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Airline BusinessSouthwest transformation continues with Icelandair as first partner
Southwest Airlines has signed a strategic partnership with Icelandair as the US low-cost carrier continues its transformation effort by shifting away from its long-standing strategic approach
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Airline BusinessJetBlue doubles down on Boston as it works to re-establish strong East Coast network
JetBlue Airways is progressing its plan to re-establish a strong leisure network on the East Coast of the USA, doubling down on Boston Logan International airport.
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Airline BusinessCargo capacity on the up in 2024
Air cargo capacity grew by double-digit percentage levels last year, with bellyhold capacity continuing to recover and freighter space remaining above pre-Covid levels.
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Airline BusinessWeek 3 2025: Leasing community gathers in Dublin with reasons to be cheerful
The global leasing community has gathered in Dublin this week for the latest Growth Frontiers Global event, where discussion is bound to focus on supply-chain challenges and aircraft delivery delays, alongside consolidation in the sector
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Airline BusinessDelta rides ‘accelerating’ premium and international demand into 2025
In a year that saw the US airline industry shift increasingly toward first- and business-class customers and long-haul international flights, perhaps no airline was better positioned to reap the rewards than Delta Air Lines
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 4-10 January 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessSouth Korea’s T’way Air builds new MRO facility amid domestic upheaval
T’way Air’s new MRO facility – to be operational by 2028 – comes as the South Korean airline sector’s safety and growth are thrust back into the spotlight.
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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 BusinessWeek 2 2025: Q4 earnings season begins as crash investigations continue
This week will see Delta Air Lines kick off the fourth-quarter earnings season as it outlines its October-December and full-year performance on 10 January.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 21 December 2024 - 3 January 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past 14 days
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Airline BusinessHow 2024 began and ended with airline safety in the spotlight
As 2025 begins, the airline industry is looking back on a year bookended by significant safety incidents.
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Airline Business‘Not my job’ is not a valid option for airlines on the net-zero journey
If airline leaders openly disagree with the industry’s net-zero pathway, it risks discrediting current initiatives, argues SimpliFlying’s Shashank Nigam
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Airline BusinessAirlines end 2024 navigating more uncertainties
As the year comes to an end, airlines face more uncertainty around the impact of external factors on performance, writes Ctaira analyst Chris Tarry
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Airline BusinessWeek 52 2024 and Week 1 2025: What next for the airline industry?
As a turbulent year of elections and geopolitical tensions around the world comes to an end, the airline industry can look into 2025 with cautious optimism.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 14-20 December 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessListen to the latest episode of the Airline Business Podcast
Hear Graham and Lewis’s thoughts on key issues in the global airline industry
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Airline BusinessIATA predicts air cargo volumes to rise 5.8% in 2025
Air cargo volumes are predicted by IATA to rise by 5.8% year on year to reach 72.5m tonnes in 2025, supported by e-commerce and Red Sea-related demand.
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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 BusinessIs Trump’s election a setback for airline sustainability efforts?
A second term for Donald Trump is likely to complicate the net-zero journey for airlines. Whether or not the reality turns out better than the rhetoric, the industry has lots to lose by failing to uphold its environmental commitments
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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’