All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 53
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NewsAirlines hail scrapping of UK ‘traffic light’ system for travel
Airlines based in and serving the UK have welcomed the decision by the country’s government to simplify its requirements for arrivals at English airports.
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Airline BusinessWhat now for EasyJet after rejection of Wizz Air takeover?
Reports that Wizz Air was the failed bidder for European low-cost rival EasyJet are perhaps no surprise, given the compatibility of the two operators and the upheaval created by Covid-19, but the failure of the move leaves the latter carrier facing questions about its next steps.
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AnalysisIATA AGM and COP26 are pivotal moments for airline sustainability challenge
IATA has already promised that this October’s AGM meeting in Boston will consider more ambitious sustainability targets. Then, a month later, the UN will convene in Glasgow for its latest climate change conference, COP26.
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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: September 2021 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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Airline BusinessBA’s Gatwick plan reflects wider challenges for network carriers
In the understandable desperation to see the airline industry recover, it is all too easy to view that process as a journey back to how things were in 2019.
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News‘Many airlines will need to reconsider their business models’: Etihad chief
Many network airlines will need to reconsider their business models in light of the product and pricing dynamics that will characterise the industry’s journey out of the Covid-19 crisis and beyond, in the view of Etihad Aviation Group chief executive Tony Douglas.
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NewsIraqi Airways releases photos of its first Airbus A220-300
Iraqi Airways has released photos of its first Airbus A220-300, taken at the airframer’s Mirabel facility in Canada.
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Airline BusinessEurope’s airlines acutely aware that winter is coming
There are reasons to be cheerful about Europe’s recent performance. But the outlook for the coming winter season on the passenger side of the business remains awash with uncertainty.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Index scores industry at two-thirds of pre-Covid size
The latest quarterly Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry reached exactly two-thirds of its pre-crisis size at the mid-point of 2021.
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NewsEuropean flights again exceeded Eurocontrol’s best-case scenario in August
At 71% of pre-crisis levels, flights were two percentage points ahead of the best-case scenario, which was forecast by the European air traffic manager on 1 June.
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NewsAircraft leasing market ‘getting more expensive’: Norwegian chief
Norwegian says the market for leased aircraft has become tighter and more expensive as it considers when to act on plans to add 10-20 aircraft in 2022.
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NewsJet2 switches to Airbus for fleet renewal with A321neo order
UK leisure operator Jet2 has placed an order for 36 Airbus A321neo jets as it seeks to expand and renew its largely Boeing fleet.
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NewsNorwegian plans to park more aircraft during future winter seasons
Norwegian expects to park more aircraft every winter as the Scandinavian low-cost carrier undertakes a “deep dive” into its future strategy.
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NewsIATA calls for vaccine status standard as tourism body issues AstraZeneca warning
IATA has called for the EU’s Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) to become the global standard for proof of vaccination status, the day after the global tourism industry warned that issues over the recognition of different vaccine types could stymie the international travel recovery.
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Airline BusinessWhy are airlines mandating Covid-19 vaccinations for crew?
Carriers including Air Canada, Delta Air Lines and Swiss have made announcements on employee Covid-19 vaccination policies this week, further expanding the list of reasons being given for introducing vaccine mandates – or essentially doing so by proxy.
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NewsUnion confirms British Airways talks on new short-haul subsidiary at Gatwick
The union that represents a range of British Airways employees has confirmed it is talks with the carrier regarding the establishment of a new short-haul subsidiary at Gatwick.
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NewsAircraft cabin suppliers pivot to long-range narrowbodies in Covid recovery
Aircraft interiors suppliers are seeing growing demand for multi-class cabins in single-aisle jets during the recovery from Covid-19.
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NewsSwiss cites risk to hub system as it mandates Covid-19 vaccinations for crew
Swiss has become the latest carrier to say that Covid-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for its air crew, citing the disruption to its hub network that could otherwise be caused by complications around rostering.
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NewsEasyJet names Hester as new chair
Former banking and insurance executive Stephen Hester is set to replace John Barton as EasyJet’s chair.
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NewsEmirates further adds to South Africa connections with CemAir interline
Emirates Airline has signed an interline agreement with South African carrier CemAir, which becomes the Middle Eastern carrier’s fourth partner in the country.