All Airline Business articles – Page 22
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Airline BusinessKownatzki sees growing SunExpress thriving on path less travelled
While it is maybe questionable the extent to which airlines have built back better since the pandemic, fast-growing leisure carrier SunExpress can point to gains from taking a different approach going forward
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Airline BusinessQ3 2024 performance report for benchmark Asia-Pacific airlines
Full third-quarter 2024 earnings from Airline Business’s benchmark carriers in the Asia-Pacific region show the fall in profitability that began in the April-June period continuing into the second half of the year, amid higher costs and yield moderation
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Airline BusinessWeek 48 2024: Trump predictions as busy Thanksgiving approaches
As US airlines prepare for the immediate challenge of the Thanksgiving getaway, they also have one eye on what Donald Trump’s re-election might mean for the industry.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 15-22 November 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessWhat might new European Commission mean for airlines?
Delegates met at this year’s IATA-organised Wings of Change Europe conference in Rome at a pivotal point for policy in the region – and beyond – as the new European Commission readies to take office.
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Airline BusinessQ3 2024 performance report for benchmark European airlines
Full third-quarter 2024 data from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Europe shows the region’s carriers arresting most of the year-on-year falls in profitability seen in the second quarter of the year
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Airline BusinessQ3 2024 performance report for benchmark North American airlines
Full third-quarter 2024 data for Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in North America shows an improved year-on-year profitability picture since the second quarter
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Airline Business‘Totally different from the past’: Thai looks to new chapter post-rehabilitation
As Thai Airways International moves closer towards an exit from business rehabilitation, its chief executive Chai Eamsiri says the airline has changed from its former self.
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Airline BusinessSpirit ‘still flying’ at outset of financial restructuring as liquidation warnings arise
As Spirit Airlines executes a long-foreshadowed decision to undergo financial restructuring, some analysts foresee short-term turbulence ahead for Spirit – and even the potential liquidation of its fleet
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Airline BusinessA year on, supply chain woes continue to haunt Asia-Pacific carriers
Airline leaders of several Asia-Pacific carriers have lamented a long-drawn battle against supply chain issues, calling for greater collaboration and for industry associations to “take up the issue”.
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Airline BusinessWeek 47 2024: Spirit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Eyes are on Spirit Airlines as the week begins, after the US low-cost carrier announced on Monday that it was entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 9-15 November
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAzul looks to long-term after debt restructuring boost
While Azul had a positive story to tell around its third-quarter financial performance – despite continued challenges in the market – it was the significance of debt restructuring which saw its executives strike a markedly brighter tone.
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Airline BusinessAvianca turns attention to yields, shifts capacity from oversupplied domestic market
Colombian carrier Avianca is launching 14 more international routes this winter – atop nine it already started flying this year – as it reallocates capacity from the oversupplied domestic segment to higher-yielding markets.
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Airline BusinessGulf Air looks to ‘transformational pivot’ to differentiate offer in crowded Middle East market
Bahrain’s flag-carrier is putting its faith in a customer offering based on convenient connections and a strong on-board product on a young Airbus narrowbody and Boeing 787 fleet, while playing its part in boosting tourism and investment into the kingdom
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Airline BusinessAir India foundations in place after completion of mergers
Almost three years since Tata Group secured ownership of perennially loss-making national carrier Air India, it has completed the task of merging four airline units into the enlarged grouping.
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Airline BusinessSIA talks up India, Southeast Asia potential and partnerships
Singapore Airlines Group is emphasising the opportunities in the high-growth regions of India and Southeast Asia as it confronts the continued challenge of softening yields.
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Airline BusinessTeasing Riyadh Air closing in on launch after revealing more of the plan
After Riyadh Air announced the scale of its ambitions by emerging with an order for up to 72 Dreamliners in March 2023, the Saudi start-up’s chief executive Tony Douglas said it would ‘tease and reveal’ further details ahead of its launch. After finalising most of its partners and a narrowbody order, the final piece of the jigsaw appears to be delivery of its first three aircraft.
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Airline BusinessWeek 46 2024: Brazilian carriers set to update on progress
Attention turns to Brazilian carriers Gol and Azul this week as both report third-quarter financial results.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 2-8 November
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days