All Strategy news – Page 308
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Start-up plans World Airways revival with 787s, ULCC model
Serial start-up airline executive Ed Wegel has announced plans to re-launch former widebody freighter operator World Airways as a long-haul passenger carrying airline flying Boeing 787s using an ultra-low-cost model.
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Monarch administrators to appeal after unfavourable slots ruling
Administrators for Monarch Airlines plan to appeal a court decision dismissing their claim for the right to sell the collapsed UK leisure carrier's slots.
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ATR launches -600 freighter with large FedEx order
US cargo operator FedEx Express is ordering up to 50 of a new ATR freighter model, based on the 72-600 turboprop.
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DUBAI: What next for the UAE's two low-cost airlines?
For the past eight years Flydubai and Air Arabia have appeared to enjoy formidable growth by sticking to their own trajectories. Despite the rival carriers being based just a hop from each other at Dubai International and Sharjah airports, their business models and route networks have been sufficiently distinct to ...
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SIA to cut bureaucracy as part of transformation plan
Singapore Airlines says it is working to cut bureaucracy within the organisation, as part of its transformation programme.
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Vistara to launch international services in 2H 2018
Singapore Airlines says that its India unit, Vistara, plans to launch international operations in the second half of 2018.
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NewsUnited ends 47 years of 747 flying
United Airlines final Boeing 747-400 flight arrived in Honolulu at 15:00 local time on 7 November, ending the Queen of the Skies' 47-year continuous run with the carrier.
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Qatar Airways promises passive role in Cathay buy
Qatar Airways says it would have liked to purchase a larger stake in Cathay Pacific, and that it has no plans to play an active role in the airlines that it invests in.
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Virgin Australia aims to launch new Asian service in 2018
Virgin Australia is working to secure slots that would allow it to launch a new Asian destination in 2018.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: United bids 747 an aloha goodbye
United Airlines retires its last Boeing 747 today, ending a continuous nearly half-century run for the iconic aircraft in the carrier's fleet.
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Ryanair extends connecting-flights service to Porto
Porto is to become the third airport at which Ryanair offers its connecting-flights service, joining Italy's Bergamo and Rome Fiumicino.
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SIA Group's airline fortunes mixed as first-half profit rises
Singapore's SIA Group has generated a one-third improvement in net profit, to S$425 million ($312 million), in the first half of the year.
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ANA pulls out of Myanmar startup after failing to get AOC
ANA Holdings has wound up its 49% investment in Myanmarese startup Asian Blue Aviation after the latter failed to secure an air operator’s certificate.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: United goes long over the Pacific
United Airlines has underlined its commitment to the Asia-Pacific ultra long-haul market with the recent launch of its Los Angeles-Singapore direct route.
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Emirates identifies initial routes for 777 first-class revamp
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to deploy a new Boeing 777-300ER first-class cabin initially on the Brussels and Geneva routes.
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IAG lauds ownership-cost benefit of Level A330s
IAG has stressed that the ownership cost benefits of budget carrier Level's Airbus A330s outweigh the additional expenditure from having lower powerplant efficiency.
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Qatar Airways to buy nearly 10% of Cathay
Qatar Airways has entered an agreement to purchase close to 10% of Cathay Pacific.
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Last BA 747-400 to leave fleet in early 2024
British Airways is aiming to withdraw its last Boeing 747-400 in February 2024 under its latest strategic fleet plan.
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Serious Utair 737 upset involved excessive pitch and roll
Russian investigators have detailed a serious loss-of-control incident last month involving a Utair Boeing 737-500 on approach to Moscow Vnukovo.
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JAL open to mutually beneficial partnerships
Japan Airlines (JAL) is willing to partner with various carriers — both independent and from rival alliances — on the condition that it is mutually beneficial to the parties involved.