All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 7
-
News‘Glimmer of light’ on 777X as Boeing improves: Emirates’ Clark
Emirates president Tim Clark is “cautiously optimistic” around bringing the Boeing 777X into service after years of delays, amid “a high degree of determination” at the airframer.
-
Airline BusinessFrom founding pilot to interim CEO: Pauls Calitis on his Air Baltic priorities
Having stepped up to lead Air Baltic on an interim basis following Martin Gauss’s sudden departure, the chief operating officer is clear-minded on where the business is heading
-
Airline BusinessVolotea chief on chances of ‘Vologean’ and why A320ceo fleet is a blessing
As Volotea nears its 15th anniversary, the European low-cost carrier has a fresh investor in the shape of Aegean Airlines – and mounting evidence that its business strategy is delivering positive financial returns
-
Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: Top 100 airports in 2024
Pandemic noise might be subsiding in the data as the roller-coaster ride of the past few years comes to an end, but this year’s ranking still reflects intriguing local and global trends
-
Airline BusinessWeek 22 2025: Airlines including debutant Southwest head to Delhi for IATA AGM
Airline leaders will this week be preparing to head to Delhi for the IATA AGM on 1-3 June.
-
Airline BusinessRyanair seeing fare recovery as it heads towards crucial summer peak
Ryanair’s latest earnings reflect an airline that continues to create formidable competition for the region’s other operators.
-
Airline BusinessFull-year 2024 report for benchmark global airlines
The global airline industry fell short of its 2023 profitability performance in 2024, according to aggregate earnings from Airline Business’s benchmark carriers/groups, although its fortunes improved over the second half of the year.
-
Airline BusinessWeek 20 2025: JetBlue-United tie-up, earnings from Brazil and Singapore
The coming week might bring some news on the shape of any tie-up between JetBlue Airways and United Airlines, with the latter holding an event in Boston on Tuesday.
-
Airline BusinessConfident IAG reassures on transatlantic as it orders dozens of widebodies
If IAG is the best bellwether for the state of transatlantic air travel, then it just delivered a reassuring assessment of what lies ahead.
-
NewsIAG reveals orders for 71 widebody jets from Airbus and Boeing
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has revealed orders for 71 widebody jets from Airbus and Boeing as it seeks to replace older long-haul types and grow its fleet.
-
Airline BusinessEmirates acknowledges ‘jittery’ markets as it powers ahead in global profit race
Emirates has once again set a high benchmark for global airline earnings, announcing a full-year group net profit of Dhs20.5 billion ($5.57 billion) while saying it has “excitement and optimism” about the year to come.
-
Airline BusinessQ4 2024 performance report for benchmark global airlines
The global airline industry ended 2024 with a strong performance in terms of operating profit but saw its net result drop, largely accounted for by swingeing losses among the two Brazilian carriers included in the data as they grappled with local currency weakness.
-
Airline BusinessWeek 19 2025: Earnings bonanza continues with US-Canada and transatlantic latest
There is little let-up this week from what is proving to be a very condensed airline earnings season, with operators including Air Canada, Allegiant Air, Avianca, Copa Airlines and IAG all set to report their first-quarter performances and outlooks.
-
Airline BusinessTurkish Airlines heads into summer with point to prove
When Turkish Airlines outlined a loss-making first quarter of 2025 on 29 April, it was noteworthy for being the first red profit figures from the operator since the first half of 2021.
-
NewsInflation-hit Turkish Airlines reports first quarterly loss since 2021
Turkish Airlines experienced its first loss-making quarter since the first half of 2021 in the first three months of 2025, as high inflation and a weak local currency combined with the impact of a February snow storm to weigh on its earnings.
-
NewsIcelandair to end widebody operations in 2029
Icelandair will cease widebody operations when it retires its Boeing 767-300ER fleet in 2029 and instead focus entirely on narrowbodies.
-
Airline BusinessAir France-KLM confident on summer as premium demand impresses
When Air France-KLM chief financial officer Steven Zaat described his comments on the USA as the thing “everybody is here to hear about” during the group’s earnings call on 30 April, he reflected the current mood of uncertainty in the global airline market.
-
NewsAir France-KLM upbeat on summer despite economic uncertainties
Air France-KLM recorded a “solid” start to 2025 and is positive about the summer outlook, even amid the economic uncertainties created by the actions of the Trump Administration in the USA.
-
Airline BusinessFinnair acknowledges limited economic visibility after ‘tough’ first quarter
Finnair had a challenging first three months of 2025 and faces more uncertainty in the current quarter, as it works to keep its earnings on track.
-
NewsIndustrial action weighs on Finnair earnings in ‘tough’ first quarter
Finnair saw its losses deepen in the first quarter of 2025 as “prolonged” industrial action by pilots and increased sustainability-linked costs hit its bottom line.