News from FlightGlobal – Page 1356
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Mexicana to take first 717 next month
Mexicana plans to take delivery next month of the first of 25 Boeing 717s and place the aircraft, which will be operated by low-cost unit Click in a two-class...
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ABX parents moves forward with MRO unit
Air Transport Services Group (ASTG) has formalized plans for a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) venture while it waits for access to at least two hangars...
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Flight 1549 crew lambastes relations between airline management and labour
Crew members of the US Airways Airbus A320 that ditched into the Hudson River in New York on 15 January are calling for an overhaul of rules governing US...
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OnAir expects installed fleet to reach 100 this year
In-flight mobile communications specialist OnAir believes up to 100 aircraft could be flying with its phone service by year-end, as Ryanair starts building...
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Seaborne alters model to ensure continued seaplane service
Determined to continue flying seaplanes despite the myriad challenges posed by operating in and over salt water, St Croix-based regional operator Seaborne...
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Frontier boosts revenues through new fares scheme
The US low-cost carrier is driving new revenue streams with a new fares structure as it strives to exit Chapter 11
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NewsNorway's CAA defends itself after scathing Coast ATR probe
Norway's civil aviation authority claims to have completely overhauled its organisation in the three years since a serious icing upset involving a Coast Air ATR 42-300...
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Delta slashes prices at Cincinnati
A new fare structure from Delta Air Lines for its Cincinnati passengers may determine the future of the hub...
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Falling fuel cost is far from a panacea for US carriers
Optimism is fading for US airlines as their fourth-quarter results plummetted, and the first-quarter does not look bright
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NewsGulf Air firms up 777-300ER lease deal with India's Jet
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air has firmed up a deal to lease four new Boeing 777-300ERs from India's Jet Airways. Gulf Air says...
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Delta TechOps plans to offer Airbus component services
Delta TechOps is looking at adding Airbus component services to its fast growing third-party business, using the expertise from newly acquired Northwest...
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US Airways reverses beverage charges
US Airways has reversed its decision to charge domestic coach passengers for beverages, saying it is at a competitive disadvantage because no other large...
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Forecasting the long-term demand for airliners
The world's civil airframers provide regular long-term forecasts on airliner demand, which give their view about the general size of the market in terms of numbers of units.
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
German carrier Air Berlin's executive board and senior managers are foregoing half of their bonus payments for the 2008 financial year. Air Berlin...
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O'Leary sees long-term gains from in-flight phone access
Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary is looking to the longer term for its newly-launched on-board mobile phone service to deliver significant ancillary revenue benefits.
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Downturn prompts new look at ownership caps
In a sign of the times, three nations are preparing to relax their rules on foreign ownership of airlines.
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Sabre's low-cost inroads show GDS appeal
The traditional Global Distribution System is showing further strength as a tool for the low-cost carrier - an airline business model that long shunned this...