All Airline Business articles – Page 41
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Airline BusinessTop 100 airline group financial rankings 2022
Robust revenues as passenger markets reopened enabled many of the world’s leading airlines to restore profitability in 2022 – but the scars of the pandemic were still evident. FlightGlobal’s analysis of the airline industry financial performance in 2022 based on the top 100 airline groups by revenue.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: October 2023 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Airline Business‘Not a single drop’: LATAM Airlines chief highlights region’s SAF challenges
LATAM Airlines Group chief executive Roberto Alvo has warned that Latin America is making no progress on the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, putting at risk airlines’ ability to meet net-zero targets.
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Airline BusinessEuropean consolidation wave spreads north with Air France-KLM move for SAS
Consolidation within Europe post-pandemic has largely focused on opportunities for the big three airline groups to bolster their presence in the south of the continent.
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Airline BusinessRiyadh Air closing in on narrowbody order as Douglas continues groundwork
Riyadh Air is set to place its expected narrowbody aircraft order “in the coming months” as Tony Douglas, chief executive of the ambitious Saudi Arabian start-up, continues to plot the national carrier’s launch path.
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Airline BusinessPegasus plots continued growth as it prepares to pass 100-aircraft milestone
Low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is about to take delivery of its 100th aircraft. The passing of the landmark is not only illustrative of how far it has come since launching scheduled services in 2005, but of the rapid growth seen in the Turkish market – both before and since the pandemic. Now the challenge it is to continue this expansion.
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Airline BusinessAirline optimism high as demand trumps fuel cost concerns
Anyone looking for a sense of the mood of the market from airline industry executives during this week’s World Aviation Festival in Lisbon would have found plenty of optimism, particularly at one of the industry’s biggest carriers.
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Airline BusinessPhilippine Airlines chief eyes growth after successful restructuring
A major restructuring exercise amid the depths of the coronavirus pandemic has put spring in the step of Philippine Airlines.
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Airline BusinessFresh airframe and engine woes exacerbate supply challenges
It seems crazy to think that only a couple of years ago ample aircraft availability was one reason why the industry was seen as favourable to start-up carriers.
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Airline BusinessHow humility and trust helped Topi Manner lead Finnair out of a double-crisis
When Finnair chief executive Topi Manner makes his recently announced departure from the Oneworld carrier by March 2024, he will step away from the airline industry with a whole new appreciation of crisis management and business transformation.
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Airline BusinessHow airlines are investing in their digital futures
While battling antiquated IT systems and legacy practices remains a significant barrier, most carriers are investing in their digital futures, cognisant of the big revenue and cost benefits
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Airline BusinessHow Mesfin Tasew is delivering the next phase of growth at Ethiopian Airlines
Drawing on almost four decades of experience with the business, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Mesfin Tasew is guiding Africa’s stand-out performer into its next growth phase
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Airline BusinessEarly signs of ‘normalisation’ effects at airlines
Many airline leaders continue to argue that although visibility is limited, strong demand and yields are persisting into the northern hemisphere winter months. But there are also significant players highlighting signs of market ‘normalisation’
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: September 2023 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Airline BusinessStrong air travel recovery tainted by government capacity caps: IATA
IATA’s latest data for the peak northern hemisphere travel month of July reflects the industry’s continued strong recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, but it came with a warning about the impacts of government moves to cap capacity at several airports.
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Airline BusinessOnce ‘effectively off the map’, Hong Kong charts a different post-pandemic recovery strategy
In its bid to reclaim its status as a world aviation hub, Hong Kong now pursues a different strategy: becoming the main gateway to China’s Greater Bay Area.
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Airline BusinessRevenues power airlines above 2019 benchmark despite lagging traffic and capacity
The latest Airline Business Index shows the second quarter of this year was marked by soaring revenue and a jump in passenger numbers, as the industry exceeded the 2019 benchmark index score for the first time since the pandemic.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q2 2023
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the April-June 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline BusinessStart-ups seek chance to find a niche in the market, despite challenges
The past couple of weeks have given ample reminder of both the opportunities and challenges when trying to enter the airline business. That is perhaps best illustrated by the faltering efforts to revive former UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines. In mid-August a new iteration of the carrier emerged via a ...
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Europe Q2 2023
Key data from the most-recent European earnings period – the April-June 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight