Strategy – Page 495
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LAN-supported AerOasis plans late 2010 launch with A320s
Colombian start-up and potential LAN partner AerOasis is planning to launch services later this year with an initial fleet of three leased Airbus A320s.
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NewsVirgin links with Panasonic to bring connectivity, IFE to A330s
Virgin Atlantic plans to bring in-flight mobile connectivity to passengers, including voice calls, as part of a new partnership with Panasonic that will...
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NewsVolcanic ash - will Europe be ready next time?
Aviation will probably fare better the next time volcanic ash invades Europe's skies, providing that the European...
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Hainan brings sparkle to training school as Diamond DA40 deliveries begin
Hainan Airlines' new flying school has started taking delivery of Chinese-built Diamond DA40s and has received six of the 23 piston singles it has on order with the Austrian airframer.
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Southwest names Hirshman as head of maintenance and engineering
Southwest Airlines has named Brian Hirshman as vice president of maintenance and engineering. Hirshman will lead a team of Southwest executives including...
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Spirit resumes contract talks with striking pilots
Pilots and Spirit Airline management are back at the negotiating table today in an effort to resolve their contract dispute and end a strike that began 12...
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NewsFAA grants expanded type inspection authorisation to 747-8F
The US FAA has granted Boeing expanded type inspection authorisation (TIA) for its 747-8F flight test programme, clearing the way for regulatory personnel...
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Opinion
Comment: Predicted pilot and engineer demand is unsustainable
Airlines which have stopped investing in the future just to survive the present are in for a shock.
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Business briefs
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier AirAsia is to list its longer-haul operation AirAsia X on the Malaysian, Indonesian...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Estonia's government has agreed in principle to acquire most of the 49% share in its flag carrier held by SAS Group. The deal gives the government...
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Opinion
Comment: A380 must pay its way
Behind the deal for 32 superjumbos at ILA are two questions: does Emirates know what it is doing, and will Airbus - even now - ever make money from its grandiose project?
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Colombia's EasyFly ponders expansion
Colombian regional carrier EasyFly continues to study expanding into mainline routes with Boeing 737s but for now is taking a wait-and-see approach.
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Shutdown continues after Spirit pilots reject 29% base pay increase
Spirit Airlines will remain closed through 16 June after pilots rejected an offer that would have yielded a compounded average 29% pay increase over the...
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Sun Country launches unusual transatlantic service with 737-800
US low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines has launched its first transatlantic service - an unusual Boeing 737-800 route connecting Minneapolis with London...
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NewsAmerican Airlines lifts inaugural airlines world cup according to Flightglobal's Kaminski rankings index
American Airlines has beaten Korean Air in the final of the first Airline World Cup to be crowned World Champions, according the “Kaminski” index, a formula which helps calculate an airline’s true potency.
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NewsNew A380 deal part of long-term strategy for “measured growth”: Clark
Emirates gave the Airbus A380 a major shot in the arm last week, placing the biggest single order ever for the superjumbo with a deal for 32 aircraft.
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Europe set to be left behind as airline profits bounce back
The headline figure is the first global industry profits for three years, but troubles remain in Europe While the speed of the recovery took some by...
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Bombardier leaves door open for China to be CSeries launch operator
Bombardier is confident it can soon secure a customer in China for CSeries and it has kept open the possibility that the aircraft's launch operator could...
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Garton takes helm at American Eagle as divestiture is mulled
AMR has appointed Daniel Garton as president and chief executive of subsidiary American Eagle Airlines and reiterated its plans to potentially divest the...