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Airline BusinessAir Transat’s search for profitability continues into 2026
Canadian airline company Transat AT remains optimistic it is on track to realise profits in the long term.
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Airline BusinessWeek 52 2025: Another Turkish consolidation move amid busy end to year
The recent news that Pegasus would be buying Czech operator Smartwings was a surprise development, given Israir and then LOT Polish Airlines were said to be in the driving seat for such a deal.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 13-19 December 2025
Flight-data monitoring from Spanish carrier Vueling was used to validate a European methodology for calculating carbon emissions based on fuel burn for gate-to-gate scenarios. Air-ground radio communications have revealed that a JetBlue Airbus A320 crew in the Caribbean was startled by a US Air Force tanker in their vicinity which ...
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark global airlines
Full third-quarter 2025 data for Airline Business’s benchmark global carriers leaves it in the balance as to whether the industry will beat 2024’s full-year profitability performance after a mixed July-September period.
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Airline BusinessIs the airline industry’s new-found ‘resilience’ actually just peak premium demand?
It might be the case that strong demand for the expensive seats among travel-hungry leisure passengers is a structural change in the post-Covid era. But there are clear risks in going all-in on that assumption
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Airline BusinessWhy IATA chief Walsh has engine-makers and their profits in his sights
It was on a key post-Covid topic that the association’s director general was most outspoken: aerospace supply-chain challenges.
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Airline BusinessIs the airline industry at a point of inflection?
Some regions face a changed revenue environment amid slow GDP growth and stubborn inflation, writes CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full third-quarter results from Airline Business’ benchmark airlines in Latin America show year-on-year improvement across all key performance indicators, as demand for airline travel and air freight continues to grow throughout the region.
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark Asia-Pacific airlines
Full data from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Asia-Pacific shows improvement in all operating indicators except for net profitability, which dipped slightly year on year.
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark North American airlines
Complete third-quarter earnings reports from Airline Business’s benchmark North American airlines show the region’s carriers posting lower operating and net profits compared with the equivalent period of 2024.
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Airline BusinessWeek 51 2025: IndiGo disruptions and India’s aviation ambitions
For a few days in December, travellers in India witnessed the unprecedented meltdown of the country’s largest carrier, as the perfect storm of challenges culminated in days of travel upheaval.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 6-12 December 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessUS discounters adapt networks as widespread capacity cuts change market dynamics
Most US discounters have been undergoing a painful period of contraction over the past several months, which has seen carriers enact sweeping network capacity cuts – opening new opportunities in some markets.
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Airline BusinessHow Saudia is transforming its business while growing to meet tourism demand
Commercial chief Arved von zur Muehlen outlines moves to transform the legacy carrier in tandem with the opening up of the kingdom to tourists
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Airline BusinessNeves focuses on network and frequency as Etihad gets back on growth path
Etihad Airways chief executive Antonoaldo Neves is steering the Abu Dhabi carrier into a growth phase with a strategy focused on boosting frequencies rather than dots on the route map
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Airline BusinessWeek 50 2025: Network disruptions drag on US carriers as pilot strike looms up north
A firmer impression of the financial hit to airlines from the US government shutdown in November has been forming.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 29 November - 5 December 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark European airlines
Full data for the July-September quarter from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Europe shows profitability inching up year on year during the seasonally strong period
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Airline BusinessBeyond 100 destinations: Cathay Pacific eyes ‘optimised’ network
Having hit the milestone of 100 destinations – and then some – earlier this year, Cathay Pacific Group is now looking to “optimise” its newly-expanded network, with a cautious eye on supply chain and geopolitical headwinds.
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Airline BusinessNetwork redesign in full swing as Avianca focuses increasingly on long-haul legs
Avianca’s leadership team believes that its strategy of using aircraft on longer stage lengths is paying off, helping fuel an overall strong third-quarter for the Colombian carrier.