All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 2
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NewsEmbraer hails ‘turning point’ for E2’s GTF engines
Embraer has hailed a “turning point” for the Pratt & Whitney PW1900G GTF engines that power its E2 twinjets, saying it expects no aircraft to be grounded by related issues by the end of next year.
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NewsEthiopian exercises options for 11 more 737 Max 8s
Ethiopian Airlines ordered 11 more Boeing 737 Max 8s during Dubai air show on 17 November.
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NewsEmbraer secures E-Jet orders from Air Cote d’Ivoire and Helvetic
Embraer announced two orders for its E-Jets during Dubai air show on 17 November.
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NewsComac C919 joins flying display at Dubai air show in push for new business
Comac’s C919 is making its Dubai air show debut this week as the airframer seeks to drum up business from outside its home region.
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NewsDubai air show hails eVTOL display debut with Joby flight
The UAE moved a step closer to its goal of becoming the birthplace of commercial electric-powered UAM at the Dubai air show on 16 November as Joby’s eVTOL aircraft took part in the flying display.
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Airline BusinessUK airlines warn government not to damage competitiveness in Budget
The UK airline sector’s competitiveness was a big theme among assembled delegates at the annual Airlines 2025 conference in London on 10 November.
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NewsTUI airline chief cites ‘significant improvements’ at Boeing
European leisure operator TUI is encouraged by better news on 737 Max deliveries from Boeing after a post-pandemic period marked by a frustrating lack of new metal.
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NewsBA chief reassures on transatlantic after negative market response to Q3 earnings
The chief executive of British Airways has stated that transatlantic yields and load factors are recovering in the fourth quarter after a tricky third quarter.
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Airline BusinessWeek 46 2025: Shutdown woes, more earnings and events bonanza
Eyes will be on the US airline market this week after last week ended with airlines having to slash flights in response to the US government shutdown.
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Airline BusinessTurkish Airlines seeks to leverage Air Europa’s Latin America presence
Turkish Airlines explained the rationale for its move to take a minority stake in Spanish operator Air Europa as it outlined its third-quarter earnings on 7 November.
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Airline BusinessAir France-KLM reflects on what might have been after ‘mixed’ summer
Air France-KLM faced a series of headwinds during the third quarter, in a three months that could have looked better on paper given the favourable comparisons provided by the negative demand impact of the Paris Olympics on the same period of 2024.
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NewsLeadership seeks ‘right model’ for KLM as Schiphol charges bite
The recent increases in the amount Schiphol airport charges airlines to use its facilities has prompted Air France-KLM to review its Dutch mainline unit’s operating model.
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Airline BusinessLufthansa Group gets operations in order as attention turns to efficiencies
Chief executive Carsten Spohr explains in an earnings call that the group has overcome the operational challenges that had weighed on the performance of its passenger airlines business in the post-Covid period.
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Airline BusinessRyanair ‘hard to fault’ after successful summer
Its latest earnings reflect an airline that can overcome challenges, respond quickly to market dynamics and act on opportunities.
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NewsSouthwest sees ’positive demand inflection’ enduring into fourth quarter
Improvements in the demand environment observed by Southwest Airlines in July continued through the rest of the third quarter and into the last three months of the year, allaying fears that market weakness would endure.
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NewsNat Pieper to step down as Oneworld chief and join American as CCO
Nat Pieper will leave has role as chief executive of the Oneworld alliance and become chief commercial officer at member carrier American Airlines, filling a role that has been vacant for more than a year.
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Airline BusinessStruggling Icelandair bidding to end ‘unsustainable losses’ in 2026
After Norwegian kicked off the third-quarter earnings season in Europe with an upbeat assessment of its fortunes, Icelandair Group offered an abrupt change in vibes during its call a day later.
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NewsIcelandair brings forward 767 retirement to 2026 amid ‘unsustainable losses’
Icelandair will end widebody operations in 2026, after bringing forward the timeline for phasing out its Boeing 767-300ER twinjets by several years.
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Airline Business‘Program X’ already delivering for Norwegian as Q3 earnings improve
Norwegian kicked off the third-quarter earnings season in Europe by setting a high bar for performance as the Scandinavian low-cost carrier enjoys the fruits of its post-Covid reinvention efforts.
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NewsBoeing ‘really delivering aircraft these days’: Norwegian chief
Norwegian chief executive Geir Karlsen is continuing to see improvements in the quality of service the Scandinavian carrier is receiving from Boeing as it adds more 737 Max 8s to its fleet