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- 12 May 2013, 01:20
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Austrian Airlines considers South American flights
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6391
Re: Austrian Airlines considers South American flights
The opportunity window is closing indeed for SN. About the 1.5 day problem, I can see a solution for that but it's out of SN's reach due to complexity. SN can only do very simple things. The solution I have in mind is a cross between 5th freedom flights like SQ does them, and Cargo B used to work b...
- 02 Mar 2013, 21:35
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Korongo Airlines: THE END
- Replies: 860
- Views: 322939
Re: Korongo Airlines
It seems several airlines (including the partly BA daughter Comair) applied for the extra traffic rights that will become available on the fast growing Lubumbashi-JNB route, but Korongo doesn't seem to be one of them. http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/NewsDetails.aspx?newsId=67258 I could be wrong, bu...
- 30 Sep 2012, 06:54
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
- Replies: 246
- Views: 68803
Re: 700 jobs threatened at Brussels Airlines?
BRU is still indeed underused when we speak about long haul......South African Airlines is now also in the picture for a late evening flight. Considering how SA have kept cutting back their European network I would be very surprised to see them in BRU anytime soon. IIRC their European service has s...
- 29 Aug 2012, 12:28
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Air India or Jet Airways, who will join Star Alliance?
- Replies: 239
- Views: 87290
Re: Air India: "Jet Airways may join Star Alliance too"
convair wrote:Re MUC and its "future" third runway, I don't quite understand why it is so badly needed whilst Heathrow can manage with 2. Am I wrong somewhere?
LHR can't 'manage' with 2, it is seriously restricted by only having 2.
- 28 Aug 2012, 21:39
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Air India or Jet Airways, who will join Star Alliance?
- Replies: 239
- Views: 87290
Re: Air India: "Jet Airways may join Star Alliance too"
As if the picture wasn't already confused enough... http://www.livemint.com/2012/08/28195510/Govt-approves-Jet-Lufthansa-s.html?h=B New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry has approved a strategic alliance between Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the country’s largest airline by passengers carried, and Deuts...
- 31 Jul 2012, 21:30
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Jet asks Govt of India for permission to join Star
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1916
Jet asks Govt of India for permission to join Star
http://www.livemint.com/2012/07/31230326/Jet-Airways-seeks-government-n.html New Delhi: Naresh Goyal-controlled Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the country’s biggest carrier, has sought government permission to join the world’s largest airline grouping, Star Alliance Services GmbH, putting the aviation min...
- 03 Jul 2012, 10:15
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Airbus to build a factory in the US
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2586
Re: Airbus to build a factory in the US
Another factor which I don't think anyone has mentioned yet is that it is easier to hire and fire in the US. If they need to increase production for a year or two they can do it through the US plant, then trim it back down again if demand drops.
- 22 Jun 2012, 22:44
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: LATAM Merger approved
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3057
Re: LATAM Merger approved
Now that Avianca-Taca have joined Star TAM legally must leave, it is just a question of when. Legal conditions attached to the merger ( read: take over of TAM by LAN) by regulators in both Chile and Brazil require that the airline NOT be in the same alliance as AV-TA.
- 17 May 2012, 10:21
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Boeing 777(X) news
- Replies: 147
- Views: 152727
Re: Also British Airways wants the Boeing 777X
also its because BA can wait untill the 777X is available and the routes where 4 engine are needed can be passed on to the A380. What routes does BA operate that would still require quads ? I can understand that they will need the A380 on some routes for capacity, but I can't think of any routes wh...
- 03 Feb 2012, 08:34
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Malév ordered to repay state aid, now bankrupt
- Replies: 76
- Views: 19764
Re: Malév ordered to repay state aid
Sadly for the employees of Malev, it looks as though it is all over. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/malev-stoppage-idUSL5E8D30E920120203 Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hungarian flag-carrier Malev announced on Friday that it had stopped operating because its liquidity situation has become unsustainabl...
- 22 Jan 2012, 01:12
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: THY is buying LOT?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2063
Re: THY is buying LOT?
Presumably it would be to buy up to 49% rather than to buy LOT outright. At the risk of getting flamed I can't see this being successful. To put it politely, in my limited experience, Poland is not a country which particularly embraces other ethnicities or cultures, and I can see any attempt by TK t...
- 11 Dec 2011, 09:08
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: brussels airlines to New York!
- Replies: 383
- Views: 125239
Re: brussels airlines to New York!
Wouldn't a flight BRU-BKK-NRT be sensible? I use to remember that Brussels - Tokyo was doing pretty well in the Sabena era. What would be sensible about a/ going up against their *A partner (TG) and their newly launched BKK-BRU service? b/ going to Tokyo on such an out of the way routing? Also, can...
- 05 Sep 2011, 21:00
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Last A330-200 flight at SWISS
- Replies: 128
- Views: 42198
Re: Last A330-200 flight at SWISS
Last rumour I've heard JFK is bound to be launched september 2012. Am I the only one who thinks it would be odd to inaugurate a new North Atlantic route at that time of year? They would miss out on the packed flights of June-August which seem to be the only time that a lot of players actually make ...
- 05 Sep 2011, 11:56
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Last A330-200 flight at SWISS
- Replies: 128
- Views: 42198
Re: Last A330-200 flight at SWISS
Can they reach Johannesburg or Cape Town with the A330-200? They should be able to, SA operates the -200 to Europe. ( not sure whether PW versus RR makes a difference) Whether SN really want to go back into the extremely competitive South African market is another question. Compared to the other ot...
- 05 Sep 2011, 11:47
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: man chokes to death on long haul flight
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1188
Re: man chokes to death on long haul flight
Local news reports say that he had a heart condition.... there seems to be a possibility that his girlfriend just assumed that he was choking and that it might have actually been heart related.
- 02 Sep 2011, 11:20
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Lufthansa to launch Munich-Mexico in spring 2012
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1454
Re: Lufthansa to launch Munich-Mexico in spring 2012
Lufthansa launches new route from Munich to Mexico City First flight from Munich to Central America Next summer Lufthansa is launching a new service from Munich to Mexico City. The new route will be operated from 26 March 2012 by an Airbus A340-600. From that date on, Mexico City will be served fiv...
- 01 Sep 2011, 21:12
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Air China becomes largest shareholder of Cathay Pacific
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1621
Re: Air China becomes largest shareholder of Cathay Pacific
IIRC from the news stories when CA increased their stake a couple of years ago the reason they stopped at 29.9% (rather than 30% ) was that if they went any higher they would be legally obliged to launch a takeover bid. I will see whether I can find the news article from 2009.
- 01 Sep 2011, 11:55
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Fokker 100 progress
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6227
Re: Fokker 100 progress
I have a great deal of difficulty in believing that it will be viable to resurrect a frame which has been out of production for around 14 years. IIRC the F100 was pretty heavy for it's size, partly because Fokker liked to build "robust" aircraft, that was fine when fuel prices were much lo...
- 01 Sep 2011, 11:48
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Air China becomes largest shareholder of Cathay Pacific
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1621
Re: Air China becomes largest shareholder of Cathay Pacific
I thought CA increased their shareholding to 29.9% more than 2 years ago... in any case, that still does not make them the largest share holder as I believe Swires still hold around 40%
- 09 Aug 2011, 09:11
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: ANA may add flights to 3 European cities with 787
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1185
ANA may add flights to 3 European cities with 787
Apologies if someone has already posted this http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-08/all-nippon-may-add-flights-to-three-european-cities-with-787.html Could BRU be one of the three possible new cities? February is an odd time to start a new long haul route, isn't it? Sorry, I just realised that the...