All Airline Business articles – Page 21
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Airline BusinessIATA predicts air cargo volumes to rise 5.8% in 2025
Air cargo volumes are predicted by IATA to rise by 5.8% year on year to reach 72.5m tonnes in 2025, supported by e-commerce and Red Sea-related demand.
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Airline BusinessOneworld chief on future priorities for alliance after first 25 years
Chief executive Nat Pieper hopes to have all members plugged into its common digital platform by the end of next year, which will help drive the grouping’s mission to meet passengers’ travel expectations
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Airline BusinessIs Trump’s election a setback for airline sustainability efforts?
A second term for Donald Trump is likely to complicate the net-zero journey for airlines. Whether or not the reality turns out better than the rhetoric, the industry has lots to lose by failing to uphold its environmental commitments
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Airline BusinessAvianca chief declares Colombian carrier’s business transformation complete
Competing with low-cost carriers remains a critical area of focus, chief executive Frederico Pedreira tells Airline Business. ‘But we also have customers that want to pay more’
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Airline BusinessWeek 51 2024: Will airline consolidation get easier?
If there were points at which 2024 looked to be a hostile year for airline M&A activity, it does not look that way as the year draws to a close.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 7-13 December 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessWhat does Asiana acquisition mean for Korean Air?
With Korean Air finally completing its acquisition of compatriot Asiana Airlines, attention is turning to what the deal means for the carrier group and the wider airline sector.
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Airline BusinessEuropean airlines see route to 2% SAF useage but share anxiety on what comes next
Several European airlines have expressed cautious optimism about meeting near-term sustainable aviation fuel useage targets, but say much more needs to be done to incentivise production to meet medium-term targets, particuarly when it comes to second- and third-genreation feedstocks.
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Airline BusinessCan airlines and airports reset relationship over Heathrow charges?
While it is hardly uncommon for airlines and airports to be at odds on the issue of landing charges, few processes were as fractious or as drawn-out as the last round of regulated fees set for London Heathrow airport
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Airline BusinessQ3 2024 global performance report for benchmark airlines
The global airline industry saw its aggregate profitability improve in the key third quarter versus its second-quarter performance, albeit the year-on-year operating result was still down by around $1.7 billion year on year.
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Airline BusinessBetter and worse: unpacking IATA’s latest airline industry profit forecast
When IATA released its latest industry forecasts on 10 December, eyes were on whether 2024’s global net profit performance would be downgraded
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Airline BusinessFrom triage to transformation: Campbell Wilson on Air India’s remarkable reinvention under Tata
From a snake-infested cabin crew facility to a dysfunctional email system that meant managers were using personal Gmail accounts to communicate, Campbell Wilson reels off the multiple challenges he confronted when he joined Air India months after its takeover by Tata Group in January 2022. Add to that an ageing ...
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 30 November - 6 December 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessQ3 2024 performance report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full third-quarter results from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in the Latin America region show them swinging to a net profit of almost $500 million
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Airline BusinessFrontier continues ‘premiumisation’ push with planned first-class seats
Ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Frontier Airlines is doubling down on its stategy of attracting more “premium” air travellers as it plans to introduce first-class seating next year.
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Airline BusinessAs acquisition wraps up, AirAsia outlines network strategy ‘set to rival Dubai’
As AirAsia X moves closer to completing its acquisition of sister company AirAsia, it has detailed a long-term network strategy that it hopes will rival the super-hubs of the Middle East.
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Airline BusinessWeek 49 2024: Positive week for airline consolidation as ITA deal gets nod
The global airline industry is beginning a new week having received positive news from the European Union regarding two high-profile consolidation moves
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 23-29 November 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessWill competition policy shift in Europe and USA?
Airline consolidation efforts in Europe and North America have faced a battle to overcome competition concerns among regulators, but could Spirit Airlines’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and political changes on both sides of the Atlantic prompt a change in approach?
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Airline BusinessListen to the latest episode of the Airline Business Podcast
Hear Graham and Lewis’s thoughts on key issues in the global airline industry by listening to the Airline Business Podcast. Airline Business Podcast The easiest way to listen to the podcast is to subscribe via your usual podcast app by searching for “Airline Business”. This will ...