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AnalysisANALYSIS: Are US airlines at their next scope crossroads?
US airlines have had limits on the number and size of regional jets in their feeder fleets almost since the day Comair introduced the Bombardier CRJ100 in June 1993.
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ANA declines comment on possible Peach, Vanilla merger
The parent company of All Nippon Airways, ANA Holdings (ANA HD), has declined to comment on reports of a pending merger between low-cost operators Peach and Vanilla Air.
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NewsRyanair to acquire 75% of Laudamotion
Ryanair has agreed to acquire 75% of Laudamotion for €50 million ($62 million).
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Paulo Kakinoff, chief executive, Gol
Gol chief executive Paulo Kakinoff makes a self-deprecating joke when told of Flight Airline Business' multiple efforts to secure a cover interview with him in recent years.
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Emirates refused appeal over late-connection compensation
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has been refused permission by the UK Supreme Court to appeal against a ruling on delay compensation for passengers who missed connecting flights.
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PICTURE: First ANA A380 to start final assembly next month
The main sections of the first Airbus A380 for All Nippon Airways have arrived in Toulouse, with final assembly to start in April.
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INTERVIEW: Gareth Evans on taking charge at Jetstar
In the four months since stepping across from helming Qantas’s international business to its low-cost unit Jetstar, Gareth Evans has been on quite a learning journey.
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ANALYSIS: Laudamotion network built on Niki foundations
When IAG disclosed its plan to acquire Niki in December 2017, the group's chief executive Willie Walsh described the Austrian carrier as the "most financially viable part of Air Berlin".
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SmartLynx A320 engines shut down after touch-and-go impact
Estonian investigators have indicated that both engines on a SmartLynx Airbus A320 shut down as it conducted an emergency approach after suffering damage during a touch-and-go exercise.
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ANALYSIS: Why European airline groups want standardised fleets
SAS's negotiations with Airbus about an order for further A320neos to replace Boeing 737s – disclosed by the Scandinavian group last month – is the latest step in its efforts to standardise its fleet.
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Precious metal spills from An-12 after load shift on take-off
Russian investigators believe a load shift and detached door caused an Antonov An-12 freighter to lose some of its cargo of precious metals during take-off from Yakutsk.
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Crews seldom train for take-off performance errors: inquiry
Dutch investigators probing a serious Boeing 737-800 take-off incident at Groningen have noted that pilots are seldom exposed to performance-related events during simulator training.
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Cathay to start boosting 777 economy seating density
Cathay Pacific will start increasing the number of economy seats in its Boeing 777-300s and 777-300ERs next month.
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Lufthansa achieves record full-year profit
Lufthansa posted a 70% improvement in adjusted full-year EBIT to reach €2.97 billion ($3.68 billion) for 2017 after revenues were lifted by its acquisition of Air Berlin as well as gains from new pilot labour deals..
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Emirates cabin crew member injured in fall from 777
Ugandan authorities have confirmed that a flight attendant has been injured after falling from a parked Emirates aircraft at Entebbe.
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United pilots union opposes more large jets at regional partners
Pilots at United Airlines are striking back at the carrier's push to add more large regional jets at its partners, arguing that growth targets can be met within existing limits.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: WestJet CEO switch reflects company in flux
The abrupt and unexpected departure last week of WestJet chief executive Gregg Saretsky reflects increasingly contentious relations with newly-unionised pilots and other challenges posed by a broad business transformation, say financial analysts.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM AEROFLOT: Hollywood-themed promotions give Bonus a boost
Many airlines offer loyalty programmes to their passengers. However, most of them are about bonus miles redeemable for cheaper flights or rewards from partners, such as hotel groups. Aeroflot claims to have taken its Bonus programme to a new level, thanks to a tie-in with two Walt Disney Hollywood blockbusters.
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Investigators detail Paris A320 incursion on departing A330
Investigators have disclosed that an Aeroflot Airbus A320 crossed a hold-short line at Paris Charles de Gaulle while an Airbus A330-300 had been conducting its departure from the same runway.
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Aeroflot to resume Cairo flights after security overhaul
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is to restore services to the Egyptian capital Cairo, more than two years after the suspension of flights over security concerns.