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Spirit asks airports for service proposals
Spirit Airlines is seeking detailed proposals from cities that want its low-fare service. The airline say it will use the...
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Texas Pacific, Northwest and AirTran pursue Midwest
Midwest Airlines , pursued by hostile suitor AirTran for over a year, has found shelter in the arms of private equity...
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Alitalia names Prato as new president
Prato jumps into the Alitalia hot seat Italy's finance ministry has appointed Fintecna head Maurizio Prato as the new president of Alitalia following...
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Saving Alitalia
If Alitalia is to have a chance of survival, the Italian government must learn lessons from its past mistakes and accept that some harsh commercial decisions...
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Low-cost alliances: never say never
Low-cost carriers are starting to warm to the idea of codeshares just as their technology providers are making it easier for them to link with others For...
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Alliances: the new leaders?
The influence of the three alliances is greater than commonly recognised, says Geoffrey Weston, senior vice-president of Seabury Group and former vice-president...
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Latin America news in brief
Bolivia plans new flag carrier Bolivia's decision to launch a state-owned airline could cut short the re-launch plans of grounded LAB. US firm Swiss...
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Virgin America launches
Virgin America finally took the skies from its San Francisco base in early August, more than three years after affiliates...
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Americas news in brief
Northwest resolves dispute Northwest Airlines and its pilots union signed a pact in early August to reduce the absenteeism that had forced the carrier...
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Asia news in brief
PAL's remarkable turnaround Philippine Airlines (PAL) is seeking to emerge from receivership by the end of 2007 after more than nine years of protection...
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NewsYang Yuanyuan: Piloting China's aviation growth
China's aviation minister, Yang Yuanyuan, has orchestrated radical reforms in the country's aviation market. In this exclusive interview he discusses his...
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USA-Mexico: border incursions
US carriers have been swarming south to Mexico in the past couple of years. This challenge, added to competitive pressures at home from low-cost players,...
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European news in brief
Belfast base for Aer Lingus Aer Lingus has unveiled plans to open a new base in Belfast this winter with eight routes. But in a move which has prompted...
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Clifford named as next Qantas chairman
Qantas names new chairman Leigh Clifford will become the new chairman of Qantas Airways when Margaret Jackson retires at the annual general meeting...
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Durfy takes the helm at WestJet
Durfy takes over from Beddoe at WestJet Sean Durfy becomes WestJet's chief executive officer in September, replacing veteran Clive Beddoe. Durfy...
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Frontier lures former executive to replace Potter
Menke returns to Frontier Frontier Airlines has lured back Sean Menke, its former chief operating officer, to succeed Jeff Potter as chief executive...
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Traffic growth slows
Traffic across the globe grew at a slower pace year-over-year in the first half of 2007, with the Middle East the only region managing to register double-digit growth
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Qantas planning wide-ranging reorganisation
Australia's Qantas Airways is planning a major structural reorganisation that will see its main operations split into...