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AnalysisLatin American and Caribbean airlines leaders talk connectivity and regulation
Latin American and Caribbean airline leaders have arrived in the Bahamas for their annual meeting, hoping to use the 20th edition of the ALTA AGM and Leaders’ Forum to highlight the industry’s needs in a region that promises massive growth potential.
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NewsSmartLynx secures US authorisation for Latvian fleet operations
Wet-lease specialist SmartLynx Airlines has secured broader authorisation to conduct US operations, with approval of its Latvian division. SmartLynx has operated US services under its Maltese air operator’s certificate since 2019. But the US FAA has since conducted an audit of the Latvian air transport regulator. SmartLynx says that, following ...
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NewsSAA chair: South African domestic market strong despite Mango absence
South African Airways’ chairman is uncertain whether budget carrier Mango will be revived, but believes that the country’s domestic market is strong and signals that SAA is more focused on regional and intercontinental services.
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NewsQantas bids farewell to Boeing 717 operations
Qantas has operated the last Boeing 717 passenger flight, marking the end of over 20 years of operations.
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NewsCzech Airlines drops out of SkyTeam as Smartwings takes over flight operations
Czech Airlines has ceased to be a member of the SkyTeam alliance, following a change to the company’s business model that involves associate airline Smartwings taking over its operations. SkyTeam says the carrier’s membership ended effective 26 October. As a result of the structural change, Czech Airlines will no longer ...
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NewsSAA striving to recover R1bn from Zimbabwe as it seeks funds for development
South African Airways is keen to recover some R1 billion ($59 million) in funds from a Zimbabwean legacy debt, but admits it has achieved only minimal success. The carrier’s senior management appeared before a parliamentary public accounts committee on 22 October, laying out the need to source funding after a ...
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NewsSAA floats possibility of selling Heathrow slots to fund fleet expansion
South African Airways has raised the possibility of selling slots at London Heathrow in order to help address the airline’s financial pressures. SAA is government-owned and has been forced to revise its business strategy after a long-running attempt at privatisation collapsed earlier this year. The carrier’s chair, Derek Hanekom, told ...
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NewsLoss-making IndiGo calls peak of GTF groundings
IndiGo believes groundings of its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft for inspections of their Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines is likely to have peaked in the mid-70s during its fiscal second quarter.
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NewsNorwegian growth plans hit as Boeing delivery delays lengthen
Norwegian has cut its forecast capacity growth for 2025 as it recalibrates its plans to absorb the impact of worsening Boeing delivery delays.
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NewsRex to divest air ambulance business Pel-Air
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) will sell its Pel-Air ambulance business to logistics company Toll Holdings.
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NewsQantas to upgrade economy class in 10 A330s
Qantas has unveiled a new economy class seat for its Airbus A330-200 aircraft that serve regional destinations in the Asia-Pacific.
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News‘Broad’ inquiry puts US airline competition under government microscope
The US government has launched a “broad public inquiry” into competition within the country’s airline industry that will cover consolidation, anticompetitive practices and labour issues, among other areas of concern.
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NewsIceland’s Play slashing hub-and-spoke activity as it shifts to new model
Icelandic budget carrier Play expects to slash the proportion of hub-and-spoke operations in its activity from 75% to just 30% as it adopts a new business model. Leisure travel will account for 35% – up from the current 25% – while charter and wet-lease services will account for the remaining ...
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NewsSAS to restart Greenland service as new Nuuk runway opens
SkyTeam carrier SAS is to restart services to Greenland after more than 20 years, with a connection to the capital Nuuk. SAS says it will operate the route from Copenhagen during peak summer 2025, beginning on 27 June. Its reservations engine indicates that the carrier will use Airbus A321neos for ...
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NewsAir India to significantly boost SIA codeshare
Air India is to expand its codeshare network with newly-minted shareholder Singapore Airlines, adding more than 40 new domestic and international points from late-October.
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NewsIcelandair Group claims early results from transformation initiative
Icelandair Group is expecting its transformation efforts to generate significant improvements in profitability in the fourth quarter as well as the 2025 full year.
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NewsEtihad Airways acquires batch of widebody engines from engineering partner
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is acquiring 16 engines, almost entirely for widebody aircraft, from the Sanad engineering division of Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala.
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NewsAer Lingus to open A321XLR route to Indianapolis
IAG’s Irish carrier, Aer Lingus, is to open a new Airbus A321XLR transatlantic service to the US city of Indianapolis next year. The carrier will fly four-times weekly from Dublin beginning 3 May. Aer Lingus, one of the first airlines set to introduce the long-range A321XLR, will operate the twinjet ...
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Why are airlines talking about aircraft delivery delays again?
The team examines the impact of more bad news on aircraft delivery delays, as Boeing grapples with strike action from machinists
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NewsEmirates nears decision between 777-8F and A350-1000F for future cargo fleet
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is aiming to take a decision by the end of this year whether to take the Boeing 777-8F or Airbus A350-1000F as its future freighter from 2028. The Dubai-based carrier disclosed the timeline after signing for five more Boeing 777Fs to expand its SkyCargo fleet. Emirates ...