All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 57
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News‘Less accurate than a children’s comic’: Ryanair chief dismisses climate report
The leaders of Ryanair and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have criticised the findings of a report released earlier this week that alleges the airline industry has been engaged in “anti-climate lobbying”.
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NewsEurope’s airline leaders call for ‘gradual lifting of all travel restrictions’
The chief executives of Europe’s largest airline groups have called for governments to “gradually lift” all travel restrictions during the summer.
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News‘I’ve never seen such a dramatic swing and recovery’: Alaska Airlines CEO
Alaska Airlines expects to be profitable in the third quarter of this year, as it benefits from what chief executive Ben Minicucci describes as a “dramatic recovery”.
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NewsIATA unhappy at wider picture but welcomes reopening of France and Spain
IATA has welcomed moves by France and Spain to relax border restrictions this week, as it continues to lament the lack of harmonised measures to facilitate a wider reopening of international air travel markets
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NewsCargo ‘permanently’ central to passenger-network decisions: Qatar Airways
Cargo has “permanently” grown in importance to Qatar Airways’ network decision-making, to the point where passenger demand alone is not enough justification to launch or relaunch a connection.
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NewsApril air cargo demand up 12% from pre-crisis level: IATA
Global air cargo demand in April was up 12% from pre-crisis levels, according to IATA, as the sector continues to offer a rare positive airline story during the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsAirline CEOs call for reopening of UK-USA travel corridor
The chief executives of the US and UK airlines that offer passenger services between the two countries have joined forces to call for the reopening of transatlantic travel.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Friday Briefing: A week of Boom and bust
If ever a week has demonstrated how much the luck of an airline’s home market is dictating its fortunes during the crisis, this was it.
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NewsAir France chief welcomes government plan to restart international travel
The chief executive of Air France, Anne Rigail, has described the French government’s announcement that some non-essential travel can resume to and from the country on 9 June as “excellent news”.
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Airline BusinessUK airlines forced back into holding pattern as government plays it safe
After the UK government’s first announcement of its “green list” in early May caused airline dismay at the slim pickings on show, the first review of that list on 3 June has surprised many by only increasing industry frustration.
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Airline BusinessIs IATA right to call for ‘data-driven decisions’ on international travel?
IATA’s belief is that draconian government restrictions are standing in the way of a meaningful restart of international travel, and that data proves those restrictions are an overreaction to the actual risks.
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NewsEurocontrol forecasts 2021 air traffic in Europe at 50% of pre-crisis level
The latest baseline projection from Eurocontrol shows European air traffic measured in flights reaching 50% of 2019 levels for the whole of 2021, following a “good increase” in traffic in the second half of the year.
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NewsAirlines and airports warn Covid-19 checks could cause ‘summer chaos’
An “unprecedented operational challenge” is ahead for airlines and airports in the coming months, as they grapple with time-consuming Covid-19 checks and space-constrained facilities during the expected recovery in passenger traffic, according to key industry trade bodies.
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NewsAirline ‘nightmare’ could be nearing end: IAG chief
The chief executive of British Airways and Iberia parent IAG believes the next few months are likely to see the beginnings of a recovery in air travel demand.
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NewsRyanair lashes out at Irish government over quarantine for UK travellers
Ryanair has strongly criticised the Irish government’s reluctance to allow quarantine-free travel to the country from the UK amid concerns about the spread of a likely more-transmissible variant of Covid-19 first identified in India.
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Airline BusinessIATA chief economist signs off with optimistic outlook for airline recovery
Brian Pearce’s final IATA media briefing as the association’s chief economist saw him provide a relatively positive industry outlook, after a year in which he had become accustomed to delivering unimaginably bleak news about airline fortunes.
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NewsAirlines risk business failure if they do not act on sustainability: Etihad chief
Airlines that do not embrace the challenge of sustainability will eventually put their very existence at risk, in the view of Etihad Aviation Group chief executive Tony Douglas.
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NewsIATA expects airline passenger numbers to exceed pre-Covid levels in 2023
Airline industry body IATA has outlined an “optimistic” outlook for the Covid-19 recovery, forecasting that pre-crisis passenger numbers will be exceeded as soon as 2023.
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NewsEmirates chief warns Boeing it could reject 777-9 on performance grounds
Emirates has warned Boeing that it will not accept its first 777-9 aircraft unless they are “performing 100% to contract”, as the Middle Eastern carrier continues to lament a lack of clarity over when deliveries of the type will begin.
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NewsAirline recovery brings fresh cash-crunch risk as costs return: IATA chief
Airlines will face a new cash-crunch challenge as the resumption of operations sees a range of costs return alongside a lack of liquidity from forward bookings, in the view of IATA director general Willie Walsh.