All Airlines articles – Page 29
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NewsKLM rolls out €450m efficiency plan to tackle costs challenges
Dutch carrier KLM has rolled out a string of cost-saving initiatives aimed at improving its operating result by €450 million ($498 million) in the short-term as it bids to boost its efficiency.
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NewsLufthansa Technik applies Aeroshark drag-reducing film on five LATAM aircraft
Five LATAM Airlines Group Boeing 777-300ERs will be coated with Lufthansa Technik’s Aeroshark drag-reducing film – the first carrier in the Americas and the third in the world to use this technology in order to save fuel and reduce emissions.
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NewsFAA completes safety review of United Airlines and finds no ‘significant’ issues
The US Federal Aviation Administration has completed a review of safety at United Airlines following several incidents that attracted unwanted attention of the flying public as well as the aviation regulator.
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NewsSwiss and Helvetic extend wet-lease deal for further five years
Swiss International Air Lines and Helvetic Airways have extended their long-standing wet-lease partnership for a further five years.
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Airline BusinessQatar’s Virgin Australia deal a litmus test for Canberra’s competitive appetite
The Australian airline market is set for a shake-up in the near future, after Qatar Airways announced its intention to acquire a 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia.
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NewsAir India Express, AIX Connect complete merger
Indian low-cost carriers Air India Express and AIX Connect have completed their merger, a key milestone in the reorganization of the Air India Group.
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NewsAirbus and airline partners form up behind GEESE flight-test plan
Twelve months into an EU-funded project designed to pave the way for the roll out of fuel-saving ‘wake energy retrieval’ (WER) operations, Airbus and its partners – including Air France, Delta Air Lines, French Bee and Virgin Atlantic Airways – are continuing to refine the processes required to enable flight testing next year.
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Airline BusinessCommuteAir kicking tires on E170 as long-term replacement for 50-seat jets
CommuteAir’s days of flying the Embraer ERJ-145 are numbered, and a similarly sized regional jet is unlikely to break into the market this decade.
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NewsSouthwest to explore selling old and new 737s to create cash flow
Southwest is considering selling some of its older Boeing 737-800s and newer 737 Max jets, in addition to executing aircraft sale-leaseback deals, to boost its weakened financial position.
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NewsBahamasair expects spat with US carriers to be resolved this week: CEO
Bahamasair’s chief executive Tracy Cooper expects a disagreement between the Bahamas government and US airlines about air traffic control fees to be resolved by the end of this week.
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Airline BusinessWeek 40 2024: Will lower fuel costs or ‘normalisation’ win out?
With just over a week to go until the third-quarter earnings season begins, commentary on airline fortunes reflects pressure on results from different sources
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Airline Business‘My plan’: How CEO Bob Jordan aims to revive sputtering Southwest
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive Bob Jordan has taken ownership of the unprecedented strategic shift encompassing the carrier’s fleet, network and operations.
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NewsITA to tap Alitalia heritage as revenues jump in first half
Buoyed by an improved operating performance over the first half of the year, Lufthansa Group-bound Italian carrier ITA Airways today unveiled plans to utlise the Alitalia name as part of its future branding strategy.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 21-27 September 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAirlines call for global policies and collaboration in net-zero push
IATA uses World Sustainability Symposium to argue regional differences in sustainability policies are counterproductive and that SAF production must be incentivised by governments
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InterviewShort-term resilience and longer-term sustainability focus for new Loganair boss
Loganair will remain a torchbearer for sustainable aviation, insists new chief executive Luke Farajallah – a mission begun by his predecessor.
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NewsLobby group asks DOT to block Bahamasair’s operating authority amid fee spat
Bahamasair has become embroiled in a disagreement between the government in Nassau and US airlines that fly into the island country’s airspace.
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NewsElliott’s criticism of Southwest’s overhaul plan ‘inane’: CEO Bob Jordan
Southwest Airlines chief executive Bob Jordan blasted minority shareholder Elliott Investment Management’s latest criticisms as “inane” during Southwest’s 26 September investor day in Dallas.
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NewsSouthwest will ditch open seating in 2026 as part of broader transformation plan
Southwest Airlines has revealed more details about its business-overhaul plan, saying it will abandon its open-seating model in 2026, form partnerships with other airlines and begin charging for “premium” coach seats.