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Postponing ETS Implementation Relieves Airlines
Air transport associations, authorities, organisations and airlines have been strongly positioned against the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as it would be a cost burden to airlines, calculated to add 1% to an average return fare, and would decrease up to 1% air traffic volumes. Intensifying price competition, that does not allow carriers to pass […]
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Austrian Airlines to Offer Business Class Tickets
Austria`s flag carrier airline Austrian Airlines offers the best business class tickets for some destinations. Between November 2012 and spring 2013, Austrian Airlines will be modernizing the interior of their entire long-haul fleet. Here is the outstanding features aboard Austrian Airlines: high-tech seats, which can be folded down flat, with innovative details in Business Class a new entertainment […]
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Flexjet and Bombardier Showcase New Learjet 85 Aircraft Mock-Up at NBAA
Flexjet, the first fractional jet ownership company to offer shares on the all-new Learjet 85 aircraft, and business aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, will be in Orlando on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, spotlighting the mock-up at a special event during the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 65th Annual Meeting & Convention. This will be the 10th stop […]
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Cambridge Airport hosts olympics airspace summit
A Cambridge aviation summit is being held in a bid to avert chaos in the clouds during next year’s London Olympics. Industry players in the UK are already asking whether confusion over a number of aviation-related issues has already cost Britain a golden opportunity. Cambridge Airport is hosting a clear-the-air summit on Tuesday, September 20 […]
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London Air Services Orders Five Learjet 75 Aircraft
Business aviation leader Bombardier today announced that London Air Services (LAS) has placed firm orders for five Learjet 75 aircraft, valued at approximately $65 million U.S., based on the 2012 list price for typically equipped aircraft. LAS is the first Canadian operator to place a firm order for the new light jet. “The Learjet 75 jet is a perfect blend […]
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BAA loss narrows on Heathrow traffic recovery
BAA Ltd., the owner of London’s Heathrow and Stansted airports, narrowed its first-half loss as traffic was spurred by growth in emerging markets and an alliance between British Airways and American Airlines. The net loss at the two London airports was 130.4 million pounds ($214 million), compared with deficit of 260.2 million pounds a year […]
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AA signs for 460 new jets
AMERICAN Airlines has announced a record order for 460 single-aisle planes from Airbus and Boeing in a deal worth more than $38 billion. The order breaks the long-standing monopoly that Boeing has had with the airline and forced a significant shift in the company’s strategy. American, based in Fort Worth, Texas, said it planned to […]
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AA plans to buy 460 jets from Boeing and Airbus
American Airlines plans to buy 460 jets with deliveries starting in 2013. It has options for 465 more, through 2025. Airbus A320 Firm order for 260 planes in the A320 family. Includes 130 of the current version, and 130 A320neo (new engine option) planes. Seats: 150 List price: $85 million, plus $6.2 million for […]
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Airlines may be ready to drop ticket prices
After months of steadily raising ticket prices, Canadian airlines appear to have hit a breaking point in June, when higher fares started to drag on demand. This will likely lead to lower fares in the second half of the year as Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. try to attract more customers with lower ticket […]