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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Low-cost model suffers long-haul growing pains
Few sectors have generated as many headlines in recent years than the attempts to transfer the low-cost carrier model to long-haul markets.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Onex aims for WestJet growth
The purchase of WestJet led by Onex Partners for C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) is an opportunity to continue the airline’s transition into a global carrier following the private equity firm’s years of attempts to increase its aviation focus.
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ANALYSIS: Global uncertainty leaves its mark on air cargo demand
Airlines across the world are experiencing what they hope will prove to be a minor diversion from the positive air-cargo demand trend seen over the past three years.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Will prince charming deliver Thai’s upgrade plan?
Thai Airways International has renewed its effort to obtain permission to buy new aircraft and has even beefed up its hoped-for order.
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ANALYSIS: JetBlue's possible avenues to London slots
When he outlined his carrier's plans to starting serving London from New York and Boston in 2021, at the UK Aviation Club in April, JetBlue chief executive Robin Hayes seemed entirely unfazed by the prospect of securing the necessary slots.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific April 2019 deliveries report
Asia-Pacific airlines received 49 of the 106 new aircraft delivered in April 2019, followed by European carriers with 21 deliveries and North American carriers with 19.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Has Baltimore/Washington's international push paid off?
Baltimore/Washington International airport has invested millions in expanding its capabilities to handle passengers from around the globe, expanding its international arrivals facilities twice in the past four years.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Alitalia's two years in administrative limbo
Two years on from Alitalia's filing for administration, the fate of the Italian flag carrier still hangs in the balance.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Low-cost carriers vie for dominance at Vienna
At the beginning of 2018, Vienna International airport could count itself among a select group of European hubs that had remained largely unaffected by the low-cost carriers' onward march.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: What guides US carriers' widebody premium decisions?
There is a premium revolution underway at the US network carriers. Business class seats are becoming more spacious and private, while premium economy cabin installations are moving forward rapidly with widebody fleets due for outfitting in two years.
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Airline BusinessWang Junjin, chairman, Juneyao Airlines
Singapore Airlines’ attempt to take a stake in China Eastern Airlines in 2007 is well documented, but few people are aware that the Star Alliance carrier originally intended to enter that market through a much smaller, private player: Juneyao Airlines.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: American's Dallas/Fort Worth margin play
American Airlines bustling Dallas/Fort Worth base is about to get a whole lot busier.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Turkey's new Istanbul airport opens at pivotal moment
Operations began in earnest at Istanbul's new airport on 6 April, following a series of delays and a "soft" opening in October last year.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: March 2019 Asia-Pacific deliveries report
Asia-Pacific airlines received 53 of the 124 commercial aircraft delivered during the month of March.
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Airline BusinessUnited's new premium economy cabin takes flight
United Airlines begins offering its new premium economy cabin on select long-haul routes tomorrow, its latest step in offering a broader array of products to passengers.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Goyal leaves his Jet plane; can it come back again?
The resignation of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal from his long-held position as chairman looks to be the catalyst needed to get the airline moving again, but it faces a long road ahead.
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Airline BusinessJaan Albrecht, chief executive, Saudia
Whether the gradual transformation apparent in the ancient and conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia is driven by altruism, or a grudging recognition that a semblance of change is the price of international acceptance, is still a contentious matter.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: A380 flights set to fall for first time in 2019
The cancellation of the Airbus A380 programme comes in a year that could see the first drop in scheduled passenger flights made by the type.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Azul expects to close Avianca Brazil deal quickly
Azul expects to conclude a planned acquisition of Avianca Brazil's assets "relatively quickly", stressing that the proposed deal will benefit both Avianca Brazil customers and industry capacity.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Gol stresses flexibility to push growth in 2019
Brazil's Gol plans to grow domestic capacity modestly in 2019, but says it retains flexibility to boost its fleet size in the event that industry consolidation leads to a capacity shortfall.