All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 77
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NewsFirst commercial flights begin at Indian airport Bidar
Commercial airline services have today begun at Bidar airport, located in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India.
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NewsFranchise partner Airlink steps in to retain four axed SAA routes
Airlink is to continue operating in its own right four of the routes being axed by its franchise partner South African Airways at the end of the month.
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NewsRyanair slows long-term growth target as Max delayed until after summer
European low-cost giant Ryanair has pushed back its long-term growth target of reaching the 200 million annual passenger mark by up to two years after resigning itself to not receiving its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft until after this summer.
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NewsAirlines cut back China flights as WHO declares coronavirus a global emergency
Airlines continue to suspend international flight capacity to mainland China in the wake of the outbreak of the new coronavirus as the World Health Organisation (WHO) declares it an international public health emergency.
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NewsIndiGo shareholders reject move to change stock sale rules
Shareholders at the parent of India’s biggest carrier IndiGo today voted against a proposal to ease rules around the sale and acquisition of shares, the latest development in a power struggle between its two founding shareholders.
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Airline BusinessRyanair heads European traffic as airlines slow pace in 2019
Strong growth at its new Austrian unit Lauda helped low-cost carrier Ryanair reclaim its position as the biggest European airline group by passenger number in 2019, though overall growth among leading carriers in the region lagged previous years.
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NewsStobart to provide up to £9 million in Flybe funding
Stobart Group has committed up to £9 million ($12 million) in short-term funding for Flybe as part of the Connect Airways’ consortium’s investment to keep the struggling UK regional carrier flying.
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Airline BusinessEasyJet to make Sharm el-Sheikh return
Low-cost carrier EasyJet’s move to resume flights to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh this summer marks a further UK operator return to what had been a key leisure destination.
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In depthAirline deals offer hints of a sector in recovery
The year just gone was clearly one of some financial turbulence for airlines – high-profile failures included BMI Regional, Germania and Wow Air in Europe, Avianca Brazil, India’s Jet Airways and, of course, Thomas Cook. And the general backdrop of continued trade tensions hit demand while creeping fuel, labour and ...
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NewsIndiGo parent calls EGM as co-founder seeks to ease share rules
IndiGo Airlines parent Interglobe Aviation has called an extraordinary general meeting for 29 January to consider a proposal by one of its co-founders to amend its articles of association covering rules around the sale and acquisition of shares by its two major shareholders.
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NewsIATA sees strong response to airline gender diversity initiative
IATA is pointing to a strong response from airlines to its recently launched 25by2025 initiative on improving female representation within senior leadership teams across the industry.
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Airline BusinessHow the airline story unfolded across the last decade
A year-by-year view of some of the key images, stories and themes that helped shape development of the airline industry since 2010 and are setting the agenda as a new decade begins
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Airline BusinessHow the airline industry grew profitable over the decade
While IATA has downgraded its industry outlook for 2019, the airline sector as a whole still capped an unprecedented run of profits by completing a decade in the black.
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NewsIATA governors to recommend extension of de Juniac’s tenure
IATA’s board of governors is to recommend an extension to Alexandre de Juniac’s term as chief executive and director general of the airline association.
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NewsAir Caraibes takes delivery of first Airbus A350-1000
Air Caraibes has taken delivery of its first of three Airbus A350-1000s it has on order.
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Airline BusinessAirlines remain under pressure
Collective airline profits are likely to end 2019 still relatively high by the industry’s historical performance standards, if short of their more recent peaks. But several high-profile failures mean it feels like anything but a banner year for the sector.
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Airline BusinessWhy IATA is sounding a more optimistic note for airlines in 2020
When IATA delivered a further downgrade of its industry profits outlook for this year, it was perhaps more notable that it struck such a positive tone when it came to 2020.
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Airline BusinessNorth American airline profits seen strengthening in 2019
IATA sees all regions except North American carriers making less profits in 2019 than it expected six months ago, but by contrast expects all these other regions to improve their performance next year.
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Airline BusinessDo high-profile failures tell the airline story of 2019?
Collective airline profits are likely to end 2019 still relatively high by the industry’s historical performance standards, if short of their more recent peaks. But several high-profile failures mean it feels like anything but a banner year for the sector.
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NewsIATA sees airline profits jumping back after cutting outlook for 2019
Airline body IATA expects collective industry profits to climb back to almost $30 billion in 2020, despite cutting its outlook for the current year by a further $2 billion in its latest forecast.