Fleets – Page 645
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Aircraft & Engines: Thinking big
Over the past two years, airlines have placed very few orders for large widebody passenger aircraft. Is there really much of a market for new aircraft with more than 400 seats?
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Aircraft & engines: Playing catch up
The revamped Airbus A350 finally gives airlines a real alternative to the Boeing 787 and gives the 777 a new competitor. But is it too little, too late for Airbus?
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NewsSink or swim: Haruka Nishimatsu, chief executive Japan Airlines
Haruka Nishimatsu is challenging the corporate culture at Japan Airlines, as he attempts to bring the troubled carrier back from the brink
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Aircraft & engines: Topping out
Aircraft lease rates are rocketing as airlines try to meet market demands, but there is a large disconnect between lease rates and values, suggesting something has to give
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Traffic magnets: Network Americas
Fuelled by strong traffic growth, the mood at the seventh annual Network route planning event, held in St Petersburg in early March, was upbeat, with some of the smaller carriers grabbing the limelight for a change
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LAN and TAM may buy New Varig
LAN's interest in Brazil's New Varig has spawned a broader proposal to take over the struggling airline.
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Franchise option meets cool reception
The prospect of establishing franchise operations in the USA, which is part of the latest EU-US Open Skies package, has received a muted reaction from European carriers so far.
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Performing under pressure
Traffic growth may have slowed in 2006, but nearly all major Asia-Pacific airlines are reporting improved earnings as demand remains robust, fuel prices ease off and restructuring efforts prove successful
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Industry snapshot
Market sentiment is generally optimistic, although there are warnings of overcapacity to come, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA. Analyses by Flight Insight