All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 16
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Airline BusinessLoganair chief aiming to re-establish resilience at UK regional carrier
On becoming chief executive Loganair earlier this year, Luke Farajallah’s first task was clear-cut: bringing “operational excellence and resilience” to an airline that had been through a tough 18 months in that regard
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Airline BusinessIs there an answer to the SAF question that keeps being asked?
The concern for everyone is that interim 2030 targets on the net-zero journey are looming and building a SAF plant is not a five-minute job – it is more like a five-year one.
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Airline BusinessQantas chief reports progress in mission to meet Australians’ high expectations
Some 10 months into her time as chief executive of Qantas Group, and it is clear where Vanessa Hudson’s priorities lie.
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NewsRwandAir’s Makolo tells airline industry to ‘get on with it’ on diversity
RwandAir chief executive – and outgoing chair of the IATA board of governors – Yvonne Makolo believes the airline industry still has a long way to go on improving its record on diversity
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NewsEmirates president laments lack of airport investment in Europe and USA
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has contrasted the investment in airports in the Middle East and Asia with activity in other regions, saying the latter are failing to keep pace.
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NewsQantas confirms certification of extra fuel tank for ‘Project Sunrise’ A350-1000
Certification has been achieved for the third centre fuel tank in the Airbus A350-1000s that will operate Qantas’s ultra-long-range ‘Profject Sunrise’ flights.
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Airline Business‘Steady as she goes’: airline chiefs offer views on industry outlook
The chief executives of four airlines have outlined a broadly positive outlook for the global industry during a panel session at the IATA AGM gathering in Dubai on 3 June.
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Airline BusinessWeek 23 2024: Global profit boost from IATA
The airline industry has gathered in Dubai this week for the annual IATA AGM
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NewsIATA boosts airline profit forecast to $30.5bn
IATA is now forecasting that the global airline industry will this year exceed the profitability it achieved in 2023, although it notes that margins remain thin.
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Airline BusinessIATA’s Walsh hails success on SAF awareness as industry gathers in ‘good place’
Pleased that the industry is finally hitting pre-Covid milestones, IATA chief calls for action on sustainable fuel and taxation
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NewsEmirates has observed rise in turbulence incidents: Clark
Emirates has observed an increase in the amount of turbulence on its flights, prompting the industry to ‘up its game’, according to airline president Tim Clark.
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NewsNigeria pays up but airlines still face $1.8bn in blocked funds
Blocked airline funds have fallen by 28% after Nigeria cleared most of its backlog but the issue continues to be acute in several countries, particularly Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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Airline BusinessQ1 2024 global performance report for benchmark airlines
The global airline industry saw its financial performance improve year on year during the first quarter of 2024, although the period lived up to its seasonally weak reputation in Europe and North America
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Airline BusinessQ1 2024 performance report for benchmark Asia-Pacific airlines
Full first-quarter 2024 earnings from Airline Business’s benchmark carriers reflects a strong performance from the Asia-Pacific region in financial and traffic terms. Aggregate data for the 11 airlines and groups shows revenues surging by 20% year on year to $34.6 billion, with the operating profit more than doubling to $1.36 ...
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Airline BusinessQ1 2024 performance report for benchmark European airlines
Full first-quarter 2024 data for Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Europe reflects an inauspicious start to the year for many airlines, albeit most earnings commentaries suggest things are set to improve
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Airline BusinessWeek 22 2024: Updates on SIA incident as earnings season winds down
This week is likely to see continued updates regarding a fatal incident on a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER flight on 21 May
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Airline BusinessWhy is IndiGo launching a business-class product?
IndiGo’s announcement on 23 May that it will launch a business-class product later this year comes as the carrier seeks an even stronger stranglehold in India’s growing airline market.
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NewsProfitable IndiGo to launch business-class product
Low-cost carrier IndiGo will launch a business-class product on some of its flights by the end of this year, in the latest diversification step from the expansion-minded Indian airline.
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Airline BusinessAirbus order is latest reminder of Saudi Arabia’s ambition
The 105 narrowbody jets – A320neos and A321neos – are destined for Jeddah-based Saudia and its low-cost unit Flyadeal, with deliveries spanning 2026 to 2032.
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Airline BusinessRyanair relaxed on near-term fare softness as Europe grapples with capacity caps
Ryanair has been surprised by some softness in fares for bookings in the April-June quarter despite much-discussed capacity constraints in Europe’s short-haul sector, but expects improvements for the summer peak and for the business’s cost advantage over rivals to increase. Those were among the observations from group chief executive Michael ...