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Airline BusinessAirAsia reiterates global ambitions – with a one-stop twist
More than 20 years since it started operations, AirAsia is looking to return to how it all began – a fleet of narrowbody aircraft – but with an eye on global growth.
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Airline BusinessWeek 28 2025: Airline earnings season set for take-off with demand in focus
The airline earnings season will kick off with major US carrier Delta Air Lines reporting its second-quarter results on 10 July and European low-cost carrier Norwegian set to share results the following day.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 28 June - 4 July 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessWhy Air France-KLM wants to integrate SAS sooner than expected
Air France-KLM had already flagged its intent to take a controlling stake in SAS, but its announcement on 4 July that it was formally beginning that process came ahead of previously discussed timelines.
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Airline BusinessAirlines enter second half of 2025 with fortunes finely balanced
It is not new for the airline industry to face uncertainties over the near-term outlook, but fortunes are undoubtedly finely balanced at the mid-point of 2025.
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Airline BusinessStar Alliance chief focuses on seamless customer journeys across ‘vast’ member network
Theo Panagiotoulias describes how the 25-strong consortium of carriers is focused on boosting technology platforms to provide more-seamless experiences for passengers.
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Airline BusinessHow Pieter Elbers is pressing ahead with IndiGo’s bold global ambitions
Nearly three years after taking the helm of IndiGo, airline chief Elbers is now overseeing its largest expansion to date, with a massive orderbook and lofty international expansion plans.
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Airline BusinessOman Air ‘opens up connectivity east and west’ as it officially joins Oneworld
Oman Air officially became Oneworld’s 15th member on 30 June, completing a process it began at 2022’s IATA AGM in Doha.
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Airline BusinessWeek 27 2025: Airlines take stock of dramatic second quarter as earning season draws close
In a span of three months, the airline sector went from cautiously monitoring potential economic fallout from the USA to dealing with operational uncertainty from simmering tensions in the Middle East.
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Airline BusinessAirlines must deal with the real world
Recent events show the speed with which things can change in the sector – and the risks of over-optimism, writes CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry
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Airline Business‘Time to find new markets’: AirAsia X bets big on underserved routes
As AirAsia X expands its presence in Central Asia with the launch of flights to Tashkent, its CEO Benyamin Ismail says a steady growth into underserved markets will be a key network focus.
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Airline BusinessQ1 2025 performance report for benchmark global airlines
Full first-quarter 2025 data from Airline Business’s benchmark global carriers shows indicators improved year on year across the board, even as most regions struggled to match their year-ago profit performances.
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Airline BusinessWeek 26 2025: Middle East tensions and fuel price concerns
The ratcheting up of tensions in the Middle East is having an impact on airline operations in the region as airspace closures and safety concerns prompt re-routings and cancellations, and weigh on passenger demand.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 14-20 June 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessHow Airbus dominated Paris air show orders after Boeing stepped back
The business at Paris air show came to a close on 19 June after 591 commercial aircraft commitments were made across the event’s four days, according to FlightGlobal data.
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Airline BusinessParis air show 2025 order tracker
Tracking the orders placed at this year’s Paris air show
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Airline BusinessQ1 2025 performance report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full first-quarter results from Airline Business’ benchmark airlines in the Latin America region show declines in net profit and operating profit, while operating revenue stayed roughly flat in dollar terms compared with the first three months of 2024.
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Airline BusinessSkyWest gives Embraer biggest order on Paris day three as Airbus boosts A350 backlog
After the disappointment of losing out to Airbus with LOT Polish Airlines’ commitment for A220s on day one of the show, Embraer stepped up to the plate yesterday.
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Airline BusinessWizz chief likens GTF issue to ‘shooting a moving target’ but still orders more
Jozsef Varadi explains why the carrier has stuck with P&W, despite issues with the GTF weighing on the European low-cost carrier’s expansion plans and financial performance.
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Airline BusinessVietJet eyes another 150 A321neos on subdued second day in Paris
After the first day of this year’s Paris air show saw significant commercial order momentum, 17 June was a much more subdued affair in Le Bourget – even if one deal did catch the eye.