All Airline Business articles – Page 77
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Airline BusinessCoronavirus tests fundamental weaknesses in Asia-Pacific airline market
As the coronavirus continues to affect airlines’ networks and demand for passenger travel and freight services, the spotlight is falling on Asia-Pacific’s airlines and their ability to weather the storm.
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Airline BusinessWhy Ryanair is still more likely to bide its time than bid for Air Italy
Ryanair’s move to hold a press conference in Milan today sparked some press speculation that the low-cost carrier was about to make a bid for the assets of collapsed carrier Air Italy.
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Airline BusinessNorwegian counts costs of 737 Max and Trent 1000 disruptions
Norwegian estimates that disruption from the Boeing 737 Max grounding and ongoing issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent engines on its 787 fleet have led to a combined NKr1.7 billion ($183 million) net loss for 2019.
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Airline BusinessHow low-cost carriers have capitalised on Italian airline failures
No European country’s carriers have struggled to secure or retain a leading presence in their own market more than Italian operators, as the collapse of Air Italy further illustrates.
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Airline BusinessWhy did Air Italy fail?
Air Italy’s collapse on 11 February reflects its inability to overcome a number of challenges in an Italian market that continues to be as tantalising for new entrants as it is punishingly tough on them.
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Airline BusinessWhy South African Airways network cuts prove painful to implement
One thing perennial struggler South African Airways has not been short of over the years is restructuring plans. Its latest, proposed under formal restructuring, features a further retrenchment that continues the paring back of its network.
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Airline BusinessHow Singapore Airlines was key to the A380’s story from take-off to teardown
Other than Emirates, SIA has been the airline most associated with the world’s largest airliner. We chart the history of the relationship between the carrier and the A380 from the giant type’s conception to the programme’s ignominious cancellation
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Airline BusinessANA, SIA look for big network effect with joint venture
The proposed joint venture between All Nippon Airways and Singapore Airlines could offer substantial benefits to both Star Alliance carriers. The chief executives of the two airlines, Yuji Hirako of ANA and Goh Choon Phong of SIA, announced the plan at a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel on ...
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Airline BusinessWhich airlines are most exposed to mainland China amid the coronavirus?
Airlines are continuing to suspend international capacity to mainland China in the wake of the coronavirus – but the significance of such decisions to their overall networks varies wildly.
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Airline BusinessHawaiian full year income falls as competition increases
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, says net adjusted income for the full year 2019 fell 25% to $219 million compared to the same period a year ago as it faced stiff new competition on some of its stronger routes within the Hawaiian Islands, to the US mainland and to Japan.
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Airline BusinessWhat does LOT’s purchase of Condor mean for Europe’s airline market?
The conventional wisdom in the European airline industry tends to be that inevitable consolidation will be based around growth of the five biggest groups: Air France-KLM, EasyJet, IAG, Lufthansa Group and Ryanair.
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Airline BusinessRyanair heads European traffic as airlines slow pace in 2019
Strong growth at its new Austrian unit Lauda helped low-cost carrier Ryanair reclaim its position as the biggest European airline group by passenger number in 2019, though overall growth among leading carriers in the region lagged previous years.
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Airline BusinessAmerican Airlines posts strong 2019, expects 737 Max in second half of 2020
American Airlines posted higher revenue and profit figures for the full year 2019 than a year earlier, as strong demand countered fallout from the Boeing 737 Max crisis.
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Airline BusinessFreighter conversions fall away sharply in 2019
Freighter conversions fell 33% in 2018, with declines in the widebody, narrowbody, and regional aircraft freighter segments. Cirium fleets data shows that 2019 saw 74 commercial aircraft converted to freighters, down from 110 in 2018. Source: Cirium fleets data Freighter conversions by year Widebody conversions halved ...
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Airline BusinessCoronavirus outbreak follows years of strong airline traffic growth at Wuhan airport
The Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak in China comes after years of strong traffic growth from Wuhan Tianhe International airport, which serves dozens of domestic and international destinations. Media reports about the outbreak indicate that reported cases have risen to over 440 with nine fatalities being recorded. The virus, which is in ...
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Airline BusinessPeter Ingram on leading Hawaiian Airlines amid fierce competition
Two years into his role, Ingram is skilfully guiding the company through an evolution that would test any leader: answering the fierce competition from the US mainland, executing a major joint venture, overseeing a transformational infrastructure project and plotting the carrier’s next geographic and fleet expansion.
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Airline BusinessWhich airline CEOs face the biggest challenges in 2020?
Our annual assessment of some of the airline chief executives from across the world who are facing the biggest challenges – and, in several cases, opportunities – over the next 12 months
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Airline BusinessChief executive Peter Ingram on leading Hawaiian Airlines
Two years into his role, Ingram is skilfully guiding the company through an evolution that would test any leader: answering the fierce competition from the US mainland, executing a major joint venture, overseeing a transformational infrastructure project and plotting the carrier’s next geographic and fleet expansion.
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Airline BusinessChaotic leadership is holding Garuda back
Garuda’s revolving door of leaders has proved detrimental to its long-term interests and must be addressed for the carrier to get back on track. Emblematic of deep-seated organisational issues, the worst blows Garuda suffered in 2019 were the misstatement of its 2018 financial results and the public dismissal of its ...
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Airline BusinessAirlines face series of challenges in first days of 2020
If airlines were hoping for a quiet start to 2020, several events at the turn of the year have served as a reminder that nothing should be taken for granted.