All Airlines articles – Page 30
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NewsUS leisure market likely to endure ‘downward pressure on demand’: Sun Country CEO
Cost-conscious air travellers will likely tighten spending on vacations as a result of US-imposed tariffs roiling global markets, from the perspective of Sun Country Airlines chief Jude Bricker.
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NewsUnited to launch new routes to Asia and Australia this year
United Airlines is planning to launch new flights this year to Australia and Asia as part of a broader effort by the carrier to deploy new widebody jets to more far-flung destinations.
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Airline BusinessAir cargo players watch on nervously as Trump upends world trade
While trade tensions and their consequences could have a significant impact on passenger and cargo markets, it is the latter that stand most immediately exposed to US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcements.
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Airline BusinessMichael O’Leary on Boeing quality, Max 10, fares, and ‘fat, dumb and happy’ peers
A year on from Michael’s O’Leary’s complaints about finding “spanners under floorboards” in Ryanair’s new Max jets, and the airline’s group chief executive is feeling more upbeat about Boeing’s progress.
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NewsSwiftair 737 crash probe finds flaps remained retracted after hydraulic system turned off
Lithuanian investigators have disclosed that the flaps of a Boeing 737-400 freighter remained retracted during its final approach to Vilnius, before the jet sank below the glideslope and crashed short of the runway.
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Airline BusinessFull-year 2024 performance report for benchmark North American airlines
Full-year 2024 data for Airline Business’ benchmark airlines in North America shows the region’s carriers falling short of 2023 and 2019 profitability, albeit the gap was reduced during the second six months of the year.
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Airline BusinessChina’s ‘Big Three’ flag operating pressures as mixed full-year results emerge
China’s three largest airlines disclosed a mixed picture in their full-year financial results, but were largely in unison in their warnings about competitive and operating pressures in the near term.
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NewsCanada’s Porter Airlines makes ‘targeted frequency reductions’ amid softening US demand
Porter Airlines is the latest Canadian carrier to tweak its schedule based on weakening demand for US travel, though it pledged to maintain a substantial operation to the USA during the summer air travel season.
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NewsAir Canada expects to receive first A321XLR in Q4 as fleet renewal progresses
Air Canada is expecting Airbus to deliver the first of 30 extra-long range A321XLRs it has on order in the fourth quarter, adding to an ongoing renewal of the Montreal-based carrier’s narrowbody fleet.
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Airline BusinessEasyJet chief sees bookings positive as it rolls out new bases
EasyJet chief executive Kenton Jarvis points to positive booking trends supporting its growth this summer, which includes the opening of bases at London Southend, Milan Linate and Rome Fiuminco airports.
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Airline BusinessArajet chief outlines vision for connecting Santo Domingo to the Americas
Launching flights to the USA has always been a major component of Arajet’s business plan but the carrier has taken a circuitous route getting there, chief executive Victor Pacheco Mendez tells Airline Business.
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Airline BusinessWeek 14 2025: Canadian leisure travel and Caribbean airline summit
First-quarter earnings will soon come into focus and carriers in the Northern Hemisphere will turn attention to the upcoming summer air travel season.
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NewsDevaluation of Brazilian currency weighs heavily in Gol’s fourth-quarter loss
Amid a restructuring effort aimed at strengthening its operational and financial performance, Abra Group carrier Gol lost R$5.1 billion ($883 million) during the final quarter of last year.
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Airline BusinessWhy Europe’s airline leaders are fretting about ‘competitiveness’
When the leaders of Europe’s largest airlines gathered in Brussels on 27 March for the annual A4E Aviation Summit, it quickly became clear what this year’s buzzword would be: competitiveness.
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NewsPassengers suffered fractures during 757’s ‘abrupt’ response to conflict alert
US investigators have determined that two passengers on board a United Boeing 757-200 suffered bone fractures after the crew responded to a conflict alert with an ”abrupt” pitch input. Two cabin crew also received minor injuries during the incident, says the National Transportation Safety Board. The aircraft had been operating ...
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Airline Business‘Rapid growth’ beckons for Cebu Pacific in 2025 as investments bear fruit
Low-cost operator Cebu Pacific expects to “continue our rapid growth” this year, after a profitable 2024 which saw it claim leadership in domestic and international market share.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 22-28 March 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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News‘Clearly, something was missed’: FAA administrator flags alarming data before DC collision
Sitting administrator Chris Rocheleau acknowledges that the Federal Aviation Administration missed alarming data trends in the years leading up to the collision of an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter near Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan National airport.
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NewsCounter-drone testing interfered with commercial flights at Reagan National
Counter-drone testing performed by the Secret Service and US Navy triggered faulty traffic warnings for commercial aircraft on approach to Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan National airport, congressional testimony revealed on 27 March.
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NewsEthiopian Airlines partners with Archer on envisioned African air taxi network
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement with Archer Aviation to become the electric air taxi company’s second airline launch customer.