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Kenya Airways to launch $250m rights issue this month
Kenya Airways is preparing a Sh20.7 billion ($250 million) rights issue, having secured approval from the Capital Markets Authority, the Nairobi stock exchange...
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EasyJet signals French ambitions as Toulouse, Nice bases open
EasyJet is upping the tempo in its turf war with Air France with the opening of two additional French bases, as it seeks to expand its business in continental...
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IN FOCUS: Oneworld given Air Berlin lift
Oneworld's active members swelled back to 11 after the entry into the alliance of Air Berlin gave it a new partner in the heart of Europe's largest market. The...
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Pinnacle boosts executive salaries during financial restructuring
Pinnacle Airlines' top two executives have received big salary increases even as the regional carrier asks airline partners, vendors, banks and employee...
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News737 Max 'not a long-term solution': Udvar-Hazy
Air Lease Corp chief executive Steven Udvar-Hazy, a vocal advocate for Boeing's now-shelved New Small Airplane concept, says the airframer's strategy to...
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US Airways to launch five new routes from Washington National
US Airways plans to launch five new routes from Washington National airport from July, and will boost the frequency of flights between the US capital and...
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NewsISTAT 2012: Lufthansa, ALC vie to be 787-10X launch customer
After expressing interest in serving as the launch customer for Boeing's 787-10X, both Lufthansa and Air Lease Corp (ALC) are eager to bring the conceptual...
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NewsAirAsia share swap deal is part of solution, not problem: MAS
Amid speculation that a share-swap deal with low-cost carrier AirAsia may be scrapped, the board of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has reiterated the challenging...
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NewsHairline cracks ground Air New Zealand’s ATR 72-500s
Air New Zealand grounded its entire fleet of ATR 72-500 turboprops on 18 March after discovering hairline cracks around the cockpit windows of one aircraft. Two...
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Boeing to send 113 aircraft to Indian carriers within six years
Boeing has 113 aircraft in its order book from Indian carriers, most of which are for narrowbodies. Jet Airways is the airframer's largest Indian client,...
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NewsBA drops codeshare with troubled Kingfisher
Oneworld alliance member British Airways has suspended its codeshare agreement with India's embattled Kingfisher Airlines.
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NewsBrazil’s GOL submits request to operate US services
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL Linhas Aereas has applied to the country's national civil aviation agency ANAC to operate regular services to the US. GOL's...
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Boeing nears 787 GEnx and 330min ETOPS certification
Boeing is days away from being granted General Electric GEnx-1B engine-airframe certification for its 787, a milestone expected to be paired with 330min...
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NewsEtihad ties up with Air Berlin on 787 introduction
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to combine its Boeing 787 introduction programme with that of new partner Air Berlin in a bid to reduce the costs...
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NewsAmerican likely to consolidate: JP Morgan
In an indictment of the reorganisation efforts so far by AMR Corp and American Airlines, JP Morgan's airline analysts say they are "underwhelmed" and predict American is heading for consolidation whether it wants it or not.
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NewsCRJ700 oscillation traced to radio altimeter short-circuit
French investigators have determined that a short-circuit in a Bombardier CRJ700's radio altimeter antenna cable caused the autopilot to over-correct, and the jet to oscillate near the ground, as it tried to maintain the vertical glideslope profile.
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NewsAirbus and partners urge EU leaders to stop ETS trade conflict
Nine of Europe's top aviation players have written joint letters to urge European political leaders to step in and stop an escalating trade conflict with...
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Qantas ends talks with Malaysia Airlines over premium carrier
Qantas Airways has ceased its discussions with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to set up a new premium carrier. In a stock exchange filing, the carrier said...
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Flybe to begin 12 new routes this summer
UK regional carrier Flybe will this summer add 12 new routes and boost frequencies on a number of existing services. The carrier will begin flights...