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Lufthansa sees no impact on 2024 capacity despite GTF issue grounding 20 aircraft each day
Lufthansa Group expects to ground 20 aircraft each day during 2024 because of continuing issues with Pratt & Whitney geared-turbofan (GTF) engines, but chief executive Carsten Spohr believes the mitigation measures it has in place mean capacity plans will not be impacted.
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Etihad carries out first commercial flight from new Abu Dhabi terminal
Home carrier Etihad Airways has conducted the first commercial flight out of Abu Dhabi International airport’s long-awaited new Terminal A.
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Air Transat targets first flights to Africa in 2024
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is targeting Africa for the first time with plans to launch flights between Montreal and Marrakesh, Morocco in June.
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IAG positive on outlook but ‘mindful’ of geopolitical issues
While IAG gave relatively little away in terms of its full-year guidance after posting a strong set of third-quarter profits, this perhaps reflects confidence in the return of the fundamentals of the business more than a lack of visibility. IAG lifted operating profits 43% to €1.75 billion ($2.05 billion) in ...
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Qantas adds Paris, Shanghai to network; airlines ramp up Japan-Korea flights
Qantas is expanding its international network, while other Asian carriers resume more international flights after the pandemic.
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Air France going CDG-only as Orly exit frees space for Transavia expansion
Air France’s recent announcement that it will end domestic flights at Paris Orly airport by 2026 marks what could be the final step towards the Air France-KLM Group having clearly differentiated operations at the Paris capital’s two main airports.
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Clarity on Lisbon airport important in TAP bid decision: Air France-KLM chief
Air France-KLM is seeking clarity on plans for new airport capacity in Lisbon, as it considers its involvement in the privatisation of flag-carrier TAP Air Portugal
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Air France-KLM foresees ‘biggest benefits’ from SAS joining transatlantic JV
Air France-KLM sees SAS’s eventual membership of its transatlantic joint venture as the “biggest benefit” from its investment in the carrier, arguing that the Scandinavian operator has been “held back” from from fully capitalising on its strengths.
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United plans flights to 38 European destinations next year
United Airlines will fly to 38 European destinations during the 2024 northern hemisphere summer travel season, including the only flight between the New York City metropolitan area and Faro, Portugal, as well as new connections to Reykjavik, Brussels, Rome and Malaga.
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Air France-KLM renews and deepens partnership with Gol
Air France-KLM and Brazilian carrier Gol have reached agreement to renew their existing co-operation for a further 10 years.
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JetBlue adds Dublin and Edinburgh to its European palette
JetBlue Airways is adding Dublin and Edinburgh to its palette of European destinations beginning in March.
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Higher fuel costs biggest impact on industry so far from Israel war: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh sees airlines feeling the brunt of the impact so far from the armed conflict in Israel through higher fuel costs rather than a noticeable impact on bookings.
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Latin American airlines set sights on returning to Venezuela
While Latin American airlines focus on managing numerous economic and regulatory challenges across the continent, some have started to look again at a country that has been out of the picture for much of the last decade as a possible target of expansion: Venezuela.
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Restructuring SAS to enter codeshare with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways
Scandinavian operator SAS is entering a codeshare agreement with Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways, following Etihad’s opening of a Copenhagen route. The codeshare will take full effect from the end of December. SAS is undergoing a corporate restructuring, known as ‘SAS Forward’, and is currently under US Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
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Analysis
Mexican airline growth story impresses despite state interventions
The country’s airlines are powering out of Covid-19 but airport and competitive challenges complicate the outlook
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Icelandair achieves record quarterly revenue despite weak cargo results
Icelandair achieved its highest-ever quarterly revenue during the seasonally strong July-September period, even as the weakness of cargo markets weighed on its results.
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In depth
Top 100 airline groups traffic rankings 2022
Passenger traffic among leading global carriers sharply recovered last year, outpacing the additional capacity they restored and helping load factors climb back above 80%. FlightGlobal’s analysis of the airline industry traffic performance in 2022 based on the top 100 airline groups by revenue passenger kilometre (RPKs).
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United banks on international gains amid fourth quarter headwinds
United Airlines executives struck a bullish tone about the strength of international markets, even if the disruption to its Tel Aviv services was a key contributor to a weaker fourth quarter outlook.
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Sun Country planning summer expansion to Canada
US ultra-low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines plans to launch new routes from its base in Minneapolis to Montreal and Toronto in June 2024.
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Transavia to pick up routes as Air France signals end to Paris Orly flights by 2026
Air France has outlined plans to transfer operations of its domestic flights from Paris Orly airport to its leisure unit Transavia citing a “structural fall” in demand for the network carrier’s services.