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Airline Business
British Airways ‘mid-way through’ business transformation: Doyle
British Airways is halfway through a transformation of the business under the leadership of Sean Doyle, focused on building the brand’s ‘premium’ reputation, improving engagement with employees and increasing the resilience of the technology that underpins operations.
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Airline Business
Challenges remain despite Air France-KLM's steady post-pandemic progress
While there remain plenty of pressures and potential pitfalls ahead, a doubling of profits in the second quarter underlined the steady progress Air France-KLM is making in its recovery out of the pandemic.
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Airline Business
Why some airlines are relieved to be flying older aircraft
A notable dynamic of the current aircraft maintenance and reliability issues being experienced by carriers around the world is that the problems have been more acute among the latest-generation technologies.
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Airline Business
Why Etihad is bringing Airbus A380s back online
While the move by Etihad Airways to return the Airbus A380 into service for the first time since the pandemic is primarily a way of increasing its capacity options, it also marks a step towards the renewed growth ambitions of the Middle East carrier.
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Airline Business
Airline Strategy Awards recipients reflect resurgent industry
The Airline Strategy Awards, which were held in London on the evening of 16 July, came with the global industry at a point where traffic and capacity are about to reach parity with 2019 levels after a painful few years for most carriers.
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Airline Business
Eyes on winter outlook with airlines set for record-breaking Q2 earnings
The airline earnings season got under way today as Delta Air Lines announced its financials for the three months to the end of June.
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Airline Business
Airlines need to prepare for more extreme weather events
It is noteworthy how the recent challenges have been accompanied by a rising tide of studies and reports suggesting that the world will need to brace for more extreme weather events, as a result of global warming.
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Airline Business
How do European airports face growth challenge?
As leaders of Europe’s airports gathered in Barcelona for their annual general meeting this week, a UK Parliamentary committee on climate change underscored the fundamental challenge the sector faces if it is to continue grow.
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Airline Business
Grand statement from India’s airlines at Paris air show
This week’s Paris air show saw the Indian airline market take more steps towards the much-desired maturity that will enable its carriers to capitalise on the country’s growth potential, as they dominated proceedings with firm orders for more than 1,000 jets.
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Airline Business
Bringing clarity to airline sustainability effort also highlights fault-lines
Discussions at the recent IATA AGM reflected the industry’s progression to a new phase in its sustainability journey, where theory firmly gives way to action.
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Airline Business
Airline Business performance tracker: Europe Q1 2023
Key data from the most-recent European earnings period – the January-March 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline Business
Airline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q1 2023
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the January-March 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline Business
Are airlines in a demand and revenue ‘sweet spot’ – and is it ending?
There is no doubt that many of the discussions at this week’s IATA AGM reflected continued optimism about the airline industry’s exit from the Covid-19 crisis. But there was also a lack of clarity on what comes next.
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Airline Business
A350 'a delight' in the air, says British Airways' director of flying
If there were any cynical concerns that the advanced automation on the Airbus A350 would reduce the pilot’s job to little more than computer monitoring, British Airways director of flying Captain James Basnett does not share them.
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Airline Business
Do American Airlines and JetBlue have a Plan B?
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines got a nasty surprise last month when a US court struck down their “Northeast Alliance” (NEA), calling it anti-competitive and therefore unlawful.
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Airline Business
Air cargo outlook mixed amid falling demand but high yields
The air cargo market is facing a set of challenges in 2023 that mean its pandemic-era demand highs are firmly in the rear-view mirror.
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Airline Business
Lufthansa returns to growth ambitions with ITA deal
Lufthansa Group has agreed on options to potentially acquire the remainder of ITA Airways after striking a deal today to purchase 41% of the Italian carrier.
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Airline Business
How close is the airline industry to full recovery from Covid-19?
There were points during the Covid-19 crisis where predicting when the airline industry would recover to 2019 levels almost became a competitive sport.
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Airline Business
Boeing betting that SAF will carry aviation to net-zero carbon target
Though propulsion systems powered by electricity and hydrogen show promise, Boeing says sustainable aviation fuel has emerged as the leading emissions-reduction strategy for airlines worldwide.
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Airline Business
Airline Business performance tracker: Americas Q1 2023
Key data from the most-recent Americas earnings period – the January-March 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight