Graham Dunn
Based in London, Graham has been with FlightGlobal for over 20 years predominantly working across its online news platforms and Airline Business. With a focus on developments across the airline industry as a whole, and within Europe in particular, Graham has also edited FlightGlobal daily papers from events such as the IATA AGM, moderates industry panels and co-presents the Airline Business podcast.
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AnalysisHow Ryanair is increasingly locking horns with Wizz
While most of Ryanair’s fire is aimed in the direction of highlighting potential competition concerns resulting from the state bailouts, it has increasingly been squaring up with central European budget carrier Wizz Air.
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Air China completes its maiden ARJ21 service
Air China has completed its maiden flight of a Comac ARJ21 regional jet on the domestic routing from Beijing Capital airport to Xilinhot.
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Struggling Air Namibia cleared to resume flights
Under pressure Air Namibia has been cleared by the Namibian High Court to resume services after its operating licence was suspended amid continued financial concerns.
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LATAM secures key funding as Brazilian unit joins Chapter 11 filing
LATAM Airlines Brazil has joined other parts of the airline group in entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it took a further step to securing required financing to complete its restructuring.
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Blue Air takes creditor protection step as it rebuilds network
Romanian carrier Blue Air has taken a preventative measure under local insolvency law as it further restores its network after the coronavirus grounding.
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Aer Lingus staff to vote on new labour deal
Aer Lingus staff represented by the SIPTU union are to be balloted after a deal was reached on new pay and conditions at the Irish carrier.
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KLM secures €3.4bn in state support
Dutch carrier KLM has sealed state backed financing of €3.4 billion to help it through the coronavirus crisis under an agreement which is tied to conditions around cost reductions and environmental performance.
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Lufthansa shareholders confirm bailout approval
Lufthansa shareholders have approved a €9 billion ($10.1 billion) financial rescue from Germany’s economic stabilisation fund (WSF) at an extraordinary general meeting today.
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IATA chief De Juniac on challenges ahead for airline recovery
Airlines have been at the sharp end of coronavirus crisis as air travel markets locked down, but the bigger challenge is in how quickly and effectively they reopen. IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac believes implementing common standards will be key in global efforts to restore confidence in safe air ...
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Lufthansa poised for bailout as key shareholder set to back plan
A vital €9 billion ($10.1 billion) state bailout of Lufthansa is set to be approved at an extraordinary general meeting today after key shareholder Heinz-Hermann Thiele indicated he would support the deal.
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IATA sees industry billings system holding firm
IATA believes its billings and settlements plan (BSP) system that supports air travel industry transactions has held firm during the liquidity strain facing airlines and travel agents during the Covid-19 crisis.
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European carriers put emphasis on reach in short-haul return
As European carriers lay out their plans for restoring passenger services, one of the most notable aspects has been a desire to rebuild the spread of networks ahead of volume.
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De Juniac sees fresh state role in airlines as short-term measure
IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac expects those governments that have taken stakes to help prop up cash-strapped airlines during the crisis will not be long-term investors in the carriers.
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Aer Lingus set to cut up to 500 jobs
Irish carrier Aer Lingus is warning it expects to cut up to 500 jobs citing the ‘catastrophic effect’ the coronavirus crisis having on the aviation industry.
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Wizz continues post-crisis push with St Petersburg base
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has continued its post-crisis base expansion by disclosing plans to open a single-aircraft operation from St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport.
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Norwegian to restore some European short-haul flights from July
Norwegian is to deploy a further a dozen aircraft from the start of July as it reopens short-haul European links from Scandinavia
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How states have stepped in to support European carriers
Faced with an immediate drop in revenues from the virtual of grounding of international scheduled passenger flights, governments around the world have stepped in to find ways to keep carrier in business through the coronavirus crisis and beyond.
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State to consider integrating some Air Italy assets into new Alitalia
Italy’s transport and infrastructure minister Paola de Micheli has indicated the state is considering the possible of integration some Air Italy assets into its renationalised Alitalia.
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Zeitfracht sells stake in Romania’s Blue Air
German logistics firm Zeitfracht Group has divested its stake in Romanian low-cost operator Blue Air.
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June share price uptick strikes brighter note for airlines
Tentative signs of the opening of international air travel markets for this summer and the sealing of stabilisation measures have coincided with an uplift in airline share prices in June which will have the hard hit carriers hoping the worst may be over.
