Strategy – Page 491
-
News
Business briefs
The board of France's privately controlled Zodiac Aerospace has unanimously rejected an approach from Safran regarding a potential "industrial combination" of the two companies.
-
News
FARNBOROUGH: Delta's Richard Anderson and ILFC founder Steven Udvar-Hazy take the top honours at the Airline Strategy Awards
Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson and ILFC founder Steven Udvar-Hazy took the top honours in last night's Airline Strategy Awards organised by Airline Business magazine, in partnership with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
-
News
Indigo Partners buys stake in Mexico's Volaris
US investment firm Indigo Partners has emerged as one of several new owners of Mexico's Volaris after two of the carrier's four founding partners elected...
-
News
FARNBOROUGH: BA, Solena eye up London sites for alternative fuel initiative
British Airways and US bioenergy group Solena are evaluating potential sites in east London on which to build a sustainable jet fuel plant aimed at providing...
-
News
FARNBOROUGH: Boeing boosts forecast but remains downbeat on very large aircraft demand
Boeing has significantly increased its long-term airliner delivery forecast on the back of a big jump in expected demand for single-aisle aircraft. However,...
-
News
FARNBOROUGH: Embraer optimistic as regional forecast revealed
Embraer is at the show in an optimistic mood, hailing a better-than-expected recovery in market demand for its commercial aircraft.
-
News
FARNBOROUGH: ATR expects 'about 50' sales this year
Filippo Bagnato is clearly delighted to be back at the helm of ATR. When he first took the chief executive's job, for three years from 2004, the situation...
-
News
Turkish to add premium-economy to 777 cabin
Turkish Airlines is to introduce a fourth seating class on its Boeing 777 aircraft, which will be offered on services to Asia and the Americas. It...
-
NewsAirbus needs 'paradigm shift' to achieve A380 delivery forecast: Boeing
Boeing may have significantly raised its 20-year delivery forecast in its latest current market outlook, but it continues to predict demand will remain flat in the 400-seat-plus sector, where the 747-8 competes with the larger Airbus A380.
-
News
European alliance hopes boosted
EC approval for BA/Iberia merger and transatlantic joint venture cement oneworld partners' partnership aspirations
-
News
Estonian to offer portable IFE on some Boeing flights
Estonian Air has started offering portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) players to passengers on certain flights.
-
NewsTelenor's Bjordal succeeds Sandberg as AeroMobile CEO
Telenor executive Pal Bjordal is to succeed Bjorn-Taale Sandberg as chief executive of the firm's subsidiary, in-flight mobile connectivity provider AeroMobile. Bjordal...
-
NewsEmirates' Brannelly stays on as WAEA president; board voting begins
Emirates vice-president, corporate communications, product, publishing, digital & events Patrick Brannelly has accepted the invitation of the World Airline...
-
News
BA and Iberia secure European approval for merger
British Airways has obtained European clearance for its planned merger with Iberia, on the same day as the two carriers secured approval for their transatlantic...
-
NewsOneworld carriers secure EU clearance for transatlantic tie-up
Oneworld carriers British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have received clearance from the European Commission for their proposed transatlantic tie-up.
-
News
Signs of recovery start to emerge in Mexico
The Mexican domestic market is finally starting to stabilise but is more consolidation needed for long-term sustainability? By Brendan Sobie/Washington Mexico's...
-
News
Mexico's Interjet adds A320s from CIT and ACG
Mexico's Interjet has taken delivery of two additional Airbus A320s which it is using to add capacity in the Mexican domestic market.
-
News
SmartWings offers leisure passengers insurance against rain
Czech carrier SmartWings is offering an ancillary service allowing passengers to insure their leisure trip against poor weather at the destination.
-
News
FARNBOROUGH: Boeing presses on with 747-8 certification effort
As its all-new carbonfibre stablemate, the 787, progresses through its certification plan with relative swiftness, Boeing's 747-8F has faced more challenges...
-
Opinion
Comment: New birds aplenty...but no pigs
Air travel is safer than ever, but a levelling off in the long-term decline of accident and fatality rates tells us it's time for ideas about safety management within - and between - airlines