Analysis – Page 10
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Airline BusinessConfident IAG reassures on transatlantic as it orders dozens of widebodies
If IAG is the best bellwether for the state of transatlantic air travel, then it just delivered a reassuring assessment of what lies ahead.
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Airline BusinessUS low-cost sector reports more stable booking trends heading into summer
While much of the USA’s low-cost sector has been struggling amid a slowdown in demand for discount airline seats, companies say bookings are trending positively.
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Airline BusinessEmirates acknowledges ‘jittery’ markets as it powers ahead in global profit race
Emirates has once again set a high benchmark for global airline earnings, announcing a full-year group net profit of Dhs20.5 billion ($5.57 billion) while saying it has “excitement and optimism” about the year to come.
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Airline BusinessTurmoil abroad and weakening peso eats into Mexican airline profits
Mexican carriers Aeromexico and VivaAerobus were dragged down in the first quarter by a ”sluggish” local economy and weakening Mexican peso.
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Airline BusinessGol’s optimism building as it nears conclusion of financial restructuring
Brazilian carrier Gol amended its full-year financial expectations based on its Chapter 11 bankruptcy progress and released upbeat preliminary first-quarter financial figures.
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Airline BusinessTurkish Airlines heads into summer with point to prove
When Turkish Airlines outlined a loss-making first quarter of 2025 on 29 April, it was noteworthy for being the first red profit figures from the operator since the first half of 2021.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 26 April - 2 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessAfter five years, post-pandemic profitability still eludes China’s ‘Big Three’
Following the years of China’s onerous ‘zero-Covid’ policy, its three largest carriers are still struggling to achieve the same levels profitability seen by their peers globally.
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Airline BusinessIs United the hinted-at ‘large’ domestic carrier exploring partnership with JetBlue?
Hours after JetBlue Airways executives disclosed on 29 April that they are still exploring the formation of a new domestic airline alliance, reports tied United Airlines to the emerging pact.
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Airline BusinessAir France-KLM confident on summer as premium demand impresses
When Air France-KLM chief financial officer Steven Zaat described his comments on the USA as the thing “everybody is here to hear about” during the group’s earnings call on 30 April, he reflected the current mood of uncertainty in the global airline market.
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Airline BusinessJetBlue takes gloomy view of second quarter as bookings still suppressed
JetBlue Airways joins a host of global carriers that have lowered their financial forecasts based on eroding demand as consumers hesitate to book air travel.
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Airline BusinessLATAM cruises to profitable first quarter as other carriers lose altitude
In an atmosphere of suppressed profitability for airlines, Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group is providing a strong counterpoint with an elevated outlook for the remainder of 2025.
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Airline BusinessFinnair acknowledges limited economic visibility after ‘tough’ first quarter
Finnair had a challenging first three months of 2025 and faces more uncertainty in the current quarter, as it works to keep its earnings on track.
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Airline BusinessLufthansa chief ‘fairly confident’ but not ’naive’ over outlook
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr struck an upbeat tone for the full year, describing the company as “fairly confident without being naive” over the outlook for 2025 amid concerns over geopolitical volatility.
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Airline BusinessVisiting-friends-and-relatives market ‘not going back to buses’: Volaris CEO Beltranena
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has lowered its full-year capacity outlook in response to weak demand among the so-called visiting friends and relatives segment, the discounter’s bread-and-butter market.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 19-25 April 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessAlaska unfazed by domestic swoon amid premium and international expansion plans
Alaska Air Group is among several US airlines to observe eroding demand for domestic seats while maintaining robust premium and international segments.
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Airline BusinessEconomic outlook prompts Southwest to trim already-reduced schedule
Bob Jordan, chief executive of Southwest Airlines, maintained during the company’s first-quarter earnings call that the transformational changes underway at Southwest will make it resilient during lean times.
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Airline BusinessUncertainty rules as American is latest US carrier to report domestic weakness
When American Airlines executives discussed the operator’s first-quarter 2025 earnings on 24 April there was one word that kept being repeated over and over in the context of the US economy: uncertainty.
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Airline BusinessMoving on from supply chain ‘headwinds’, Malaysia Airlines eyes premium opportunity
As it reported a third consecutive year of profitability, the parent of Malaysia Airlines is looking to balance its growth ambitions with “a future of stability”.