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ROUTES: Industry hits out at growing tax burden
It is coming from all directions, it seems. New taxes, new efforts to add billions to government coffers at the airline industry's expense. In 2010...
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ROUTES: UK regional airports call for Government to rethink APD tax
A group of British regional airports and airlines have joined forces to urge UK finance minister George Osborne to abandon a "one-size-fits-all" approach to Air Passenger Duty (APD), following the UK government's decision to reduce taxation on long-haul flights from airports in Northern Ireland.
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ROUTES: Swedavia puts itself at heart of Scandinavia
Avoid Suburbs is a confident marketing slogan which presents the business case for airlines to fly to or via Sweden rather than Denmark, Norway and Finland. "Sweden...
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ROUTES: Abu Dhabi Airports puts the heat on for winter growth
Abu Dhabi Airports will see a year-on-year increase of some 8% in its weekly movements when it starts its winter timetable next month.
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NewsROUTES: Air Berlin to make decision over further route cancellations
Sword hangs over Air Berlin route
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AirAsia X to wait for Khazanah sale before IPO
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X will complete the sale of a stake to the country's national investment agency before focusing on its initial...
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NewsROUTES: Virgin Atlantic refuses to rule out BMI bid
Virgin Atlantic Airways refuses to rule out a possible bid for British Midland International, should Lufthansa decide to sell its loss-making subsidiary.
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ROUTES: Air Berlin to make decision over further route cuts
An answer to the question of whether Air Berlin will cancel any further routes under its cost-saving Shape and Size programme will be given in the next four...
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Routes: Low-cost carriers take on the Italian job
European budget operators have taken advantage of the fragmented Italian market to expand
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ROUTES: Boeing 737 Max takes on Airbus’s A320neo
Airbus and Boeing are going head to head again in the short-haul market after the US airframer shadowed its rival's move with a re-engineered version of its current narrowbody.
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News747-8F row linked to GE issues, not Qatar 787s: Sources
Cargolux's 747-8F contractual wrangle with Boeing is linked to GE engine issues, Flightglobal has learned.
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ROUTES: Industry meets with caution in the air
The return of economic fragility means stuttering airline growth, but the 787 introduction provides welcome tonic for route managers
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India's Kingfisher to exit low-cost market
India's Kingfisher Airlines plans to exit the country's low-cost market within the next four months and focus more on the premium market.
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Increased numbers set for Routes European return
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MROE: Questions emerge over future lack of technicians
While there seems to be little doubt in the maintenance industry about a looming shortage of aircraft mechanics and licensed engineers in future, there are...
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China Airlines becomes SkyTeam's 15th member
Taiwan's China Airlines has formally been accepted as the 15th member of the SkyTeam alliance.
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World pilot skills need boosting – RAeS
Inadequate pilot skills in airlines across the world are a worry for all international agencies, but no-one has yet presented a clear course of action to...
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ROUTES: Australian carriers look to Asia
Moves from Qantas and Virgin Australia show the nation's carriers continuing to take a foothold in the Asian markeT
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Routes: 787 promises to create new network opportunities
Like other Boeing 787 customers, British Airways expects the arrival of the Dreamliner in its fleet - albeit much later than scheduled - will transform the way it thinks about network development.
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Routes: BA plays with capacity levers in 2012 network shake-up
British Airways (BA) plans to undertake significant network adjustments next year in the Caribbean market and on the "kangaroo" route in response, respectively, to increasing passenger taxation and a strategic venture with Australian partner Qantas.