Analysis – Page 20
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Airline BusinessULCC Flair’s financial health uncertain as Canadian winter travel season approaches
Canadian carrier Flair Airlines’ promotion offering C$1 “base fares” on northbound trips to Canada could be a warning sign of tough times ahead for the discounter.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: Finnair senior leadership team
In the sixth of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, Finnair’s senior leadership team was recognised in the Executive Leadership: Europe category
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers
In the fifth of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers was recognised in the Executive Leadership: Asia-Pacific category
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Airline BusinessThe ‘Big Two’: Delta and United pull away from US airline pack
Both airlines have finely tuned their revenue-management systems and claim to hold lasting structural advantages over their competitors.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 17-23 August 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: Emirates president Tim Clark
In the fourth of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, Emirates president Tim Clark was recognised in the Executive Leadership: Middle East & Africa category
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: Turkish Airlines for Air-Cargo Leadership
In the third of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, Turkish Airlines was recognised in the Air-Cargo Leadership category
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Airline BusinessAvia to leverage Australia’s Skytrans for core wet-lease business
Australian regional carrier Skytrans Airlines is an integral part of wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group’s strategy to furnish timely capacity to Australian airlines.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: United Airlines for Digital Leadership
In the second of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, United Airlines was recognised in the Digital Leadership category
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Airline BusinessAlaska and Hawaiian progress in pursuit of fitting combination
Alaska Airlines is seeking a boost from the additional aircraft, domestic and international airport slots and exposure to new geographic regions that would come with acquiring competitor Hawaiian Airlines.
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Airline BusinessWhy has Qatar Airways invested in African carrier Airlink?
Qatar Airways’ announcement that it is taking a 25% shareholding in South African regional carrier Airlink comes as the Middle Eastern operator seeks to cement its position in an African market that it sees as “integral” to its strategy
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Airline BusinessChina’s international travel recovery story reveals different paths
While air traffic recovery to and from Mainland China has not reached pre-pandemic levels, Chinese carriers have themselves been steadily restoring – even growing – capacity to major markets.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: IAG for ESG Leadership
In the first of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, IAG was recognised in the ESG Leadership category
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 10-16 August 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAvianca eyes longer-term benefits as Colombian growth spurt hits earnings
The decision by Colombia’s Avianca to significantly increase its capacity at the end of 2023 had a negative impact on its second-quarter earnings this year, but the carrier is convinced that demand will catch up with supply.
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Airline BusinessAir Baltic chief cites Breeze emergence as carrier plots future with 100 A220s
Air Baltic’s announcement this week that it has firmed another 10 orders for Airbus A220-300 aircraft comes as the carrier plots a future that might see it becoming a much more geographically diverse airline than the one operating today.
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Airline BusinessWhy Neeleman has challenged Azul leadership to deliver R1bn in ‘incremental value’
Brazilian low-cost carrier Azul must go through another “major evolution” in its business as it seeks to offset the impact of the weakening of its local currency against the US dollar
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Airline BusinessFrontier Airlines defers Airbus deliveries as turnaround effort continues
Frontier Airlines surprised few when it unveiled plans to defer dozens of Airbus A320neo-family aircraft deliveries to the end of the decade as it works to return to financial stability
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 3-9 August 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessCebu Pacific boss sees clear path to greater market share
Cebu Pacific is confident of growing its market share in the Philippines, adding aircraft as its key rivals lack fleet growth options.