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Airline BusinessFrom triage to transformation: Campbell Wilson on Air India’s remarkable reinvention under Tata
From a snake-infested cabin crew facility to a dysfunctional email system that meant managers were using personal Gmail accounts to communicate, Campbell Wilson reels off the multiple challenges he confronted when he joined Air India months after its takeover by Tata Group in January 2022. Add to that an ageing ...
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 30 November - 6 December 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessFrontier continues ‘premiumisation’ push with planned first-class seats
Ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Frontier Airlines is doubling down on its stategy of attracting more “premium” air travellers as it plans to introduce first-class seating next year.
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Airline BusinessAs acquisition wraps up, AirAsia outlines network strategy ‘set to rival Dubai’
As AirAsia X moves closer to completing its acquisition of sister company AirAsia, it has detailed a long-term network strategy that it hopes will rival the super-hubs of the Middle East.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 23-29 November 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessWill competition policy shift in Europe and USA?
Airline consolidation efforts in Europe and North America have faced a battle to overcome competition concerns among regulators, but could Spirit Airlines’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and political changes on both sides of the Atlantic prompt a change in approach?
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Airline BusinessListen to the latest episode of the Airline Business Podcast
Hear Graham and Lewis’s thoughts on key issues in the global airline industry by listening to the Airline Business Podcast. Airline Business Podcast The easiest way to listen to the podcast is to subscribe via your usual podcast app by searching for “Airline Business”. This will ...
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 15-22 November 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessWhat might new European Commission mean for airlines?
Delegates met at this year’s IATA-organised Wings of Change Europe conference in Rome at a pivotal point for policy in the region – and beyond – as the new European Commission readies to take office.
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Airline BusinessSpirit ‘still flying’ at outset of financial restructuring as liquidation warnings arise
As Spirit Airlines executes a long-foreshadowed decision to undergo financial restructuring, some analysts foresee short-term turbulence ahead for Spirit – and even the potential liquidation of its fleet
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Airline BusinessA year on, supply chain woes continue to haunt Asia-Pacific carriers
Airline leaders of several Asia-Pacific carriers have lamented a long-drawn battle against supply chain issues, calling for greater collaboration and for industry associations to “take up the issue”.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 9-15 November
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAzul looks to long-term after debt restructuring boost
While Azul had a positive story to tell around its third-quarter financial performance – despite continued challenges in the market – it was the significance of debt restructuring which saw its executives strike a markedly brighter tone.
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Airline BusinessAvianca turns attention to yields, shifts capacity from oversupplied domestic market
Colombian carrier Avianca is launching 14 more international routes this winter – atop nine it already started flying this year – as it reallocates capacity from the oversupplied domestic segment to higher-yielding markets.
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Airline BusinessAir India foundations in place after completion of mergers
Almost three years since Tata Group secured ownership of perennially loss-making national carrier Air India, it has completed the task of merging four airline units into the enlarged grouping.
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Airline BusinessSIA talks up India, Southeast Asia potential and partnerships
Singapore Airlines Group is emphasising the opportunities in the high-growth regions of India and Southeast Asia as it confronts the continued challenge of softening yields.
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Airline BusinessTeasing Riyadh Air closing in on launch after revealing more of the plan
After Riyadh Air announced the scale of its ambitions by emerging with an order for up to 72 Dreamliners in March 2023, the Saudi start-up’s chief executive Tony Douglas said it would ‘tease and reveal’ further details ahead of its launch. After finalising most of its partners and a narrowbody order, the final piece of the jigsaw appears to be delivery of its first three aircraft.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 2-8 November
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessConfident IAG keeps its profit momentum
Launch of a €350 million ($377 million) share buyback programme underlined British Airways and Iberia parent IAG’s confidence in its financial performance after delivering a further increase in profit for the third quarter.
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Airline BusinessHow KLM went from group’s star performer to problem child
While work to transform Air France has begun to bear fruit, KLM’s performance has been deteriorating over the past couple of years