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Fleet slashed as American unveils new capacity plan
American Airlines’ parent AMR Corp will retire at least 75 mainline and regional jets as part of a newly unveiled plan to slash 2008 domestic capacity in the face of record high fuel prices, growing economic concerns and a difficult competitive environment.
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Sukhoi Superjet takes to the air
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 prototype finally took to the air on 19 May, initiating the twinjet's delayed flight-test programme. The first flight of the...
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Qantas adds more airports in RNP trial
Qantas has launched required navigation performance proving flights at a number of airports in Western Australia and Queensland as part of the carrier's...
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BA goes to court with pilots over OpenSkies
British Airways faced cockpit union British Air Line Pilots' Association in court this week as it sought to block potential strike action over the creation...
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Network 2008: Alighting in Aruba
David field Washington The Dutch island airport of Aruba in the western Caribbean has new management in the form of a team from Amsterdam's Schiphol,...
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Fuel hammers US carrier results
US airlines are starting to run out of tools to stem their losses as fuel continues its increase Consider the pure statistics, the numbers posted by...
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Market outlook: Hunkering down for bad times
Hunkering down for bad times This downturn could be more painful than any other, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight Chris...
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US airports face crunch time
Airports in New York City, Chicago and other US cities are chokepoints in the country's congested travel system, but are proposed measures to relieve the...
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Airports ranking: Climbing up the table
As this year's Airline Business Top 150 airports traffic ranking shows, the world's main gateways had a good year in 2007. The star performers were in Russia,...
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Turboprops making mark in Philippines
Philippine regional carriers under pressure Regional feeder operations are becoming increasingly important in the Philippines, with the latest development...
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More Dubai-India flights on the way
Nicholas Ionides Singapore UAE opens up Dubai A new bilateral will allow carriers to almost double flights between India and Dubai India...
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What's going wrong in India?
Asia's distribution challenge Page 54 India's domestic market may be growing at double-digit rates but profits continue to elude the country's...
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Arab carriers on a roll
Middle Eastern players refuse to let record oil prices impede expansion or profits Middle Eastern carriers remain upbeat about their prospects for...
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Airlines circle Italy as Alitalia flounders
Carriers swoop in on Italy With Alitalia's future remaining unclear, airlines are starting to hone in on the Italian market As...
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SAS Group back in restructuring mode
SAS back in restructuring mode Embattled SAS Group is embarking on yet another restructuring plan, cutting back its fleet and shedding 1,000 jobs...