All articles by Alex Thomas – Page 5
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INFOGRAPHIC: Lessors close gap on GECAS and ILFC
Exactly how far the gap between aviation's leasing giants, GECAS and ILFC, and their rivals has narrowed can be seen in Airline Business' finance interactive.
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Chasing pack close the gap on leasing giants
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and International Lease Finance (ILFC) remain the two largest aircraft by fleet value and size, but the latest annual...
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: The evolution of the operating lessors
From the first lease deal in 1965 to the situation today where nearly 40% of the global fleet are on operating lease, Airline Business' finance interactive traces the key events in the journey of the leasing sector.
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EasyJet to make fleet decision by year-end
EasyJet will make a decision on its fleet strategy by the end of the year, according to its head of fleet and central procurement Chris Essex. Explaining...
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SAS to upgrade seats on short-haul fleet
Scandinavian Airlines is to fit its short-haul fleet with new lightweight seats supplied by German seat manufacturer Recaro in order to improve passenger...
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Lyon Airport opens new low-cost satellite terminal
France's Lyon Saint Exupéry Airport has opened a satellite to its simplified Terminal 3 building catering for low-cost carriers, which it is in the process...
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London airports see limited strike impact on services
Strike action by UK border agency staff as part of a wide-ranging public sector worker walkout today has not so far significantly impacted any of London's...
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UK air passenger duty rise angers airlines
Airlines have attacked the UK government's plans to increase the rate of air passenger duty (APD) by as much as 10% next year. Chancellor George Osborne's...
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UK govt to explore all airport capacity options, bar Heathrow expansion
All options for improving airport capacity in the UK's south east, with the exception of building a third runway at London Heathrow, will be explored by...
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INTERVIEW: Air Astana president Peter Foster
Kazakhstan's Tian Shan mountain range has witnessed a number of the country's state carriers come to grief beneath its jagged slopes. Yet, while the challenges...
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De Juniac named Air France chairman and CEO
Alexandre de Juniac, a civil servant in the French finance ministry and former Thales executive has been installed as chairman and chief executive of Air France.
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The Arab spring effects leisure carriers' bottom line
Turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa has significantly impacted leisure carriers such as Thomas Cook and TUI and caused them to shift planes and capacity away from destinations such as Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
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NewsSAS details its unit cost reduction strategy
New boss Rickard Gustafson targets annual reduction in unit costs of 5% in face of stiff competition from Norwegian.
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Easyjet and Air France battle over the French regions
In opening two bases at Nice and Toulouse in France, EasyJet hopes to gain the advantage over Air France as it battles with the flag carrier for French regions.
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NewsLufthansa Cargo considers moving operations from Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo may be forced to move some operations to other airports in Germany as a result of a night flight ban at Frankfurt, although it ruled out pulling its freighter fleet from the airport.
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NewsAir France and Airbus team for low emissions flight
Air France is laying claim to the world's lowest CO² emissions commercial flight, after operating a service from Toulouse-Blagnac to Paris-Orly using a combination of 50% mix biofuel mix and new air traffic management technologies.
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Airlines PNG Dash 8 crashes in Papua New Guinea
An Airlines PNG Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 turboprop has crashed in Papua New Guinea with 32 people on board.
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ROUTES: Swedavia puts itself at heart of Scandinavia
Avoid Suburbs is a confident marketing slogan which presents the business case for airlines to fly to or via Sweden rather than Denmark, Norway and Finland. "Sweden...
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ROUTES: Bordeaux sees low-cost terminal driving growth
Bordeaux airport expects about a million passengers to pass through its low-cost terminal in 2011, its first full year in operation.
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ROUTES: UBM aviation to consult on routes for Tolmachevo Airport
Consultancy company UBM Aviation was in fine voice after signing an agreement with Tolmachevo Airport to develop its routes strategy.