Analysis – Page 47
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Airline BusinessWhy hubs could be back in fashion in post-crisis network recovery
While low-cost carriers are likely to be among the early beneficiaries of demand for price-sensitive leisure travel in the early stages of a post-pandemic recovery, the lower levels of overall traffic could also see mean renewed focus on hub operations.
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Airline BusinessWalsh set to meet IATA challenge head on
When Willie Walsh retired from his role at the helm of European airline group IAG in September, it seemed unlikely he would leave the airline industry altogether given the impact he has had on it during his career.
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Airline BusinessAsian and North American airlines to lead recovery but all regions loss-making in 2021
IATA expects airlines in Asia-Pacific and North America to lead the recovery in 2021 aided by strong domestic markets, though it still sees all regions loss-making as international passenger markets struggle to recover from the pandemic.
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Airline BusinessWomen have 14% of top airline jobs in slow trend towards parity
FlightGlobal’s survey of the crisis-hit airline industry reveals progress has been made on improving the C-suite gender balance over the past 12 months – but from a low base
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Airline BusinessThe real trouble with travel bubbles
A two-week delay in the Hong Kong-Singapore air travel bubble starkly illustrates how fragile an Asia-Pacific air travel recovery will be absent a universal coronavirus vaccine.
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Airline BusinessWhere are we on the path to aviation industry recovery?
Ascend by Cirium senior consultant Richard Evans looks at how the aviation industry is faring amid the pandemic
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Airline BusinessIs Korean acquisition of Asiana bellwether for wider consolidation in Asia?
As the dust settles on the proposed Korean Air acquisition of its embattled rival Asiana Airlines, questions begin to emerge about what the future merged carrier will look like and whether this is the start of many other pandemic-driven mergers and acquisitions to come?
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Airline BusinessCostly refits further dim A380’s appeal for Asia-Pacific operators
The small number of Airbus A380s in the Asia-Pacific that have undergone cabin upgrades is a challenge for the type’s post-pandemic future in the region.
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Airline BusinessCalm before the storm for airline failures
The relatively small number of airline failures so far is not indicative of the health of the sector.
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Airline BusinessOnce prolific operators, Japanese majors bid sayonara to venerable 777 ‘Classics’
Once profilic operators of the Boeing 777, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have recently announced that they will cut their 777 fleets by significant numbers. While not entirely a surprise given the state of the aviation industry, this marks the passing of an era for Japanese carriers, which have been intimately entwined with programme from its infancy decades ago.
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Airline BusinessSouthwest flirts with Airbus in fleet renewal
Southwest Airlines, an all-Boeing carrier since its inception almost 50 years ago, is again flirting with the idea buying aircraft from a competing airframer.
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Airline BusinessDo airlines have the management to thrive in the post-crisis market?
While industry analysts have been busy predicting how airlines might navigate their way through the crisis, Peter Davies, founder of Airline Management Group, argues the big challenge will be finding the exceptional talent and imagination in leadership needed to deliver on plans in the new normal
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Airline BusinessInterest in revived Flybe shows continued faith in regional opportunity
On this face of it, plans to revive a loss-making UK regional operation at a time when all airlines, regardless of model, are struggling to survive would seem unlikely.
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Airline BusinessWill there be an international air travel resurgence in 2021?
When this crisis reaches the 12-month mark around February/March 2021, are there any reasons to believe that things will look vastly better than they do today?
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Airline BusinessAsia-Pacific ‘travel bubbles’ fail to inflate
Despite government talk about “travel bubbles,” “green lanes” and the like, the Asia-Pacific’s biggest international air travel markets remain a long way from anything approaching normalcy. While domestic travel is picking up strongly in markets such as China and Vietnam, international travel still remains largely grounded. Three major country pairings ...
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Airline BusinessWhy weaponising British Airways’ slots is a complicated crusade
When British Airways disclosed its intention to restructure its operations under the onslaught of the pandemic, the prospect of its slashing its workforce – and the perception of corporate ruthlessness – led to an extraordinary call for retaliation within UK political circles. BA’s strategy ignited an intense parliamentary discussion which ...
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Airline BusinessCruz leaves British Airways with unfinished business
Ultimately it perhaps is not that surprising that the stepping down of IAG’s long-term group chief executive Willie Walsh should be followed by the departure of British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz. Walsh stepped down as leader of BA parent IAG in September, after delaying his initial departure to help ...
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Airline BusinessNo one-size-fits-all for European LCC approach to crisis capacity
If the narrative among pan-European low-cost carriers over recent years has been one of consistent rapid growth, the approach to restoring capacity of the leading players since the pandemic has been anything but uniform. Analysis of traffic data released by EasyJet, Norwegian, Ryanair and Wizz Air over recent days illustrates ...
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Airline BusinessCreditors face painful choice over AirAsia X
AirAsia X has asked creditors to accept an epic debt haircut, offering two painful options amid an airline industry in crisis. Announced on 6 October, the plan, if approved, would see liabilities of some MYR63.5 billion ($15.3 billion) reduced to just MYR200 million payable within the next five years at ...
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Airline Business‘Antifragile’ airlines have the edge
Carriers seeking a strong recovery from coronavirus should focus on how adversity can drive change for the better, writes Shashank Nigam of airline marketing specialist SimpliFlying