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Neeleman reveals plan for JetBlue E-190s
Brazilian start-up Azul in early 2009 will launch service using a combination of Embraer 190s and 195s, founder David Neeleman revealed today.
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Ryanair versus the Screenscrapers
Carriers are starting to fight back against travel sales sites that scrape their fare data and display it themselves
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What has gone wrong at Austrian Airlines?
Air-France-KLM, Lufthansa and Russia's S7 airlines are all in the running to acquire a stake in troubled Austrian Airlines
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World Airways signs new freighter pact with Allied Air
Nigeria-based Allied Air has contracted World Airways to operate a single Boeing MD-11F aircraft from Ostend to Lagos, and continuing to Nairobi. The...
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Malta's resurgent travel market
In the past two years the Maltese market has boomed, fuelled by a resurgent Air Malta and the arrival of low-cost carriers Often overshadowed by faster...
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Ryanair sees Aer Lingus takeover boosted by Europe consolidation moves
Consolidation spurs Ryanair ambitions The recent rush of airline merger and acquisition activity in the region is prompting Ryanair to step up its...
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JetBlue reopens JFK terminal after package incident
Just as JetBlue today holds a ceremony at its new terminal five at John F Kennedy International Airport, its current terminal was evacuated early this morning...
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Where have all the banks gone?
As the crisis in the world's financial markets unfolds, funds are starting to dry up and are coming from fewer sources The market is set to go through...
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Several airport terminals are opening in the US just as traffic dwindles
US carriers will see four new airport terminals open this autumn in the midst of the worst airline downturn in recent history
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Emissions trading proves steep learning curve for airlines
Airlines are having to go back to the classroom to prepare for their inclusion in the European Union's emissions trading system, and there is plenty for...
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BA calls temporary halt on Islamabad after fatal hotel bombing
British Airways (BA) has temporarily suspended its services to Islamabad in Pakistan after the bombing of a hotel in the city which claimed around 53 lives. The...
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Losses force Sama to consider axing all domestic flights
Saudi Arabian budget carrier Sama is considering suspending all domestic services after concluding that the airline simply cannot operate profitably under...
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Digging up weeds
While no one wants a return to $150-a-barrel oil, the strong are relishing what a combination of high fuel prices and falling demand will do to market competition,...
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Alitalia administrator launches new call for offers
Alitalia's administrator Augusto Fantozzi has set a 30 September deadline for submission of any expressions of interest for all or part of the carrier following...
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Executive Appointments
Continental has added chief operating officer responsibilities to president Jeff Smisek, with chief executive Larry Kellner assuming responsibility...
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Who will take on Thielert?
Despite angry customers and reliability issues, hopes are high a saviour can be found
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Is loyalty a luxury?
Even in times of harsh cost pressure, airlines are well advised to continue to invest in gaining the loyalty of their best customers, argues Ravindra Bhagwanani,...
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Air India looks set to receive cash injection from govt
India's Government looks set to provide a Rs10 billion ($219 million) cash injection for loss-making Air India, which is struggling financially amid intense...
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China Eastern ownership saga continues
The saga regarding the future ownership of China Eastern Airlines, China's third largest carrier, continues to play out, as government officials are looking...
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Airport IT trends 2008
It has taken a long time, but advances in making the traveller's journey through the airport less painful are being made, according to the latest Airport...