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Airline BusinessAeromexico posts strong Q3 on heels of ‘dual IPO’
Mexican carrier reports stable revenue and maintained profitability during the July-September period, with international operations performing strongly across all regions despite domestic capacity cuts.
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NewsAvianca names Gabriel Oliva as president as CEO Frederico Pedreira plans to step down
Colombian carrier Avianca has named chief operating officer Gabriel Oliva as president, effective immediately, with current CEO Frederico Pedreira planning to step down at the end of February. Oliva retains his responsibilities as COO. The leadership transition comes as Abra Group embarks on a new growth phase, with ...
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NewsContinued aviation tax grab risks making air travel the ‘preserve of the rich’: Jet2 chief
Steve Heapy, chief executive of leisure carrier Jet2, has added his voice to those calling on the UK government to resist targeting aviation with tax rises in the forthcoming budget, warning that it risks making flying “the preserve of the rich and privileged”.
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Airline BusinessOneworld partners take wider view on sustainability challenge
Moves led by Oneworld partners to establish a new investment fund aiming to kickstart development of next-generation SAF technologies signal demand is there among airlines, executives say.
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Airline BusinessUK airlines warn government not to damage competitiveness in Budget
The UK airline sector’s competitiveness was a big theme among assembled delegates at the annual Airlines 2025 conference in London on 10 November.
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NewsAbra Group seeks approval to acquire Chilean carrier SKY Airline
Latin American airline company Abra Group has requested approval to incorporate Chilean low-cost carrier SKY Airline, while also signalling intention to retain SKY’s brand identity.
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NewsEasyJet eyes A319 phase-out by 2030 as fleet replacement accelerates
EasyJet intends to have largely retired its fleet of elderly Airbus A319s by 2030 as the budget carrier’s refleeting programme accelerates.
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AnalysisHow Dubai Airports chief is getting ready for the big move to DWC
A project to create the world’s largest airport in the Dubai desert has been two decades in the making – and soon Emirates and its fellow airlines must relocate from the city to Al Maktoum International.
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Airline BusinessWeek 46 2025: Shutdown woes, more earnings and events bonanza
Eyes will be on the US airline market this week after last week ended with airlines having to slash flights in response to the US government shutdown.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 1-7 November
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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NewsUPS MD-11 failed to gain more than 100ft of altitude climbing out of Louisville: US NTSB
The UPS Boeing MD-11 cargo jet that suffered a wing-engine separation during take-off in Louisville, Kentucky on 4 November failed to gain more than 100ft of altitude, rather than its previously disclosed altitude point of 475ft.
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NewsAllegiant appoints CFO Robert Neal as president
Allegiant disclosed the move earlier this week, filling a role has been vacant since Scott Sheldon resigned as president and chief operating officer in April 2023.
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Airline BusinessTurkish Airlines seeks to leverage Air Europa’s Latin America presence
Turkish Airlines explained the rationale for its move to take a minority stake in Spanish operator Air Europa as it outlined its third-quarter earnings on 7 November.
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NewsSpirit Airlines senior leadership commits to salary cuts matching pilots’ union reductions
Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines’ senior leadership has agreed to take pay cuts matching reductions accepted by its pilots’ union, as the Florida-based airline reaches tentative labour agreements during Chapter 11 restructuring.
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Airline BusinessFlyadeal boss on why Michael O’Leary might quibble with his LCC business model
The chief executive of Saudi Arabian budget airline Flyadeal describes how low-cost purists such as the outspoken Ryanair boss might react to his decision to diversify from the carrier’s bread-and-butter domestic market into long-haul and other segments.
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NewsUzbekistan Airways converts eight 787-9 options into firm orders
Uzbekistan Airways has converted eight options for Boeing 787-9 aircraft into firm orders, following up on a significant fleet-expansion agreement that the Tashkent headquartered carrier reach with Boeing in September.
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Airline BusinessAir Canada turns profit despite labour pressure on Q3 earnings
A crippling Air Canada flight attendants’ union strike that forced a complete operational shutdown across the carrier’s network in August suppressed the carrier’s third-quarter earnings by about three percentage points.
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NewsBoeing lands ‘flexible’ deal for up to 14 737s and 787s with Somon Air
Hot on the heels of disclosing a deal for up to 15 787 Dreamliners with Air Astana, Boeing has another accord for up to 14 aircraft with Tajikistan’s Somon Air.
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NewsNTSB recovered fan blade ‘pieces’ from crashed UPS MD-11F
US investigators have recovered multiple fan blade pieces from the left engine of the UPS Boeing MD-11 Freighter that crashed at Louisville on 5 November.
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NewsAir Astana commits to order five Boeing 787-9s
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has committed to ordering five Boeing 787-9s and signalled intentions for up to 10 additional aircraft as part of plans to expand its international network.