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  • Airbus breaks ground in Mobile, JetBlue to receive first A320

    16:42 08 April 2013Aircraft Orders Manufacturer Operations Supplier contracts General airline finance Narrowbody Airframes New aircraft orders and deliveries Route and Network Planning

    Airbus and local officials broke ground on the airframer's new A320 family final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, today, with JetBlue Airways slated to...


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  • Virgin America to launch Los Angeles-Las Vegas flights in April

    18:01 16 January 2013

    Virgin America will launch three daily flights between Los Angeles and Las Vegas from 22 April, says a source at the...


  • Virgin America to serve Newark

    03:23 11 December 2012

    Virgin America will begin flights to Newark Liberty International airport from 2 April 2013. The Burlingame,...


  • IN FOCUS: A320neo 'on track' as milestone approaches

    12:00 28 November 2012

    In the two years since it announced the re-engining plan, Airbus has notched 1,500 A320neo orders, and assigned the...


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  • Alaska predicts falling revenue as competition heats up in home state

    News | 15 May 2013 17:48 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    <p>Alaska Airlines, which has reported nine consecutive profitable years, expects unit revenue to continue declining in the coming months due to increasing...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Alaska-predicts-falling-revenue-as-competition-heats-up-in-home-state-385906/

  • ANALYSIS: As growth slows, Virgin America’s unit revenue aligns with low-cost competitors

    News | 14 May 2013 21:11 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    Virgin America's unit revenue increased at a rate many times greater than its low-cost competitors during the first quarter of 2013, bringing the carrier's...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-As-growth-slows-Virgin-Americas-unit-revenue-aligns-with-low-cost-competitors-385858/

  • Virgin America will not launch service to additional cities in 2013: Virgin's Cush

    News | 14 May 2013 15:52 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    <p>Virgin America does not expect to begin service to any new cities in 2013 after June, when the airline begins service to Anchorage in Alaska.</p><p>Virgin...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Virgin-America-will-not-launch-service-to-additional-cities-in-2013-Virgins-Cush-385843/

  • Virgin America back to previous staff levels as crew return from voluntary leave

    News | 14 May 2013 14:08 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    <p>Nearly all Virgin America employees who took voluntary leave in recent months have returned to the Burlingame, California-based carrier, Virgin America chief...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Virgin-America-back-to-previous-staff-levels-as-crew-return-from-voluntary-leave-385838/

  • Virgin America posts 2012 loss, but sees profitable 2013

    News | 13 May 2013 10:00 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    Virgin America has confirmed another year of losses for 2012, but the airline's chief executive says a financial restructuring, an injection of capital and...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Virgin-America-posts-2012-loss-but-sees-profitable-2013-385767/

  • Alaska posts record profits as competitors enter its home state

    News | 25 Apr 2013 21:37 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    <p>Despite reporting record net income for the first quarter of 2013, Alaska Airlines' executives are concerned about excess capacity on some of the its prime...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Alaska-posts-record-profits-as-competitors-enter-its-home-state-385191/

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  • Virgin pair and Baltic Miles take the plaudits at 2013 Loyalty Awards

    Blog | 28 Feb 2013 08:57 | Graham Dunn

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business//2013/02/virgin-pair-and-baltic-miles-t.html

  • American plays musical slots at Newark

    Blog | 04 Jan 2013 20:06 | Edward Russell

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business//2013/01/american-plays-musical-slots-a.html

  • Alaska's Virgin headache

    Blog | 29 Oct 2012 21:19 | Edward Russell

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business//2012/10/alaskas-virgin-headache.html

  • The need for speed...

    Blog | 07 Nov 2011 14:25 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/11/is-there-room-for-embedded-in.html

  • Stirring things up...

    Blog | 03 Oct 2011 09:56 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/10/stirring-things-up.html

  • In-flight Wi-Fi and our insatiable appetite for bandwidth

    Blog | 20 Sep 2011 11:33 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/09/in-flight-wi-fi-and-our-insati.html

  • Holy Hell! Virgin America to offer wireless IFE from Lufthansa Systems

    Blog | 26 Aug 2011 11:12 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/08/holy-hell-virgin-america-to-of.html

  • Free beer in flight (but only if you're a criminal)

    Blog | 24 Jul 2011 13:40 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/07/free-beer-in-flight-but-only-i.html

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