All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 85
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Low-cost carrier traffic up 10% in 2014
Low-cost carrier growth showed no sign of abating in 2014 as passenger number among the leading budget and leisure sector carrier increased almost 10% in 2014.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fastest-growing airports in Africa and Middle East
Gulf carrier strategy continues to drive much of the growth for airports in the Middle East and Africa, though expansion in the region runs well beyond their home bases.
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LOT to unveil new routes amid return to growth
Polish flag carrier LOT will reveal new routes in July or July as it prepares to return to growth for the first time since being forced to cap its operations as a compensatory measure for securing state aid.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Recovering eurozone markets driving April growth
April data from Flightglobal’s schedules specialist Innovata shows a number of EU airports, in particular Greek capital Athens, making up lost ground from the recession as airlines lift their capacity
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AnalysisANALYSIS: O'Leary still at first base on transatlantic
For those believing Michael O'Leary's much talked-of interest in launching a transatlantic operation is just another headline-grabbing move by the publicity-hungry Ryanair boss, developments over the last 10 days will have given them more ammunition.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: European carriers' battle for profits continues
A string of one-off restructuring, labour relations, fuel hedging, and currency hits in 2014's fourth quarter – and in the year as a whole – makes for difficulty in unpicking the financial health of European carriers.
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ROUTES: Air Canada Rouge sees model driving new services
Air Canada Rouge vice president commercial Vijay Bathija believes the leisure carrier’s performance since its launch in June 2013 shows its in-house model is working.
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ROUTES: Industry pushes for Latin American airport development
IATA is working with local airline association ALTA and airport grouping ACI on a campaign to highlight airport infrastructure challenges in Latin America.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can European carriers find profits momentum?
European airlines have strengthened their tentative grip on profits in 2014, but restructuring remains very much a work in progress for many.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ryanair's new profits course takes shape
If there was some scepticism when Michael O'Leary a year ago began taking tentative steps in repositioning Ryanair, a fourth profit upgrade of this financial year suggests that the budget airline many loved to hate is doing something right.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will lower fuel costs alter airline strategies?
While the recent relenting in oil prices has provided airlines with an unexpected but welcome easing of their costs, the pain that has been caused by fuel volatility makes it unlikely that carriers will too drastically alter their current course.
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Airlines on course for record profits though risks remain
Lower oil prices are set to provide the backdrop for airlines to deliver their strongest profit performance in 2015, but uncertainty over how long oil prices will remain low and continuing geopolitical issues mean that risks remain in the operating environment.
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Alitalia details Abu Dhabi network expansion plans
Alitalia has firmed its plans to launch flights from Milan Malpensa and Venice to abut Dahbi, trebling its capacity to the hub of its key shareholder Etihad Airways.
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EasyJet confident on profits despite capacity competition
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is confident that increased competition will not impact its profitability as it prepares to lift capacity 5% in the next financial year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Financial fortunes mixed for Europe's carriers
On the face of it European airline fortunes for the third quarter of the calendar year was a case of business as usual.
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EasyJet trials loyalty scheme in bid to boost retention
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is trialing a new frequent flyer initiative as it bids to increase its proportion of repeat bookings, but its chief executive Carolyn McCall stresses it is not a traditional airline programme.
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NewsHeathrow, Gatwick expansion costs under-estimated: Davies
Analysis of the proposed runway expansion plans at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airport short-listed by the UK commission looking into future capacity, suggests costs have been under-estimated for all three projects in their submissions.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Aer Lingus regains transatlantic swagger
When Christoph Mueller took the helm of Aer Lingus just over five years ago, the challenges facing the Irish carrier were both numerous and daunting.
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NewsAer Lingus still mulling A330neo before finalising A350 plan
Aer Lingus is to continue studying the new Airbus A330neo before finalising delivery plans for the nine A350s that it has long been committed to taking from the European airframer.
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Aer Lingus pondering post-Little Red aircraft deployments
Aer Lingus is still to decide what to do with the aircraft freed up by Virgin's axing of its Little Red domestic operation, but is not considering taking on the routes in its own right.