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NewsSlot shortages and ‘astronomical’ demand justify A380 return: Emirates chief
A shortage of slots at major airports and strong consumer demand are underpinning the return of the Airbus A380 into Emirates’ fleet, according to the president of the Middle Eastern carrier.
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NewsWizz confident on strong summer loads from ramped-up Gatwick
Wizz Air UK managing director Marion Geoffroy is confident of strong load factors this summer, flagging full flights on the first day of the summer season from its expanded London Gatwick operation. The budget carrier opened a base at the south London airport in the autumn of 2020, initially with ...
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NewsFlynas signs off on strategy envisaging raising aircraft orders to 250
Saudi Arabian budget operation Flynas has outlined a strategic plan for the remainder of the decade under which it intends to lift its aircraft orders to 250.
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NewsJetBlue and Qatar Airways expand their partnership
JetBlue Airways and Qatar Airways are expanding their partnership to include more codeshares and streamlined flight schedules.
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NewsAlaska to accelerate fleet transition and convert two 737-800s to freighters
Alaska Airlines is to accelerate its fleet renewal plans to be operating only Boeing 737 narrowbodies and Embraer 175 regional jets by the end of 2023, while also converting a pair of its Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft into freighters.
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NewsEthiopian names ASKY head as new chief executive
Ethiopian Airlines has named its former chief operating officer and the current head of its joint-venture carrier ASKY Airlines, Mesfin Tesew Bekele, as its new chief executive.
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NewsLong-serving Ethiopian Airlines chief to step down
Tewolde GebreMariam is to take early retirement after more than a decade at the helm of Ethiopian Airlines because of ill-health.
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NewsStrong summer recovery drives reduction in Aegean 2021 losses
An increase of almost two-thirds in revenues last year over the pandemic-hit 2020 helped Greek carrier Aegean Airlines to cut pre-tax losses to €72.5 million ($79.8 million).
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NewsBelfast comprises half of initial Flybe network as carrier to relaunch from 13 April
Relaunched UK regional carrier Flybe will begin flights on 13 April, initially focusing on high-frequency connections linking Belfast City to Birmingham and Glasgow airports.
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NewsUS pilot union blasts SkyWest’s plans to cut air service to small cities
A US pilot union has called SkyWest Airlines’ planned cancellation of flights to 29 secondary cities “an egregious miscarriage” of the federal government’s nearly $2 billion in financial aid to the carrier during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Airline BusinessWhy labour stretch threatens to derail air travel recovery
CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry looks at how the challenge of retraining and building back workforces, so heavily cut to survive the pandemic by players across the air travel chain, threatens to derail the pace of recovery
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Airline BusinessFrontier and Spirit race toward merger with massive expansion
Since their 7 February 2022 merger announcement, ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs) Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have been racing towards the wedding altar. They are busy preparing for their combination, working along an ambitious timeline of closing in the second quarter of this year.
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NewsAeromexico emerges from Chapter 11 process
Aeromexico has successfully completed its restructuring and emerged from bankruptcy protection almost two years after Covid-19 forced it to enter the process.
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Airline BusinessFuel volatility, Covid woes and acquisition talk in busy airline week
If ever a week featured a microcosm of the challenges and opportunities facing the airline industry, this might be it. The past few days saw crude oil – the price of which jet fuel tracks closely – fall back to around $100/barrel, having flirted with $130/barrel at some points over ...
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Airline BusinessTony Douglas on reshaping Etihad Airways for sustainable future
More than four years into a major restructuring, group chief executive Tony Douglas sees Etihad Airways emerging from the pandemic with a fresh focus which places the core airline brand at the heart of its strategy.
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NewsVolotea to take six more A320s in 2022
Pan-European carrier Volotea will add six more Airbus A320s to its fleet this year as it continues to expand beyond its pre-Covid capacity. The Spain-headquartered airline – which focuses on serving mid-sized European cities – transitioned to an all-Airbus fleet last year following the early retirement of its Boeing 717s ...
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NewsFlybe set to begin ticket sales after picking Belfast as second base
Revamped UK regional carrier Flybe will begin ticket sales in a week’s time as it moves closer to launch, a little over two years after its previous incarnation ceased operations.
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NewsNorse secures Gatwick slots but holds off launch amid Ukraine impact
Start-up carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has pushed back the launch of ticket sales to April citing uncertainties stemming from the Ukraine conflict, though has now secured slots at London Gatwick airport.
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NewsShell readies 10-year airline offtake deals as it scales up SAF production
Shell is on the brink of signing its first letters of intent (LOI) with leading network carriers paving the way for 10-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply deals, according to Jan Toschka, president of Shell Aviation
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NewsDelta and Virgin strike positive note over demand despite cost pressures
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic are seeing no sign of fresh pressures stemming from the Ukraine conflict and rising costs amid ‘robust’ demand for travel.