All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 52
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NewsEtihad latest Gulf carrier to eye South African opportunity
Etihad Airways is resuming flights to South Africa including a connection to Cape Town, in the latest sign of returning connectivity between Gulf states and the country.
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NewsSAA and Kenya Airways ink pact eyeing pan-African co-operation
Kenya Airways and South African Airways have struck a preliminary co-operation deal with a longer term view of launching a pan-African airline group.
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NewsBA to drop Gatwick short-haul flights after failing to reach terms with pilots
British Airways is to suspend short-haul operations at London Gatwick and pursue “alternative uses” for the relevant slots after disclosing its plans for a new subsidiary have failed to secure support from its pilots.
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NewsSouth African Airways resumes flights for first time in a year
Restructured South African Airways has this morning resumed flights, carrying out its first service since last year on the Johannesburg-Cape Town domestic route.
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NewsAirbus and Air France launch trials under efficient flight initiative
Airbus, Air France and French air navigation services provider DSNA have carried out their inaugural demonstration flight today under an initiative aimed at evaluating technica and operational innovations to operate the most energy efficient flights.
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NewsPlay firms deal to lease four A320neo family jets from GECAS
Icelandic start-up carrier Play has firmed plans to lease three Airbus A320neos and one A321neo from aircraft lessor GECAS.
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NewsBoeing sees 90% of European fleet replaced over next 20 years
Boeing believes around 90% of the current European fleet will be replaced over the next two decades as high renewal requirements drive future aircraft demand in the region.
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NewsVueling to pick up Air France slots at Paris Orly
IAG’s Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling is set to pick up slots at Paris Orly airport being released by Air France as a condition of the European Commission’s approval of French financial support to the latter.
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NewsDaudin to head new programmes unit at ATR
ATR has appointed Airbus executive Guillaume Daudin as it its senior senior vice-president, a role he took up at the start of September.
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NewsLufthansa launches $2.5bn capital raise to repay state support
Lufthansa is launching a €2.14 billion ($2.50 billion) capital raise aimed at strengthening its equity position and repaying part of the German state’s investment in the airline during the crisis.
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NewsAdministrator sets €290m starting price for Alitalia brand
Administrators for Alitalia will tomorrow launch a tender for the Italian carrier’s brand, having the set the price at €290 million ($341 million) to participate.
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NewsLufthansa names new head for Air Dolomiti
Lufthansa has named Steffan Harbarth as the new chief executive of its Italian regional carrier Air Dolomiti, with effect from the start of next year.
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NewsRyanair raises long-term traffic target as it seeks to capitalise on crisis
Europe’s biggest budget operator Ryanair now expects to carry 225 million passengers by March 2026, an increase of 25 million on its previous expectations.
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NewsTata Sons among bidders for Air India
Indian conglomerate Tata Sons is among those to submit bids for the renewed attempt to sell Air India, the deadline for which passed today.
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NewsNorway’s competition regulator argues for longer runways to boost PSO interest
Norway’s competition regulator has made a case for longer runways at some of the country’s smaller airports with the aim of increasing interest in public service obligation route tenders in future.
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NewsEC clears Italy’s ITA for fresh start after ruling no liability for Alitalia state aid
European competition regulators have cleared a €1.35 billion ($1.6 billion) Italian capital injection into Italia Trasporto Aero (ITA) and ruled the new operation is not liable to repay €900 million in illegal state aid received by national carrier Alitalia.
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NewsUK travel ‘traffic light’ system needs to be simplified: Doyle
British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle has called on the UK government to overhaul its existing ”traffic light system” in order to simplify travel rules for customers.
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NewsOffsetting just part of climate change action: British Airways chief
British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle believes the carrier is demonstrating its commitment to meeting emissions targets goes well beyond offsetting measures after unveiling a fresh programme of initiatives tackling the impact of climate change.
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NewsBA must be ‘honest’ about what it needs to compete at Gatwick: Doyle
British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle believes the airline must be “honest” in assessing how it can compete at London Gatwick airport as talks continue on establishing a new lower-cost operation.
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NewsEuropean carriers report traffic lift in August, but caution remains over winter
Ryanair and Wizz Air both today disclosed their highest monthly passenger numbers since the pandemic hit, but concerns around travel demand in Europe for the winter remain as Jet2 flagged continuing slower booking momentum for the period.