Strategy – Page 444
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NewsEmirates helps Boeing devise new 777
Emirates president says the carrier is working closely with the Seattle airframer on development of twinjet's successor
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NewsGovt audit blames ministry, management for Air India troubles
An Indian government report has blamed both Air India's management and the Ministry of Civil Aviation for letting the beleaguered carrier become both unprofitable...
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TRIP to acquire 18 ATR 72-600s
Brazilian regional carrier TRIP has agreed to acquire 18 ATR 72-600s, with options for 22 additional aircraft, in a move that will make the airline the largest...
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NewsMedvedev demands 'radical' aviation reform after Yak crash
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev underlined a need to cut the number of carriers operating in the country in the wake of another fatal accident, after a chartered Yakovlev Yak-42 crashed on departure from Yaroslavl.
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Aer Lingus stake sale unlikely before 2012: Irish govt
Ireland's government does not expect to sell its 25% stake in Aer Lingus until at least next year. No formal decision has been made about the disposal...
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LOT reports improved results on turnaround strategy
Polish flag carrier LOT has credited its turnaround strategy with posting a Pzl140.3 million ($46.6 million) net profit for the first seven months of 2011,...
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Red Wings chief calls for Kremlin intervention on Tu-204SM programme
Aleksander Lebedev, the owner of Russian carrier Red Wings, has written to Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin urging him to take personal control over...
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NewsUK's Monarch Airlines cancels entire 787 order
UK holiday carrier Monarch Airlines has emerged as the latest customer to cancel its Boeing 787 order, confirming it was the carrier behind last week's axing of six aircraft from the twinjet's backlog.
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Southwest to add two new destinations from Atlanta
Southwest Airlines plans to begin non-stop flights to Las Vegas and Phoenix from Atlanta from 10 March 2012. The carrier, which has an all Boeing 737...
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EasyGroup calls for removal of Doganis from EasyJet board
UK budget carrier EasyJet has received another letter from shareholder EasyGroup, this time requesting a meeting to vote on the removal of aviation consultant Rigas Doganis from its board.
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Aircraft finance costs set to rise
When Washington's summer debt-ceiling brinkmanship spurred ratings agency Standard & Poor's to take the once-unimaginable step of stripping the USA of its top-tier AAA credit rating, financiers started asking whether the theoretical risk of default would hit the cost of borrowing.
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Antinori reported to be joining Emirates
Lufthansa's former chief marketing officer, Thierry Antinori, is to become Emirates' new sales chief in October, according to a report in Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
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South Sudanese start-up Southern Star launches operations
South Sudan has a new national carrier, following the launch of services by Southern Star Airlines. The airline is operating a single 37-seat De Havilland...
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Bangladeshi carrier GMG names Sanjiv Kapoor as CEO
Bangladeshi private airline GMG has appointed airline strategy and turnaround expert Sanjiv Kapoor as its new CEO.
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US Airways expands “Choice Seats” programme
US Airways recently broadened offerings under its programme allowing customers to pay for certain seat selections to cover emergency row seating. The...
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NewsBoeing learns lessons for 737 from 787 overruns
That Boeing has learnt its lesson from the overlong development of the 787 and 747-8 can be seen in the proposed timescale for the re-engined narrowbody, named the 737 Max, which the airframer launched on 30 August.
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Delta order indicative of urgent fleet needs
The recent order of 100 Boeing 737-900ERs by Delta Air Lines reflects an urgency by legacy carriers to replace ageing aircraft, but the airline's decision to go with the -900ER does not preclude it from being an operator of the re-engined 737 Max.
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NewsStar Alliance boss Albrecht to lead Austrian Airlines
Star Alliance chief executive Jaan Albrecht has been recommended as the new chairman and chief executive of Austrian Airlines.
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Malaysia Airlines remains focused on Oneworld membership
Malaysia Airlines has reiterated its aim to join the Oneworld alliance next year and hopes that it will coincide with the launch of its Airbus A380 service...
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Most 737 MAX launch customers outside of the US
Boeing has indicated that most of the airlines that have placed orders for its re-engined Boeing 737 MAX announced today are based outside the USA.