Strategy – Page 496
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IFE Services names managing director; seals deal with Hellenic
IFE Services has appointed Andy McEwan as managing director.
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NewsSun Country to offer digEplayers on new London service
Sun Country Airlines has inked a deal with digEcor to distribute the firm's digEplayer XT portable in-flight entertainment units to passengers. Beginning...
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NewsFinnair scraps order for two A330s to launch sharklet A321
Finnair is to ditch an order for two Airbus long-haul jets as part of its tentative agreement to launch the sharklet-equipped A321. The airline has...
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Vietnam Airlines formally joins SkyTeam
Vietnam Airlines became a member of SkyTeam Alliance today, paving the way for the Vietnamese national carrier to gain more international traffic.
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Long-term pilot and mechanic needs forecast to climb dramatically
Long-term forecast demand for airline pilots and mechanics is significantly higher than it was before the global economic recession, according to new figures...
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ILA: Lufthansa squeezes Brussels into A380 tour
Lufthansa's first Airbus A380 departed the ILA show yesterday evening on a hastily arranged visit to Brussels, at the insistence of the German carrier's...
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NewsContinental postpones trial of Gogo in-flight Internet
Continental Airlines has postponed its trial of Aircell's Gogo in-flight Internet solution as it focuses on merging with United Airlines and their combined...
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NewsILA: Emirates seals another huge A380 order
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates sealed a landmark agreement with Airbus for another 32 A380s less than 24h before unveiling the eye-popping order.
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Jetstar starting Singapore flights to Auckland and Melbourne
Jetstar Asia is launching services from Singapore to Auckland and Melbourne, the low-cost carrier's first long-haul routes out of Singapore. The daily...
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IATA AGM: Airline losers must disappear
Losers in the airline industry must fade away instead of being reincarnated with another name, TPG Capital founding partner David Bonderman said as he kicked off a lively discussion on the need for consolidation.
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Emirates to have 90 A380s in 2017
Emirates is to take delivery of all 90 of its Airbus A380s by 2017, confirming that the additional 32 ordered today will not be replacements for earlier aircraft.
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AirAsia X to have IPO in 2011
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier group AirAsia is planning to list its longer haul operation AirAsia X on the stock exchange next year and make the business...
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Opinion
Comment: Airlines are required to manage technical and operational risk, so why not fatigue risk?
Fatigue risk management is about to become an established way of coping, globally, with one of the major causes of modern accidents. And about time too. In...
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IATA AGM: Oneworld looks to overcome China Eastern disappointment
The oneworld alliance is reviewing its strategy for the mainland China market after failing to get one of the country's three main airlines to become a partner.
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Aires plans to acquire at least seven additional Q400s
Colombia's Aires plans to replace its entire fleet of 11 Bombardier Dash 8 Q200s with larger Q400s over the next five years.
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Avantair continues Florida expansion
Avantair's newly opened operations control centre at its Clearwater/St Petersburg airport headquarters is taking advantage of proprietary scheduling software...
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How to use less fuel and stay safe
As the cost of aviation fuel continues to rise, can airlines find more efficient ways to operate their aircraft?
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Business briefs
Ukrainian and Russian representatives appear to have reached a compromise on a new formula for handling integration of their countries' aircraft industries
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Airservices Australia heads new green ATM intiative
Airservices Australia is heading a second collaborative environmental air traffic management initiative - the Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership to Reduce...
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Opinion
Comment: Poles apart
After a traumatic transition from the certainties of the controlled market, Poland's aerospace industry is fighting fit and largely foreign-owned, embracing globalisation and creating jobs