Strategy – Page 525
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SIA remains in red with Q2 loss of S$159 million
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has posted a net loss of S$159 million ($114.5 million) during its fiscal second quarter mainly due to higher fuel prices.
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Rockwell Collins' first air transport simulator secures UK certification
Rockwell Collins has achieved UK CAA certification for its new Boeing 737NG full flight simulator (FFS), its first FFS for the airline sector.
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Gol considers reactivating one 767 for Caribbean flights
Gol is close to completing a deal covering the return of one of its seven grounded Boeing 767s and is considering reactivating at least one 767 for its new...
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Air France flight safety boss to retire
Air France's executive vice-president of flight operations Gilbert Rovetto is to retire. The airline says that Rovetto was always due to retire in...
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JAL bail-out could be delayed to 2010
Japan Airlines' (JAL) future is likely to remain uncertain for several more months while the Japanese Government's Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation...
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American and BA continue to dismiss calls for relinquishing Heathrow slots
Oneworld alliance partners American Airlines and British Airways remain adamant in their belief that calls for the two carriers to relinquish slots at London...
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NewsPICTURES: Mexicana officially joins Oneworld
Mexicana this evening became the 11th member of the Oneworld alliance, marking the end of an 18 month incorporation process for the carrier's ascension into...
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Hub development key to Gulf carrier strategies
THE DEVELOPMENT of their international airport hubs is central to the Gulf's three global network...
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Gulf Air and Oman Air - out of the shadow of the network carriers
Niche players Gulf Air and Oman Air are making efforts to avoid beingeclipsed by their ever-expanding neighbours
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FlyDubai sees huge opportunities for growth of Gulf’s embryonic low-cost sector
The arrival of budget airline FlyDubai is expected to cause ripples among other major operators in the Gulf
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Royal Jordanian focuses on regional jet links feeding long-haul flights to West
Royal Jordanianaims to connect kingdom and its neighbours to the West with mix of regional and widebody jets
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Aer Lingus obtains interest in possible aircraft sales
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus has attracted interest from several parties following its decision to pursue the possible sale, or sale and leaseback, of aircraft. The...
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Dubai's airports have growing ambitions
Dubai's airports suffer none of the bureaucracy that besets their European counterparts, leaving the way open for growth
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Desert kingdoms – how the Gulf’s network carriers are riding out the storm
The Gulf's network carriers are riding out the economic storm by pressing ahead with fleet and network expansion plans
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Business: Good week - Bad week
More than three years of contract negotiations appear to have ended with a deal running until August 2011 giving pilots at the budget carrier...
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AirTran believes SkyWest deal bolsters competition against Midwest
AirTran Airways believes its new marketing partnership with SkyWest Airlines allows the carrier to build up its Milwaukee focus city in way that allows for...
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United plans new service to Africa
United in May of next year plans to introduce its first service to the African continent with the launch of flights from its Washington Dulles hub to Accra,...
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China Eastern gets nod for institutional placement
China Eastern Airlines has received conditional approval from the China security regulatory commission to place 1.35 billion A-shares with institutional...
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Babbitt defends revoking licenses of Northwest pilots
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt is standing behind the agency's decision to revoke the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots that overflew Minneapolis...