All Airline Business articles – Page 43
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Airline BusinessWhy some airlines are relieved to be flying older aircraft
A notable dynamic of the current aircraft maintenance and reliability issues being experienced by carriers around the world is that the problems have been more acute among the latest-generation technologies.
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Airline BusinessWhy Etihad is bringing Airbus A380s back online
While the move by Etihad Airways to return the Airbus A380 into service for the first time since the pandemic is primarily a way of increasing its capacity options, it also marks a step towards the renewed growth ambitions of the Middle East carrier.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards recipients reflect resurgent industry
The Airline Strategy Awards, which were held in London on the evening of 16 July, came with the global industry at a point where traffic and capacity are about to reach parity with 2019 levels after a painful few years for most carriers.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: July 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 BusinessThe Airline Strategy Awards 2023: winning stories
Alaska Airlines’ Ben Minicucci, Pegasus’ Guliz Ozturk and Singapore Airlines’ Goh Choon Phong were among those recognised at this year’s Airline Strategy Awards on 16 July in London, alongside former American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker.
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Airline BusinessEyes on winter outlook with airlines set for record-breaking Q2 earnings
The airline earnings season got under way today as Delta Air Lines announced its financials for the three months to the end of June.
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Airline Business‘At least five more years’: Capital A’s Fernandes downplays retirement rumours
Capital A chief executive Tony Fernandes will stay on with the group in the near-term, downplaying retirement talk while stressing that a succession plan is in place.
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Airline BusinessGrowing pains dominate key issues for airports
On the one hand airport leaders met in Barcelona at the end of June for the joint ACI Europe/World AGM with an air of business as usual.
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Airline BusinessGaruda chief talks partnerships, profitability and passenger experience
Irfan Setiaputra is navigating Garuda Indonesia through a post-restructuring future, where he envisages profitability, more partnerships and a better pre-, post- and inflight experience for all passengers.
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Airline BusinessAirlines need to prepare for more extreme weather events
It is noteworthy how the recent challenges have been accompanied by a rising tide of studies and reports suggesting that the world will need to brace for more extreme weather events, as a result of global warming.
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Airline BusinessHow do European airports face growth challenge?
As leaders of Europe’s airports gathered in Barcelona for their annual general meeting this week, a UK Parliamentary committee on climate change underscored the fundamental challenge the sector faces if it is to continue grow.
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Airline BusinessNew airline alliance leaders aim to deliver better customer experience
The senior management doors are revolving as the three global alliances focus on knitting together the customer experience for a largely established set of members
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Airline BusinessGrand statement from India’s airlines at Paris air show
This week’s Paris air show saw the Indian airline market take more steps towards the much-desired maturity that will enable its carriers to capitalise on the country’s growth potential, as they dominated proceedings with firm orders for more than 1,000 jets.
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Airline BusinessKao Shing-Hwang aims to boost resilience at China Airlines
A former flight attendant and then pilot at China Airlines, Kao Shing-Hwang is now focused on building up the Taiwanese carrier’s financial health as president
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Airline BusinessPorter Airlines chief Michael Deluce hails North American expansion with E195-E2s
Under the leadership of Michael Deluce, the Canadian regional carrier is in the early stages of its grandest-ever expansion, thanks to the arrival of its new Embraer jets
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Airline BusinessConfident industry aims to prove airport operational woes were last year’s story
The most frequently used word at IATA’s Ground Handling Council meeting in Abu Dhabi in mid-May was ‘confident’. It was a common message from airlines, airports and ground service providers alike as they predict that this year there will not be a repeat of the often-catastrophic operational delays seen at some airports in summer 2022.
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Airline BusinessAl Baker on Airbus, the supply chain, and orders
Akbar Al Baker, one the airline industry’s most outspoken leaders, delivered his views on its relationship with Airbus, persisting supply chain problems, and the need to bolster the carrier’s orderbook in a quickfire media roundtable at the Paris air show today.
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Airline BusinessBringing clarity to airline sustainability effort also highlights fault-lines
Discussions at the recent IATA AGM reflected the industry’s progression to a new phase in its sustainability journey, where theory firmly gives way to action.
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Airline BusinessKLM chief on Schiphol, sustainability, group dynamics, pilots and Airbus switch
Marjan Rintel says the Dutch flag carrier is back on its feet after the Covid-19 crisis – but that ‘normality’ has also delivered fresh challenges
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Airline BusinessWill air travel growth get lost in the noise?
Despite enormous reductions in aircraft noise since the dawn of the jet age in the late 1950s, the issue is once again amplifying as a critical challenge for the airline industry.