Latest interviews – Page 2
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Airline BusinessPSA Airlines chief Dion Flannery pursuing ‘well-orchestrated growth plan’
After long grappling with a sharp pilot shortage that left many of its jets grounded and its fleet underutilised, US regional carrier PSA Airlines finds itself in a different position.
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Airline BusinessMichael O’Leary on Boeing quality, Max 10, fares, and ‘fat, dumb and happy’ peers
A year on from Michael’s O’Leary’s complaints about finding “spanners under floorboards” in Ryanair’s new Max jets, and the airline’s group chief executive is feeling more upbeat about Boeing’s progress.
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Airline BusinessArajet chief outlines vision for connecting Santo Domingo to the Americas
Launching flights to the USA has always been a major component of Arajet’s business plan but the carrier has taken a circuitous route getting there, chief executive Victor Pacheco Mendez tells Airline Business.
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Airline BusinessHow Air Samarkand is contributing to Uzbekistan’s rapid aviation growth
Only a few years ago, Central Asian country Uzbekistan counted its government-owned flag carrier as its sole local airline. But in 2025, much has changed
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Airline BusinessLatvian transport minister on Air Baltic’s post-IPO future
Latvia’s government aims to retain at least a 25% interest in Air Baltic as the company prepares to open its capital to investors, but accepts that the carrier might have to give up some of its independence in order to flourish
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Airline BusinessAvelo’s Andrew Levy sees winning recipe in troubled market, looks to IPO
Avelo chief executive Andrew Levy insists his airline is on a successful path, thanks to closely following the time-tested tenets of the original low-cost-carrier business model – and not straying into territory that recently landed other US discounters in trouble.
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Airline BusinessHow Annalisa Gigante aims to put IAG at the forefront of airline innovation
Led for just over a year by Gigante, Hangar 51 recently completed its eighth annual accelerator programme with a confidence that innovation is central to the business’s ability to thrive
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Airline BusinessBreeze ahead of major discount carriers on ‘premium’ trend: Neeleman
While much of the US airline sector scrambles to add more premium seats and other products to attract higher-paying customers, one start-up carrier has been positioned since inception to capture that slice of the market.
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Airline BusinessOneworld chief on future priorities for alliance after first 25 years
Chief executive Nat Pieper hopes to have all members plugged into its common digital platform by the end of next year, which will help drive the grouping’s mission to meet passengers’ travel expectations
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Airline BusinessAvianca chief declares Colombian carrier’s business transformation complete
Competing with low-cost carriers remains a critical area of focus, chief executive Frederico Pedreira tells Airline Business. ‘But we also have customers that want to pay more’
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Airline BusinessKownatzki sees growing SunExpress thriving on path less travelled
While it is maybe questionable the extent to which airlines have built back better since the pandemic, fast-growing leisure carrier SunExpress can point to gains from taking a different approach going forward
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Airline Business‘Totally different from the past’: Thai looks to new chapter post-rehabilitation
As Thai Airways International moves closer towards an exit from business rehabilitation, its chief executive Chai Eamsiri says the airline has changed from its former self.
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Airline BusinessGulf Air looks to ‘transformational pivot’ to differentiate offer in crowded Middle East market
Bahrain’s flag-carrier is putting its faith in a customer offering based on convenient connections and a strong on-board product on a young Airbus narrowbody and Boeing 787 fleet, while playing its part in boosting tourism and investment into the kingdom
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Airline BusinessNew chief Greg Anderson wants to restore ‘Allegiant of old’ and grow out-and-back network
Recently installed chief executive Greg Anderson, who has stepped into the shoes of longtime CEO Maurice Gallagher, recently told Airline Business in Las Vegas that the carrier finally sees a path forward.
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Airline BusinessUncertainty breeds frustration, but also resilience: IATA’s Walsh
The uncertainty that the airline industry is having to deal with since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic – delivery delays, taxation hikes, geopolitical instability – has made it more difficult for managers to plan, but it has also made the entire segment more resilient, IATA director general Willie Walsh tells Airline Business
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Airline BusinessBahamasair chief Cooper has Caribbean hub ambitions
As host of the 20th ALTA AGM and Airline Leaders Forum this week, Bahamasair has itself a lot to celebrate. Founded in 1973, the same year the commonwealth of the Bahamas won independence from the UK, the carrier currently operates four Boeing 737NG aircraft and six ATR turboprops. The airline ...
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Airline BusinessALTA chief highlights Caribbean potential as he insists airlines are not ‘cash cows’
As the airline association gathers in Nassau, its chief executive Jose Ricardo Botelho outlines untapped opportunities in the event’s host region and concerns about Latin American government attitudes towards aviation
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Airline BusinessPeter Foster on how Air Astana can soar post-IPO
Having led the airline for nearly 20 years, Peter Foster prepares to take Air Astana to its post-IPO future
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Airline BusinessIATA sustainability chief on airline ‘compliance anxiety’ as key dates loom
Marie Owens Thomsen is frustrated about government inaction on SAF and CORSIA, but optimistic regarding what might come from ’radical collaboration’ between stakeholders
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Airline BusinessMike Szucs cements Cebu Pacific’s growth path amid infrastructure boost
With Cebu Pacific’s big aircraft order confirmed, Mike Szucs is ensuring the low-cost carrier makes the most of expansion opportunities in its home country