All Airline Business articles – Page 82
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Airline BusinessRyanair rejects usual pipeline in choice of new CEO
Ryanair’s appointment of chief people officer Eddie Wilson as the mainline carrier’s new chief executive marks a departure from the usual pipeline of airline leaders.
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Airline BusinessHogg the fall guy as China shines spotlight on Cathay
Cathay Pacific’s chief executive Rupert Hogg resigned on 16 August after the airline had become a focus for mainland media and regulatory scrutiny amid pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
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Airline BusinessLATAM JV decision raises questions about role of courts
Competition issues about joint ventures and antitrust immunity for airlines typically are handled by transportation or competition regulators. Courts rarely intervene. But Chile’s Supreme Court recently set an example for courts not only to play a role, but to have the final say on airline joint ventures.
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Cabin crew treatment damages airline equality effort
For all the chat about diversity and gender equality among airlines over the past year, there are still some pretty outdated practices on display in the industry.
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Airline BusinessWhat keeps driving Bill Franke to invest in low-cost carriers
Every August, a group of geographically diverse airline managements gather in Montana for an annual review. They have a couple of things in common: they are all from low-cost carriers and each one has scored the support of Indigo Partners.
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Airline BusinessPuerto Rico advances effort to establish itself as hub
Puerto Rico wants to transform its international airports into centrally located hubs for air passengers and cargo flowing between Europe and Latin America.
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Airline BusinessSluggish progress on gender mix in airline C-suites
It could be the mid-2050s before there is an equal split between female and male incumbents in senior executive positions at airlines, according to FlightGlobal’s latest annual survey of the world’s biggest passenger operators.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Vistara bullish on growth, moves to fill Jet's gap
India’s Vistara will focus on growing its short-haul international routes for the rest of the year, as it presses on full steam ahead with its expansion plans.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Trump's Gulf spat intervention and his American history
Reports that US president Donald Trump sided against the USA’s big three airlines during a mid-July “heated showdown” about Gulf carrier state subsidy allegations do not mark the first time he has had tough words for American Airlines.
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Airline BusinessChastised Garuda forced to eat humble pie
As an airline accustomed to reporting losses, the pressure on Garuda Indonesia to show that it was making money in 2018 must have been huge for it to turn to some creative accounting – a move that has now backfired on it.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Indian carriers put Jet's demise behind them
The demise of Jet Airways has opened up new international opportunities for India’s remaining airlines, with most airlines grabbing the opportunity with both hands.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: JetBlue lowers capacity forecast amid slower deliveries
JetBlue Airways is lowering its expectations for capacity growth because Airbus has said it will deliver no more than six A321neo aircraft to the airline during 2019 instead of the 13 aircraft the carrier originally expected.
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Airline BusinessNokScoot boss tweaks plans amid tough market
NokScoot has shelved plans to add narrowbodies to its fleet, as it eyes the imminent arrival of its sixth and seventh Boeing 777-200ERs.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Leading carriers' profits crimped in 2018
Leading airline groups largely retained healthy profit levels across 2018, but creeping costs and rising competition in some key markets took the edge off recent profit highs, the latest annual Airline Business World Airline Rankings show.
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ANALYSIS: 'Boring' Lufthansa seeks Eurowings reboot
Like several others before it, Eurowings has thrown in the towel on low-cost long-haul. That will allow it and parent Lufthansa to instead focus on getting the short-haul aspect of its operations right: a crucial task as it battles increasing competition in Germany from sleeker, nimbler rivals Ryanair and EasyJet.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific Deliveries Report June 2019
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific took delivery of 35 of the 110 commercial airliners delivered globally in June 2019, followed North American airlines with 25 and European airlines with 25.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Tide goes out on Indonesia-Japan capacity
Capacity between Indonesia and Japan is set to decline over the second half of this year, reversing a decade of growth.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Thailand country report March-May 2019
Bangkok Airways remained profitable even though expenses grew faster than revenue. It also laid out expansion plans for both its airline and non-airline businesses.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: May 2019 Asia-Pacific deliveries report
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific took delivery of 52 of the 120 commercial airliners delivered in May 2019, while North American airlines took 27 new aircraft, and European airlines 24.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: What makes a focus city for Delta?
Delta Air Lines is unique among the US network carriers in operating "focus cities" separate from its connecting hubs across the country.