All articles by Niall O'Keeffe – Page 3
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Ryanair pilot urges carrier to engage in collective talks
Ryanair captain Imelda Comer has offered to serve as "a conduit to enable constructive engagement" between management and pilots.
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Lufthansa confirms plan to grow Eurowings fleet by 61 aircraft
Lufthansa Group's board has approved a €1 billion ($1.18 billion) investment in the "acquisition and leasing" of 61 aircraft for low-cost subsidiary Eurowings, as talks on taking over some of Air Berlin's assets continue.
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Air Berlin foresees split of assets between Lufthansa and EasyJet
Air Berlin has disclosed that it will continue negotiations with Lufthansa and EasyJet until 12 October as both aim to "take over parts" of the troubled German carrier.
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Air Berlin Technik suitors given extra time to submit bids
Air Berlin has set a deadline of 6 October for potential investors in its MRO business to make their offers.
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IMAGES & VIDEO: Irkut discloses details of MC-21's maiden flight
Irkut has confirmed details of its MC-21 twinjet's first flight, conducted earlier today.
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SR Technics tentatively signs to expand Maltese operation
SR Technics has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malta Enterprise and Malta Industrial Parks to "assess the possibility of expanding" operations in the Mediterranean island nation.
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Lome to join TAP network
Portuguese flag-carrier TAP will start serving Togolese capital Lome on 17 July.
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LHT set to present new weight-saving A320 cabin monument
Lufthansa Technik and Diehl Aerosystems have developed a new cabin monument for the Airbus A320 family, and intend to unveil it at the Aircraft Interiors Expo which opens in Hamburg on 4 April.
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Air France readies offer after talks on new long-haul arm
Air France has emerged from a phase of pilot union talks on a planned new medium- to long-haul unit, and is next seeking flightcrew backing for a proposed agreement drawn up by management.
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Iran Air excludes A380 as it firms Airbus order
Iran Air has firmly ordered 100 Airbus jets but opted against committing to the 12 A380s included in an initial 118-aircraft acquisition agreement.
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NewsBombardier to validate CS100 at London City 'in coming weeks'
Bombardier expects to validate the CS100's capability to conduct steep approaches at London City airport by the end of November, and gain certification to operate the CSeries variant there by "the turn of the year".
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Air Namibia to serve Durban via Gaborone
Air Namibia will on 30 October start flights to Durban in South Africa from Windhoek, with a stopover in Botswana's capital Gaborone.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How aviation financiers see Brexit's likely effects
Warnings on the implications of Brexit for UK and European aviation were sounded at the Flightglobal Finance Forum in London yesterday.
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ROUTES: Industry calls for Europe to ease ownership rules
Lift the cap on foreign ownership and control of airlines to facilitate industry restructuring, panellists urged during a Routes Europe debate on the needs of the continent's air transport sector.
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Appraisers react to Delta chief's comments on 777 values
Appraisers addressed the thorny subject of Boeing 777 values during a panel discussion at the ISTAT Americas conference in Phoenix on 29 February – and offered a generally more optimistic take than Delta Air Lines' chief executive did in market-shaking comments last year.
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ISTAT: Lessors urge for bespoke aircraft valuations
Aircraft appraisals should take more tailored approaches towards aircraft valuations, senior leasing executives suggested during a panel discussion at the ISTAT Americas conference in Phoenix on 1 March.
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ISTAT: Appraisers see tight premium for re-engined narrowbodies
Value differentials between the re-engined narrowbodies and their predecessors remain compressed, in the view of appraisers who participated in a panel discussion at the ISTAT Americas conference in Phoenix on 29 February.
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ISTAT: Rolls-Royce dedicates team to easing aircraft transitions
Rolls-Royce is creating a new team of 10 people charged with facilitating transitions of aircraft with mature engines to other operators, having identified this as a priority for leasing customers.
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ISTAT: Lessor SMBC flags Korea's potential in aircraft financing
SMBC Aviation Capital chief executive Peter Barrett has highlighted the potential offered by South Korean and Taiwanese capital as sources of aircraft finance.
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ISTAT: Investors overpaying for older assets – Apollo president
Investors are overpaying for older aviation assets amid the surge of capital into the sector, a senior leasing executive has warned.