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Airline news digest: 26 October- 1 November
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Air Canada turns C$1bn profit, reports ‘stable’ business amid increasing costs
Demand for international air travel helped push Air Canada to a C$1 billion ($720 million) operating profit in the third quarter of 2024, with executives broadly describing market conditions as healthy despite upward-creeping costs and ongoing aircraft delivery delays.
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Boeing sweetens offer to striking machinists
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) says it will vote on Boeing’s latest contract offer on 4 November.
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SkyWest to deploy 40 CR550s into United’s network, including 11 former GoJet aircraft
SkyWest Airlines on 31 October disclosed a deal to deploy 40 MHIRJ CRJ550 regional jets to fly under contract for United Airlines.
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Southwest counting on new ‘hybrid’ model to compete with full-service carriers
Southwest Airlines executives maintain that major changes underway at the Dallas-based company will be enough to regain its status as a top-performing US carrier by 2027.
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Sun Country on track to take eight 737 Freighters in 2025
US carrier Sun Country Airlines anticipates taking delivery next year of eight additional Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft to fly on behalf of Amazon.
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Newly enlarged Alaska lifts profit in third quarter despite cost pressures
Alaska Air Group increased net profit in the third quarter as yields turned positive, but a shortfall in aircraft deliveries means heightened cost pressures and curtailed capacity will continue for the remainder of the year.
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Higher fares ‘inevitable’ as KLM slams Schiphol charges increase
Home carrier KLM has hit out at a hike in fees at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, increases it says will make it inevitable that ticket prices will rise.
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Spirit Airlines to furlough further 330 pilots to match drastic capacity cuts
Spirit Airlines plans to furlough a further 330 pilots early next year as it navigates a period of severe financial turbulence.
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French investigators dismiss Egyptian findings that explosion brought down A320
After an eight-year inquiry, Egyptian investigators have controversially concluded that ignition of explosive material behind the cockpit of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 resulted in a fire and the loss of the aircraft, an explanation dismissed by French counterparts. The twinjet – operating from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cairo on ...
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Profits slip at leading Chinese carriers in third quarter
China’s three biggest airline groups all reported lower net profits in the third quarter on increased revenues for the three months ending 30 September 2024.
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Etihad follows Emirates in exploring co-operation pact with Vietnam Airlines
Etihad Airways has become second United Arab Emirates carrier in a matter of days to unveil a deal to explore a potential partnership with Vietnam Airlines.
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Allegiant to operate lone 737 Max 8 through end of 2024
Allegiant Air’s first Boeing 737 Max 8 jet entered revenue service earlier this month, but that will be the only 737 to carry passengers on the carrier’s network this year.
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Frontier, JetBlue and Spirit vie for stability in ULCC market amid fresh merger talks
Frontier Airlines’ chief executive Barry Biffle repeatedly declined on 29 October to discuss reports of the company’s potentially renewed interest in acquiring Spirit Airlines, more than two years after Spirit left Frontier at the altar in favour of a more lucrative deal with JetBlue Airways.
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Riyadh Air seals narrowbody order as it signs for 60 A321neos
Ambitious Saudi Arabian start-up Riyadh Air has signed an agreement to acquire 60 Airbus A321neos, revealing the supplier for its long-awaited narrowbody order.
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Lufthansa shifts freighter focus to Asia-Pacific
While a slower recovery and strong competition has hit Lufthansa Group’s passenger operations on Asia-Pacific routes since the pandemic, the carrier is shifting more of its freighter capacity to tap strong cargo demand from the region.
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Walsh warns aviation supply chain issues could last up to five more years
IATA director general Willie Walsh says that supply chain issues in the aviation industry will continue for up to five more years, causing frustration among airline managers and further pushing back a full post-Covid-19 recovery.
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‘Frustrating’: JetBlue executives unable to finalise post-2025 plan due to P&W recall
JetBlue Airways has yet to finalise its business plan after 2025 due to what executives describe as a frustrating lack of detail about the long-term operational impact of Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ongoing recall of PW1000G engines.
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Lufthansa boosted by steadying yields but German mainline challenge persists
After a challenging first half of the year in which it has twice lowered profit expectations, Lufthansa Group was able to point to a brighter prognosis on yields as it is confirmed its full-year outlook following its third quarter results today.
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Latin leaders on why region’s airlines should be telling a better story
Latin American Airlines need to tell a better story so that the region’s governments will be more amenable to creating policies that would make it easier for the carriers to operate, and for their populations to benefit from air travel.