All Airline Business articles – Page 25
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Airline BusinessSouthwest counting on new ‘hybrid’ model to compete with full-service carriers
Southwest Airlines executives maintain that major changes underway at the Dallas-based company will be enough to regain its status as a top-performing US carrier by 2027.
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Airline BusinessFrontier, JetBlue and Spirit vie for stability in ULCC market amid fresh merger talks
Frontier Airlines’ chief executive Barry Biffle repeatedly declined on 29 October to discuss reports of the company’s potentially renewed interest in acquiring Spirit Airlines, more than two years after Spirit left Frontier at the altar in favour of a more lucrative deal with JetBlue Airways.
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Airline BusinessLufthansa boosted by steadying yields but German mainline challenge persists
After a challenging first half of the year in which it has twice lowered profit expectations, Lufthansa Group was able to point to a brighter prognosis on yields as it is confirmed its full-year outlook following its third quarter results today.
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Airline BusinessLatin leaders on why region’s airlines should be telling a better story
Latin American Airlines need to tell a better story so that the region’s governments will be more amenable to creating policies that would make it easier for the carriers to operate, and for their populations to benefit from air travel.
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Airline BusinessBahamasair chief Cooper has Caribbean hub ambitions
As host of the 20th ALTA AGM and Airline Leaders Forum this week, Bahamasair has itself a lot to celebrate. Founded in 1973, the same year the commonwealth of the Bahamas won independence from the UK, the carrier currently operates four Boeing 737NG aircraft and six ATR turboprops. The airline ...
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Airline BusinessALTA chief highlights Caribbean potential as he insists airlines are not ‘cash cows’
As the airline association gathers in Nassau, its chief executive Jose Ricardo Botelho outlines untapped opportunities in the event’s host region and concerns about Latin American government attitudes towards aviation
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Airline BusinessWeek 44 2024: Chinese carriers report, Spirit's new Frontier and Boeing woes
The coming week is a bumper one in the third-quarter earnings season, with carriers around the world set to report.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 19-25 October 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessIndiGo chief points to GTF peak and 2030 progress after first loss in two years
Two years into his tenure at IndiGo and Pieter Elbers is back where he started, describing a loss-making fiscal second quarter for the Indian low-cost carrier.
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Airline BusinessNorwegian learning to take the rough with the smooth
Norwegian’s latest earnings reflect a year in which cost pressures and growth constraints are continuing to counterbalance a largely positive demand picture.
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Airline BusinessAmerican turns course to focus on higher-yielding managed and corporate travel
American Airlines has begun to shift its distribution and sales strategy back to agencies and corporate buyers with the hope of boosting revenue earned from business travellers, after losing market share to industry peers.
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Airline BusinessPeter Foster on how Air Astana can soar post-IPO
Having led the airline for nearly 20 years, Peter Foster prepares to take Air Astana to its post-IPO future
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Airline BusinessUpbeat Icelandair seeing end of ‘irrational’ capacity as inbound recovers
Icelandair Group expects its profitability to improve in the final quarter of 2024 and into 2025 as its business transformation, a more ‘rational’ capacity situation and the return of inbound travellers boost fortunes
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Airline BusinessVolaris weathers Pratt GTF storm and expects continuity from new Mexican president
Mexican ultra low-cost carrier Volaris is digging itself out of a hole caused by Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engine recall, shifting capacity into US markets, and expecting stability and continuation in aviation policy from the country’s new president
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Airline BusinessIATA sustainability chief on airline ‘compliance anxiety’ as key dates loom
Marie Owens Thomsen is frustrated about government inaction on SAF and CORSIA, but optimistic regarding what might come from ’radical collaboration’ between stakeholders
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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.
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Airline BusinessWeek 43 2024: Market softness, Southwest pressure and GTF latest
The earnings season kicks into gear this week, with Icelandair, Southwest Airlines, Volaris and Norwegian among those due to outline their July-September performances.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 12-18 October 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAirline growth aspirations still crimped by ongoing OEM supply challenges
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary’s admission that the budget carrier will probably have to lower its passenger growth expectations next year marks a further and all too familiar sign of the impact the ongoing OEM challenges are having on airline aspirations.
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Airline BusinessUnited focuses on Boeing’s long-term stability over immediate delivery delays
CEO Scott Kirby is encouraged by what he sees as a culture shift already underway at the US aircraft manufacturer.