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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 24-30 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessFrom founding pilot to interim CEO: Pauls Calitis on his Air Baltic priorities
Having stepped up to lead Air Baltic on an interim basis following Martin Gauss’s sudden departure, the chief operating officer is clear-minded on where the business is heading
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Airline BusinessQ1 2025 performance report for benchmark Asia-Pacific airlines
Full data from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Asia-Pacific shows a decline in profitability for the first quarter of 2025, despite an improvement in operating revenue and passenger traffic.
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Airline BusinessVolotea chief on chances of ‘Vologean’ and why A320ceo fleet is a blessing
As Volotea nears its 15th anniversary, the European low-cost carrier has a fresh investor in the shape of Aegean Airlines – and mounting evidence that its business strategy is delivering positive financial returns
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Airline BusinessAzul enters US bankruptcy protection with backing from American and United
After long resisting filing for bankruptcy protection, Brazilian carrier Azul has initiated the Chapter 11 process in a US bankruptcy court.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: Top 100 airports in 2024
Pandemic noise might be subsiding in the data as the roller-coaster ride of the past few years comes to an end, but this year’s ranking still reflects intriguing local and global trends
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Airline BusinessWeek 22 2025: Airlines including debutant Southwest head to Delhi for IATA AGM
Airline leaders will this week be preparing to head to Delhi for the IATA AGM on 1-3 June.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 17-23 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessAmerican still expects profitable year despite weak domestic leisure demand
Demand for domestic leisure travel in the USA has stabilised at a level lower than what American Airlines expected at the beginning of the year, though it remains hopeful that it can turn a profit in 2025.
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Airline Business‘Highly underserved’: IndiGo pushes ahead to grow international network
IndiGo will continue to prioritise international expansion in the near-term, as the Indian low-cost operator targets a significant capacity increase over the next five years.
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Airline BusinessWhat does ‘Open Skies’ expansion mean for Southwest’s international designs?
Southwest Airlines has been granted permission to operate flights to “all countries” with which the USA shares Open Skies agreements. But that does not mean a major international expansion is imminent.
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Airline BusinessQatar Airways details latest investments after profitable year and big Boeing order
Qatar Airways Group outlined the value of its two most recent airline investments – in Virgin Australia and Airlink – as it unveiled its latest full-year earnings,
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Airline BusinessQ1 2025 performance report for benchmark North American airlines
Complete fist-quarter earnings reports from Airline Business’ benchmark North American airlines show the region’s carriers swinging to an operating profit year on year, while net losses narrowed.
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Airline BusinessInterCaribbean plots growth beyond island-hopping operations: CEO Trevor Sadler
The carrier is planning to use an incoming fleet of Embraer 170 regional jets to introduce new routes to Central America, North America and South America.
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Airline BusinessRyanair seeing fare recovery as it heads towards crucial summer peak
Ryanair’s latest earnings reflect an airline that continues to create formidable competition for the region’s other operators.
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Airline BusinessNorse chief Larsen preaches simplicity of low-cost long-haul business model
Focusing on the simple premise of flying large aircraft between major cities, Bjorn Larsen says, Norse is in it for the long haul.
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Airline BusinessWeek 21 2025: Earnings season winds down, but economic volatility looms large
The earnings season for the January-March quarter is drawing to a close, with this week seeing at least two low-cost operators report their financial results.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 10-16 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessAmid tariff turmoil, Japanese majors cautiously optimistic as profitability streak continues
ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines benefitted from strong inbound travel demand to remain profitable. Still, they were mindful about any likely impact from the Trump administration’s tariff policies.
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Airline BusinessWith headwinds looming, an unfazed SIA Group touts beefed-up defences
While SIA Group will be monitoring the longer-term impact of the US government’s tariff policies, it is unfazed by the uncertainty, noting that it is “well-positioned” to deal with it, and other long-standing challenges facing the airline sector.