All articles by Victoria Moores – Page 8
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Flyglobespan chief rebuffs failure speculation
Flyglobespan chairman Tom Dalrymple has rebuffed suggestion that the Scottish carrier could be the next carrier to fail, insisting it has robust financial...
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Europe's regional carriers adapt to changing market structure
As consolidation takes hold among the European network carriers, the effect on the regionals that knit together Europe's thinner routes has yet to be determined ...
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What has gone wrong at Austrian Airlines?
Air-France-KLM, Lufthansa and Russia's S7 airlines are all in the running to acquire a stake in troubled Austrian Airlines
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BA calls temporary halt on Islamabad after fatal hotel bombing
British Airways (BA) has temporarily suspended its services to Islamabad in Pakistan after the bombing of a hotel in the city which claimed around 53 lives. The...
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Irish regulator withdraws Futura Gael's AOC
Ireland's aviation authority has withdrawn Dublin-based charter carrier Futura Gael's air operator's certificate, while Spanish parent company Futura International...
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Cargolux firmly rejects pilot union's duty-time accusations
Luxembourg-based cargo operator Cargolux is threatening legal action over accusations by its pilots union that the airline's crew duty hours are putting...
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Brussels Airlines' pilots tentatively welcome Lufthansa talks
Brussels Airlines' pilots, represented by the Belgian Cockpit Association, have tentatively welcomed Lufthansa's plans to acquire a stake in the airline's...
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Virgin Atlantic in talks over Virgin Nigeria exit
Virgin Atlantic Airways is negotiating the disposal of up to its entire 49% Virgin Nigeria stake and may withdraw its branding from the carrier as part of...
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Virgin Atlantic in talks over Virgin Nigeria exit
Virgin Atlantic Airways is negotiating the disposal of up to its entire 49% Virgin Nigeria stake and may withdraw its branding from the carrier as part of...
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EasyJet swaps 25 A319 orders for A320s
EasyJet has implemented its plans to convert some A319 orders to A320s, switching 25 over to the larger variant, according to Airbus's latest July sales...
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Fly540 F27 crash claims lives of three crew members
All three crew on board a Fokker F27 freighter operated by Kenyan regional carrier Fly540 were killed when it crashed on approach into the Somalian capital...
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Cable fracture caused Air Moorea Twin Otter crash: BEA
French investigators have confirmed that a fractured elevator cable was the direct cause of last year's fatal Air Moorea de Havilland Canada Twin Otter accident...
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Brussels handling strike hits more flights
Negotiations are continuing with the aim of breaking a ramp handling strike which has caused widespread cancellations at Brussels Airport. Aviapartner's...
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Branson strikes out at BA-AA tie-up
Virgin Atlantic Airways president Sir Richard Branson has lashed out at British Airways' (BA) and American Airlines' anticipated third tie-up attempt, which...
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Combined BA/Iberia group would rank third by revenue
Potential merger partners British Airways and Iberia will form the third-largest carrier group in terms of revenue, after Air France-KLM and Lufthansa. The...
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Airbus seals Laupheim site sale with Diehl/Thales
Airbus has finalised the sale of its Laupheim cabin interiors plant to its preferred bidder, a partnership between Diehl and Thales, under a deal which includes major packages of A350 XWB work.