Programmes – Page 633
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Aircraft & Engines: Thinking big
Over the past two years, airlines have placed very few orders for large widebody passenger aircraft. Is there really much of a market for new aircraft with more than 400 seats?
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Aircraft & engines: Playing catch up
The revamped Airbus A350 finally gives airlines a real alternative to the Boeing 787 and gives the 777 a new competitor. But is it too little, too late for Airbus?
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Aircraft & engines: Topping out
Aircraft lease rates are rocketing as airlines try to meet market demands, but there is a large disconnect between lease rates and values, suggesting something has to give
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Traffic magnets: Network Americas
Fuelled by strong traffic growth, the mood at the seventh annual Network route planning event, held in St Petersburg in early March, was upbeat, with some of the smaller carriers grabbing the limelight for a change
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LAN and TAM may buy New Varig
LAN's interest in Brazil's New Varig has spawned a broader proposal to take over the struggling airline.
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JetBlue's feeling blue...
JetBlue Airways, long a darling of Wall Street and a passenger favourite, is enmeshed in a series of problems that threaten its brand name and passenger reputation.
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Oman Air goes long-haul
Oman Air plans to re-enter the long-haul market, after shareholders approved a recapitalisation which will hand the Omani government a majority stake in the carrier.
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Malev sale could spur on CSA and LOT
The planned sale of Malev to a group of investors affiliated to Russia's AirUnion has rekindled hopes that the stalled airline privatisation process in Eastern Europe may spring back to life.
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Franchise option meets cool reception
The prospect of establishing franchise operations in the USA, which is part of the latest EU-US Open Skies package, has received a muted reaction from European carriers so far.
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TAP eyes more expansion
TAP Portugal is plotting further long-haul expansion, to be supported in part by new feed from future subsidiary Portugalia.
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Break in Open Skies
After years of trying, European and US negotiators appear to have forged a two-stage transatlantic Open Skies deal that despite heavy criticism will get the green light.