All Airline Business articles – Page 3
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Airline BusinessOneworld partners take wider view on sustainability challenge
Moves led by Oneworld partners to establish a new investment fund aiming to kickstart development of next-generation SAF technologies signal demand is there among airlines, executives say.
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Airline BusinessUK airlines warn government not to damage competitiveness in Budget
The UK airline sector’s competitiveness was a big theme among assembled delegates at the annual Airlines 2025 conference in London on 10 November.
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Airline BusinessWeek 46 2025: Shutdown woes, more earnings and events bonanza
Eyes will be on the US airline market this week after last week ended with airlines having to slash flights in response to the US government shutdown.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 1-7 November
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessSpirit’s network cuts open doors for rival ULCCs Frontier and Allegiant
As a major competitor’s struggles cause it to enact sweeping fleet and network cuts, a pair of ultra-low-cost carriers – Frontier Airlines and Allegiant Air – are capitalising on the opportunity.
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Airline BusinessTurkish Airlines seeks to leverage Air Europa’s Latin America presence
Turkish Airlines explained the rationale for its move to take a minority stake in Spanish operator Air Europa as it outlined its third-quarter earnings on 7 November.
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Airline BusinessFlyadeal boss on why Michael O’Leary might quibble with his LCC business model
The chief executive of Saudi Arabian budget airline Flyadeal describes how low-cost purists such as the outspoken Ryanair boss might react to his decision to diversify from the carrier’s bread-and-butter domestic market into long-haul and other segments.
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Airline BusinessAir Canada turns profit despite labour pressure on Q3 earnings
A crippling Air Canada flight attendants’ union strike that forced a complete operational shutdown across the carrier’s network in August suppressed the carrier’s third-quarter earnings by about three percentage points.
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Airline BusinessAir France-KLM reflects on what might have been after ‘mixed’ summer
Air France-KLM faced a series of headwinds during the third quarter, in a three months that could have looked better on paper given the favourable comparisons provided by the negative demand impact of the Paris Olympics on the same period of 2024.
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Airline BusinessIndiGo keeps focus on international push after steeper losses
IndiGo will double down on its “growth efforts” in the second half of its fiscal year – with a “disproportionate” focus on international expansion – after it widened its losses on the back of a sharp increase in foreign exchange costs.
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Airline BusinessLufthansa Group gets operations in order as attention turns to efficiencies
Chief executive Carsten Spohr explains in an earnings call that the group has overcome the operational challenges that had weighed on the performance of its passenger airlines business in the post-Covid period.
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Airline BusinessRyanair ‘hard to fault’ after successful summer
Its latest earnings reflect an airline that can overcome challenges, respond quickly to market dynamics and act on opportunities.
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Airline BusinessANA Holdings’ new mid-term strategy takes shape
ANA Holdings has provided some hints at how its upcoming medium-term corporate strategy will look like, as it tackles challenges like aircraft shortages and “intensifying” competition.
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Airline BusinessWeek 45 2025: US discounters look to ride rising tide of demand amid difficult year
With major US airlines all checking in with third-quarter earnings reports, attention now turns to the USA’s long-struggling low-cost sector.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 25-31 October 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessMain cabin demand improves for American amid pivot to premium
American is rolling out new premium products across its fleet, from its new Airbus A321XLRs to its older 777-200s.
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Airline BusinessMexican ULCCs shake off demand swoon, GTF engine issues to post steady Q3 results
Mexican carriers VivaAerobus and Volaris have observed a recent rebound in the critical Mexico-to-USA market following a sharp downturn in transboder traffic earlier this year.
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Airline BusinessAmid warnings of US ‘uncertainty’, Korean Air doubles down on profitability focus
Korean Air is looking to tap “high-profit” opportunities in its network - including in its charter operations - as part of efforts to boost its revenues against shrinking passenger yields.
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Airline BusinessJetBlue reports recovering demand momentum heading into 2026
JetBlue Airways says air travel demand recovered through the summer months following an early-year industry downturn, with the carrier reporting strong momentum heading into the holiday season and expanding operations in South Florida.
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Airline BusinessWeek 44 2025: Airlines hope for more treat than trick as Europe, Asia-Pacific earnings come in focus
The coming week will see more airline earnings, with the focus shifting from North American carriers to those in the Asia-Pacific and Europe.