All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 54
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NewsRyanair to have at least 60 Max aircraft in time for next summer
Ryanair expects to be operating at least 60 Boeing 737 Max aircraft in time for next summer and has reiterated its interest in ordering the Max 10 variant “if the price is right”.
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NewsLow-cost unit Mango to enter business rescue: SAA chief
South African Airways’ (SAA) challenged low-cost carrier unit Mango Airlines is set to enter a formal business rescue process, the acting head of its parent airline Thomas Kgokolo has disclosed.
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NewsRyanair sees small loss or breakeven for full year after tough first quarter
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is “cautiously” projecting a small loss or breakeven for the year to March 2022 after net losses widened to €273 million ($321 million) for the first quarter.
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NewsQatar Airways brand enhanced by flying through pandemic: Al Baker
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker believes the airline’s brand has been enhanced by its high-level of activity through the pandemic.
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NewsQatar Airways chief dangles freighter launch order interest to Airbus and Boeing
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has indicated he is ready to place a launch order for a new freighter with Boeing or Airbus by the end of the third quarter, though he added the caveat that the carrier would need to see concerns around the A350 settled before ...
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NewsEasyJet turns to EU network as it lifts capacity to 60% for key summer months
European low-cost carrier EasyJet expects to fly 60% of its pre-crisis capacity in the three months ending 30 September after operating less than a fifth of capacity in the previous quarter.
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NewsUnfair to restrict travel to fully-vaccinated only: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh believes it would be unfair to restrict air travel only to fully-vaccinated passengers, as he again urged “sensible responses” from governments to reopening air travel markets.
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NewsAirframers see analytical approach key to industry response to Covid
Airbus and Boeing executives believe the analytical and data-driven approach the industry has taken to demonstrate aircraft are safe to fly since the pandemic hit will remain key in supporting the further reopening of air travel.
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NewsPremium leisure demand to offset business travel dip in recovery: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh believes strong premium leisure demand will help offset lower levels of corporate travel during the recovery, helping to limit the impact on airline business models. Speaking during a panel session at the virtual Farnborough Connect event on 14 June, Walsh said it was important to ...
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NewsKLM adds Bridgetown and Port of Spain as network push continues
KLM will add its first flights to Bridgetown in Barbados and Port of Spain in Trinidad & Tobago this winter in a move which will see the Dutch carrier match the number of Caribbean and South American destinations it flew before the crisis.
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NewsHungarian state makes bid for private stake in Budapest Airport
Airport operator AviAlliance is reviewing an offer from the Hungarian Government to the shareholders of Budapest airport.
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NewsFlydubai cuts 65 jets from Max order after review of post-pandemic fleet plans
UAE carrier Flydubai has cut to 172 the number of Boeing 737 Max aircraft it has on order after cancelling 65 of its firm commitments to the type following a review of its post-pandemic fleet plans.
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NewsHeathrow flags freight impact as passenger numbers down 90% in first half
London Heathrow airport is warning of the impact on freight trade from the continued travel restrictions after today disclosing that passenger numbers remained 87% down on pre-crisis levels in June. The UK’s biggest hub airport handled 956,689 passengers in June. While that marked the highest figure for the year so ...
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Airline BusinessWeekly Briefing: Long haul for transatlantic reopening
For all that airlines, airports and industry groups on both sides of the Atlantic continue to press the case for re-opening the transatlantic corridor, progress remains frustratingly slow for operators pinning their recovery hopes on a full summer resumption.
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NewsIATA to outline fresh sustainability targets at October AGM
IATA will put forward proposals updating long-term airline industry targets to tackle emissions at its annual general meeting in October.
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NewsIndustry keeps pressure on as travel restrictions eased for UK residents
UK airline industry bodies have welcomed as a first step government moves to allow quarantine-free travel from 19 July for fully-vaccinated UK residents returning to England from countries classified as “amber” under its traffic light system.
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NewsMore than 70 airlines trialling IATA Travel Pass
More than 70 airlines are at various stages of trialling the IATA Travel Pass, the mobile application developed to help smooth the processing of passengers’ travel health credentials.
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NewsJet2 waits on summer demand after losses in pandemic-hit year
UK leisure carrier Jet2 continues to have “limited visibility” for the key summer period and the coming winter season as it eyes a pick-up in travel demand after posting an operating loss of £373.8 million ($463.9 million) for the pandemic-hit year to March 2021.
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NewsIATA foresees healthy air cargo market beyond pandemic
IATA expects cargo demand to remain strong after global air freight volumes increased 9.4% in May over pre-crisis levels.
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NewsDebt-hit airlines may struggle to meet demand ramp-up: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh believes a more cautious approach to network expansion from airlines battling to restore balance sheets ravaged by the crisis may mean capacity falls short of demand as travel restrictions are lifted.