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NewsPARIS: Saudia taking 20 regional A330s plus 30 A320s
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia is committing to 20 of the regional version of the Airbus A330-300, under an agreement which will also include 30 baseline A320s.
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NewsMAS A330 makes air turn back due to engine fire alert
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has grounded an Airbus A330-300, which had to make a turn back shortly after take-off from Melbourne airport, apparently due to an engine problem.
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NewsRough weather slows MH370 search
Bad weather is proving problematic for the search for MH370, with the latest blow being the damage of a system onboard a search vessel, forcing it to return to port for repairs.
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NewsPICTURE: Tunisair takes delivery of first A330-200
Tunisair has taken delivery of the first Airbus A330-200, following an order for three placed in July 2008.
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NewsIATA: Virgin Atlantic sees need for IAG-Aer Lingus remedies
The chief executive of Virgin Atlantic Airways sees a need for competitive remedies in the UK-Ireland market if International Airlines Group’s (IAG) acquisition of a stake in Aer Lingus moves forward.
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IATA: Oneworld works round Gulf row tensions
Suggestions that strained relations between the US and Gulf majors over subsidies could prompt Qatar Airways to consider leaving Oneworld, were played down by the alliance which points to productive meetings between its members at IATA's Annual General Meeting.
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NewsDelta pilots agreement precludes regional E2 or MRJ fleets
A new agreement between Delta Air Lines and its pilots maintains the existing maximum seat and weight counts, precluding the future addition of the Embraer 175-E2 or Mitsubishi MRJ90 to its feeder fleet if ratified.
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IATA: Air France-KLM to hold talks with Alitalia to save partnership
Air France-KLM plans to hold talks with Alitalia to possibly save the partnerships between the airlines, after Alitalia said it plans to abandon the pacts from 2017.
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PARIS: Qatar to display record five aircraft
Qatar Airways is to showcase five aircraft at Paris – a record for one airline and two more than it had on display at Farnborough last year, which was itself unprecedented.
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IATA: Delta, Virgin build on JV despite 'flattish' demand
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways describe demand as “flattish” across the Atlantic this summer, as they roll out their largest joint schedule yet this year.
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IATA: Star working on affiliate tier membership
Star Alliance is working a project that could see it offer affiliate membership to carriers in some key markets, aimed at enhancing its network reach.
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IATA: Oneworld sees alliances value despite spread of JVs
Oneworld chief executive Bruce Ashby says that the multilateral alliances remain compelling even as more carriers pursue joint ventures.
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NewsEasyJet explores early maintenance prognostics capability
EasyJet is exploring the use of early prognostics tools to predict when a fault is due to occur on its fleet of Airbus A320s.
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IATA: Lufthansa ploughs on with premium strategy
Lufthansa will not be diverted from its mission to regain its reputation as a premium quality carrier with a raft of product innovations, distribution system changes and the aim to be the “number one” in hub and point-point systems in Europe, says its chief executive Carsten Spohr.
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NewsIATA: Hawaiian capacity to stay flat ahead of A321neo arrival
Hawaiian Airlines is maintaining its plan of roughly flat capacity until it takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo in 2017, says chief executive Mark Dunkerley.
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AnalysisIATA: American balances integration hurdles with Gulf spat
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker in nearing the final innings of an unenviable yet exciting task – integrating American and US Airways into the world’s largest airline.
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IATA: SAA 'not out of the woods' despite exceeding target - CEO
South African Airways’ acting chief executive Nico Bezuidenhout insists the Star Alliance carrier is not out of the woods yet, despite its successfully implemented 90-day turnaround plan outperforming its original savings target.
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NewsIATA: New airline chiefs take up big challenges
As airline chiefs assemble in Miami for IATA's latest annual general meeting, there are new leaders at the helm of 16 of the 100 biggest carriers since they met a year ago in Doha.
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NewsPICTURE: Alitalia unveils conservative new livery
Alitalia has unveiled a conservative new livery as part of a relaunch event for the airline following investment by Middle Eastern shareholder Etihad Airways.
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Royal Jordanian eyes North America after European traffic decline
Royal Jordanian Airlines is planning to expand its transatlantic network as traffic from Europe has declined as a result of political crises in the Middle East and North Africa.