All Airline Business articles – Page 20
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Airline BusinessITA-Lufthansa tie-up consummates after months-long wait
Germany’s Lufthansa Group has completed its long-sought acquisition of Italian carrier ITA Airways, finalising on 17 January a two-fifths stake in the company.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 11-17 January 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessChina’s ‘Big Three’ see improvement in 2024 traffic, as financial results loom
Domestic traffic growth continued to drive recovery at China’s three largest carriers in 2024, even as international traffic moves closer to a full recovery.
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Airline BusinessWill Azul and Gol combine to create Brazilian airline giant?
Abra Group and Brazilian carrier Azul have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a combination that would create Brazil’s largest airline via a tie-up with Gol.
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Airline BusinessSouthwest transformation continues with Icelandair as first partner
Southwest Airlines has signed a strategic partnership with Icelandair as the US low-cost carrier continues its transformation effort by shifting away from its long-standing strategic approach
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Airline BusinessJetBlue doubles down on Boston as it works to re-establish strong East Coast network
JetBlue Airways is progressing its plan to re-establish a strong leisure network on the East Coast of the USA, doubling down on Boston Logan International airport.
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Airline BusinessCargo capacity on the up in 2024
Air cargo capacity grew by double-digit percentage levels last year, with bellyhold capacity continuing to recover and freighter space remaining above pre-Covid levels.
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Airline BusinessWeek 3 2025: Leasing community gathers in Dublin with reasons to be cheerful
The global leasing community has gathered in Dublin this week for the latest Growth Frontiers Global event, where discussion is bound to focus on supply-chain challenges and aircraft delivery delays, alongside consolidation in the sector
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Airline BusinessDelta rides ‘accelerating’ premium and international demand into 2025
In a year that saw the US airline industry shift increasingly toward first- and business-class customers and long-haul international flights, perhaps no airline was better positioned to reap the rewards than Delta Air Lines
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 4-10 January 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessSouth Korea’s T’way Air builds new MRO facility amid domestic upheaval
T’way Air’s new MRO facility – to be operational by 2028 – comes as the South Korean airline sector’s safety and growth are thrust back into the spotlight.
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Airline BusinessBreeze ahead of major discount carriers on ‘premium’ trend: Neeleman
While much of the US airline sector scrambles to add more premium seats and other products to attract higher-paying customers, one start-up carrier has been positioned since inception to capture that slice of the market.
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Airline BusinessWeek 2 2025: Q4 earnings season begins as crash investigations continue
This week will see Delta Air Lines kick off the fourth-quarter earnings season as it outlines its October-December and full-year performance on 10 January.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 21 December 2024 - 3 January 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past 14 days
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Airline BusinessHow 2024 began and ended with airline safety in the spotlight
As 2025 begins, the airline industry is looking back on a year bookended by significant safety incidents.
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Airline Business‘Not my job’ is not a valid option for airlines on the net-zero journey
If airline leaders openly disagree with the industry’s net-zero pathway, it risks discrediting current initiatives, argues SimpliFlying’s Shashank Nigam
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Airline BusinessAirlines end 2024 navigating more uncertainties
As the year comes to an end, airlines face more uncertainty around the impact of external factors on performance, writes Ctaira analyst Chris Tarry
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Airline BusinessWeek 52 2024 and Week 1 2025: What next for the airline industry?
As a turbulent year of elections and geopolitical tensions around the world comes to an end, the airline industry can look into 2025 with cautious optimism.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 14-20 December 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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