Strategy – Page 435
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Avation signs contract for five new ATR72s
Aircraft lessor Avation has inked an agreement with ATR for the purchase of five additional ATR72 turboprops.
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US Airways works to firm financing for 2012 narrowbody deliveries
US Airways aims to complete firm financing arrangements for the 12 A320 family aircraft it plans to take delivery of next year. Carrier CFO Derek...
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NewsHungarian ministry scathing over failures to manage Malev
Beleaguered Hungarian state carrier Malev will be driven to bankruptcy if it is forced to repay nearly Ft100 billion ($440 million) in state aid, but the...
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NewsPICTURES: Condor repaints A320 in 1960s colours
German charter airline Condor Flugdienst has given one of its Airbus A320s a 1960s-look retro-livery to commemorate the company's 55th anniversary. The...
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NewsEasyJet founder looks at feasibility of African LCC
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is to examine the feasibility of launching a new low cost carrier in Africa after agreeing a deal between his EasyGroup...
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JetBlue joins WestJet in seizing LaGuardia slots, gains more at National
JetBlue has emerged as the largest victor in the slot auction required to allow Delta and US Airways to exchange slots at New York LaGuardia and Washington...
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NewsQatar chief issues A330 freighter warning to Airbus
Qatar Airways has warned that Airbus risks missing out on a substantial part of the freighter sector by stalling on an A330 conversion. Speaking during...
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787 GEnx certification to slide to 2012
US Federal Aviation Administration certification of the General Electric GEnx-1B-powered 787 is set to slide to early 2012 due to the lack of availability...
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American's Arpey to join Kellner's Emerald Creek Group
Former American Airlines chief executive Gerard Arpey will join former Continental Airlines CEO Larry Kellner's Emerald Creek Group as a partner, following...
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NewsArab carriers braced for Syrian sanctions
Middle Eastern carriers insist that they will continue to keep operating to Syria for as long as they can, but are resigned to the possibility of sanctions.
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SIA Engineering signs deal to maintain SIA's 15 A330s
Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm SIA Engineering has inked a contract with Airbus to maintain Singapore Airlines' (SIA) future fleet of 15 Airbus 330-300...
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China Careers: bulging backlog shows intent of Chinese airlines
If any indication is needed about the importance of the Chinese airline market, it can be found in the backlog of orders by the country's carriers. Airlines...
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CHINA CAREERS: Dragonair's cadet scheme to find local pilots
Dragonair may have been under the wings of Cathay Pacific for the past five of its 26 years, but when it comes to recruiting and training pilots its approach...
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Freight traffic slides further in October
Air freight levels continued to slide in October as fresh figures from IATA released today show cargo traffic nearly 5% down on the same month last year.
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IN FOCUS: Changing role for airports
The competitive landscape for airports has evolved. The same drivers of competitive change within the airline industry - the emergence of low-cost and the...
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ICAO names Schleifer president of Air Navigation Commission
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has appointed Christian Schleifer of Austria as president of its Air Navigation Commission (ANC), effective...
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Iberia Express names Vueling's Gallego as CEO
International Airlines Group (IAG) has appointed Luis Gallego as chief executive of its new Madrid-based short-haul subsidiary, Iberia Express.
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NewsUK government outlines sweeping reform of CAA
The UK Civil Aviation Authority will undergo major reform so in future it is focussed on "furthering passengers' interests" under proposals laid out in a...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Will airlines go to the sales after BMI deal?
While the first preliminary deal has been struck for one of several European airlines up for grabs, it remains to be seen if more will follow in a new round...