All Airlines articles – Page 53
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: How Latin American carriers rebounded in 2023
Latin America’s leading airline groups enjoyed a strong 2023 as both revenues and profits outstripped pre-pandemic levels almost across the board
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: How airline top order has re-established after Covid
For all the talk of coming out of Covid differently, now that the industry has all but returned to the point it was at when the pandemic hit, the list of leading players has a familiar feel to it.
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NewsUS airlines and Florida airports brace for the impact of Hurricane Milton
US airlines have added flights to evacuate residents and tourists from Florida ahead of the impending impact of Hurricane Milton, which is set to slam into the west coast of Florida later in the day.
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NewsBoeing withdraws contract offer to striking union after talks fail again
Boeing has withdrawn a pay offer to some 33,000 striking workers, after the latest round of negotiations again ended in stalemate.
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NewsFirst Global A380 awaits heavy maintenance after ferry to EFW facility
Portuguese wet-lease operator Hi Fly’s ferry of the first Global Airlines Airbus A380 to Germany, like its transatlantic flight to Scotland, was carried out with its undercarriage deployed. Hi Fly vice-chair Carlos Mirpuri, who led the flight, states that the aircraft flew 789nm (1,461km) from Glasgow Prestwick to Dresden where ...
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NewsSeveral Florida airports to cease commercial operations ahead of Hurricane Milton
Several major airports in Florida are planning to shut down operations in preparation for Hurricane Milton, which has rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic storm as it approaches the state’s Gulf Coast.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: 2023 – the year traffic caught back up
Leading global airline groups all but caught up with 2019 traffic and capacity last year, even if it remains a mixed picture across different operators and regions
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: Strong financial return for leading airlines in 2023
The latest Airline Business Rankings show that profitability among the top 100 operators reached highs beyond 2019 levels off the back of record revenues, but that carriers now find themselves at very different points of the recovery cycle
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Airline BusinessWeek 41 2024: Will Spirit enter restructuring?
US low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines will be in the spotlight this week after stories last week suggested it might be on the verge of a bankruptcy filing
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NewsNTSB opens investigation into Frontier Airlines fire in Las Vegas
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation into an incident in Las Vegas in which a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 landed, apparently with its right main landing gear on fire.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 28 September - 4 October 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessDoes improving air cargo performance indicate stucturally higher yields?
A tough 2023 for the air cargo sector led many stakeholders to predict another difficult year in 2024, but as the peak season approaches, this year appears to be turning out better than expected.
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NewsAer Lingus to use A321XLR to open Nashville route next summer
IAG carrier Aer Lingus is to launch direct flights from Dublin to Nashville next summer, the first new route identified for its incoming longer-range Airbus A321XLRs.
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NewsCRJ200 excursion inquiry unable to determine reason behind landing-roll deviation
US investigators have been unable to determine the reason for a MHIRJ CRJ200’s veering to the right upon landing, resulting in a runway excursion at Dayton. But the inquiry says a “reliance primarily on differential braking” rather than opposite rudder, as the pilot attempted to arrest the turn, contributed to ...
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NewsSpirit Airlines’ struggles deepen amid reports of potential bankruptcy
Struggling Spirit Airlines has sharply reduced its October schedule and is cutting routes across its network amid reports that it is exploring a bankruptcy filing.
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NewsGaruda and JAL form joint venture to deepen links between Indonesia and Japan
Garuda Indonesia and Japan Airlines will launch a joint-venture arrangement in 2025 following clearance by Japanese authorities.
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NewsMSC Air Cargo takes delivery of first wholly owned Boeing 777F
Soren Toft, MSC’s chief executive, confirmed in a 3 October social media post that the 777-200 has been delivered to Milan’s Malpensa airport
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Airline BusinessSouthwest counts on new red-eye flights and faster turns amid aircraft shortage
A host of customer-facing changes coming to Southwest Airlines are aimed at capturing more revenue from air travellers willing to pay premium prices for upgrades.
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Airline BusinessWhy new Finnair chief Kuusisto is focusing on the customer experience
Finnair might have overcome an existential double-crisis in recent years, but that does not mean the job is done
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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.