All articles by Victoria Moores – Page 6
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Virgin Blue’s long-haul arm V Australia launches flights
Today Virgin Blue's new long-haul carrier, V Australia, is due to formally launch operations with an inaugural departure from Sydney bound for Los Angeles.
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Air France-KLM merges handling at Heathrow and City
Air France and KLM are merging their ground handling subsidiaries' activities at London Heathrow and London City airports, forming a new company called Cobalt...
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Ethiopian sees 300-seat jets in 70-aircraft fleet plan
Ethiopian Airlines is looking to take a further seven Boeing 787-8s and additionally may order up to 10 787-9s, 777-200LRs or Airbus A350 XWBs this year...
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NewsFuel hedging pushes Air France-KLM to €194m 3Q loss
Air France-KLM's third quarter results have been stung by the negative impact of fuel hedging, exchange rates and the gloomy economic environment, swinging...
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NewsJet2 and Oxford Aviation seal five-year training deal
UK budget carrier Jet2 and Oxford Aviation Academy have signed a five-year deal covering simulator and ab initio pilot training.
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ATR increases C-Check intervals by 1,000 hours
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is extending the C-Check intervals on its aircraft by an additional 1,000 hours, increasing the time between checks to 5,000 from...
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SkyEurope scrabbles to replace repossessed 737 fleet
Central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines is hoping to finalise dry-leases on some Boeing 737s as it wrestles to restore its depleted 737-700 fleet. US...
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NewsAir France 777F delivery schedule unaffected by cargo misery
Boeing 777 freighter launch customer Air France is sticking to delivery timelines for the five it has on order, despite the downturn in the cargo market. US...
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NewsEasyJet revises first-half revenue outlook upwards
UK budget carrier EasyJet has upwardly revised its interim revenue expectations after its first-quarter total rose 32% to £550 million ($764 million).
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Virgin Nigeria admits competition forced long-haul withdrawal
Virgin Nigeria is attributing its withdrawal from long-haul operations to an influx of foreign carriers which have depressed fares on the Lagos-London market,...
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NewsMixed-mode rejected as UK approves Heathrow's third runway
UK secretary of state for transport Geoff Hoon has officially approved plans to add a third runway and sixth terminal at London Heathrow, but at the same...
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German start-up Bremenfly nears launch
German start-up Bremenfly is expecting to secure its air operator's certificate (AOC) over the coming weeks after taking delivery of its first aircraft,...
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NewsGECAS terminates lease on six SkyEurope aircraft
Troubled central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines has had six of its aircraft taken back by US lessor GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS),...
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Swiss investors agree to acquire Lithuania’s FlyLAL
Struggling Lithuanian carrier FlyLAL is being acquired by Swiss investment fund SCH Swiss Capital Holdings under a deal which is expected to be finalised...
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Afriqiyah merger would create stronger carrier: Libyan CEO
Libyan Airlines is aiming to complete its long-proposed...
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NewsSAS agrees to sell Spanair and Air Baltic shareholdings
SAS Group has agreed to sell a majority of Spanish operation Spanair to a group of Catalonian investors, and its minority stake in Air Baltic...
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EasyJet adds four routes from Gatwick
UK budget carrier EasyJet is adding four routes to its London Gatwick network, comprising Larnaca in Cyprus, the Italian city of Naples, Dubrovnik in Croatia...
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NewsAustrian must become profitable: Mayrhuber
Lufthansa chief Wolfgang Mayrhuber insists Austrian Airlines must become profitable, after finalising a deal to acquire state holding company OIAG's stake...
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NewsBMI chief warns of worst-ever losses in 2008-09
BMI chief Nigel Turner is warning that the UK carrier will post its highest-ever losses this year, a plight which has prompted intensified cost-cutting and...