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Low-cost carriers kick off merger talks in Singapore
Signs of consolidation in Singapore’s crowded budget airline sector have emerged, with Jetstar Asia, launched late last year by Qantas Airways, angling to absorb independent start-up Valuair.
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Sterling buys Maersk Air
Budget operator Sterling has acquired fellow Danish independent Maersk Air from the AP Moller shipping group, with the aim of increasing its scale in the Scandinavian low-cost market.
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Brazil’s independents press ahead
GOL and TAM are moving to claim more of Brazil’s domestic market as struggling Varig faces court-supervised restructuring.
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Traffic heads up in first half
Traffic figures for the first half have come in pretty strong across the board, although capacity growth has been strong too. Unsurprisingly, low-cost carriers continue to outperform.
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Crossing the line?
Washington is testing the limits on how far a single nation can or should go in asking others to adopt its rules on regulating air security. Some argue that increasingly intrusive entry procedures and new requirements on overflights cross the line
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BMI to axe Manchester-Washington
Star Alliance carrier BMI is axing its transatlantic service between Manchester and Washington, blaming the failure of ‘open skies’ talks and poor connections from the US airport for its decision
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Taiwan's EVA takes delivery of first 777-300ER
Taiwan’s EVA Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER, one of 15 777s it has on order for use on long-haul international routes.
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Virgin looks at later A380 arrival
Virgin looks at later A380 arrival Virgin Atlantic Airways is looking at extending the deferral of its first Airbus A380 delivery into 2009.
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Brazil's Gol doubles firm 737 order to 60
Brazilian low-cost airline Gol is to double its firm order for Boeing 737-800s to 60 aircraft and increase the number of purchase options to 41.
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747Adv creeps closer to launch
Cargolux announcement sparks speculation that US manufacturer’s board is near to decision on stretched -400