All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 10
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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 BusinessWeek 4 2025: Earnings season in full swing after consolidation moves
This week is a busy one for airline earnings, as US carriers including Alaska Air Group, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways and United Airlines join EasyJet and IndiGo in outlining their performances in their latest quarters – and for the full calendar year in some cases
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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 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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NewsDelta foresees best-ever results this year after strong end to 2024
Delta Air Lines believes it can achieve the best financial results in the airline’s history in 2025, after it capped a “great” 2024 with record fourth-quarter revenues.
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NewsRiyadh Air set to receive leased 787-9 for training role
Saudi start-up Riyadh Air will soon receive a leased Boeing 787-9 that it will use for training purposes and as a ’technical spare’.
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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 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 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 BusinessWeek 51 2024: Will airline consolidation get easier?
If there were points at which 2024 looked to be a hostile year for airline M&A activity, it does not look that way as the year draws to a close.
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Airline BusinessWhat does Asiana acquisition mean for Korean Air?
With Korean Air finally completing its acquisition of compatriot Asiana Airlines, attention is turning to what the deal means for the carrier group and the wider airline sector.
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Airline BusinessEuropean airlines see route to 2% SAF useage but share anxiety on what comes next
Several European airlines have expressed cautious optimism about meeting near-term sustainable aviation fuel useage targets, but say much more needs to be done to incentivise production to meet medium-term targets, particuarly when it comes to second- and third-genreation feedstocks.
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Airline BusinessQ3 2024 global performance report for benchmark airlines
The global airline industry saw its aggregate profitability improve in the key third quarter versus its second-quarter performance, albeit the year-on-year operating result was still down by around $1.7 billion year on year.
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Airline BusinessBetter and worse: unpacking IATA’s latest airline industry profit forecast
When IATA released its latest industry forecasts on 10 December, eyes were on whether 2024’s global net profit performance would be downgraded
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NewsAverage aircraft age rises as airlines grapple with supply-chain challenges
The average age of the global commercial airline fleet has reached a “record” of 14.8 years, according to IATA, as supply-chain challenges frustrate the industry’s decarbonisation efforts.
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NewsIATA forecasts improved airline profits in 2025 amid fuel cost relief
Global airline association IATA has slightly upgraded its industry net profit forecast for 2024, while predicting a further strengthening of profitability in 2025, driven in large part by expectations that fuel costs will be lower.
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NewsAir India places firm order for another 100 Airbus jets
Air India has ordered another 100 Airbus jets as its continues its aggressive expansion under Tata Group ownership.
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AB Power BI storyWeek 50 2024: Will airline profits beat 2023 performance?
As 2024 nears its end, thoughts are turning to how the airline industry has performed in financial terms versus expectations as the year began
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Airline BusinessQ3 2024 performance report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full third-quarter results from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in the Latin America region show them swinging to a net profit of almost $500 million
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Airline BusinessWeek 49 2024: Positive week for airline consolidation as ITA deal gets nod
The global airline industry is beginning a new week having received positive news from the European Union regarding two high-profile consolidation moves