profits run to a new peak in 2016.
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Air transport safety reached new peak in 2015: Ascend
Air transport operations resulted in a global fatal accident rate of just one in 5 million flights last year, the lowest figure on record.
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Spatial disorientation overwhelmed Kazan 737 crash crew
Spatial disorientation could have led the pilots of an ill-fated Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 to perceive that the aircraft was flying inverted as it dived towards the ground.
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NewsForecasts 2016: What's on approach for the year ahead?
Are we on the cusp of a personal jet age? Is the civil tiltrotor doomed? Do the big Gulf carriers need yet more aircraft? Will Boeing and Northrop Grumman do a takeover tango and can Rolls-Royce carry on as we know it? And, is anybody going to the Moon? Time ...
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EasyJet A319 lands on closed Pisa runway
Italian investigators are looking into an incident involving an EasyJet Airbus A319 which mistakenly landed on a Pisa runway which had not been in operation.
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Poor training among catalogue of failings in Kazan 737 crash
Pilots of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 had not realised the autopilot had disengaged as they attempted a go-around at Kazan, during which the aircraft entered a steep dive and disintegrated upon striking the ground.
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PICTURE: Tianjin Airlines takes China's first E195s
Tianjin Airlines has taken delivery of two Embraer 195s, the first of the type in China.
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United pilots to vote on accord without 100-seater commitment
Pilots at United Airlines will vote on a contract extension in January that lacks any commitment for a 100-seat aircraft order from the carrier.
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Turkish authorities probe Sabiha Gokcen explosion
Investigators are probing an apron explosion overnight at Istanbul's secondary Sabiha Gokcen airport which injured two cleaning personnel.
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Fire-damaged BA 777 to be repaired
British Airways is to repair and return to service the Boeing 777-200ER badly damaged during an engine fire in Las Vegas.
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Airbus delays first A320neo delivery to IndiGo
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is unlikely to receive its first Airbus A320neo this year, following an unspecified delay in the delivery schedule.