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NewsletterIsolation from West creates long list of challenges for Russian airlines
Russia’s airline industry is continuing to adjust to the impact of its home country’s invasion of Ukraine, with this week seeing more developments that suggest it will be fundamentally changed for the foreseeable future.
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NewsRussia’s Aeroflot suspended from SkyTeam alliance
Aeroflot has had its membership of global alliance SkyTeam temporarily suspended amid the continued fallout of global sanctions impacting the country’s operators following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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NewsUnited marks ‘historic’ transatlantic expansion
United Airlines will ramp up its transatlantic schedule this summer by introducing six new destinations and reinstating 18 routes in Europe and the Middle East, marking what the Star Alliance carrier calls its biggest expansion in history.
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NewsUnited Airlines adds codeshares with Singapore Airlines
United Airlines will expand its codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines to include routes to 19 additional cities in the USA and Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsBreeze expands transcontinental network as A220s arrive
Breeze Airways is adding a host of new routes and destinations to its network as it takes delivery of more Airbus A220 aircraft over the course of the year.
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NewsRyanair strikes deal with Neste for sustainable fuel blend at Schiphol
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has signed a deal under which it will use fuel featuring a 40% sustainable blend for some Amsterdam Schiphol-origin flights.
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NewsCathay Pacific pilots scheme allowing corporate customers to buy sustainable fuel
Cathay Pacific has launched a pilot scheme that allows corporate customers to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for passenger and cargo flights, claiming it is the first airline in Asia to do so.
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NewsEtihad intensifies sustainability R&D efforts with week-long Earth Day programme
Etihad Airways is ramping up its sustainability research and development efforts in a week-long programme that coincides with Earth Day on 22 April.
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NewsFinnair applies to fly US routes for Eurowings
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to fly routes to the USA for Lufthansa Group’s low-cost Eurowings Discover subsidiary.
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NewsSome Air Baltic A220s will be wet-leased to other airlines ‘for foreseeable future’
Latvian carrier Air Baltic will potentially wet-lease a proportion of its Airbus A220-300 fleet to other carriers for a number of years, as its home markets recover from the pandemic and it adjusts its network in response to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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In depthAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: April 2022 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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NewsHow Russian airspace restrictions are adding hours to some Europe-Asia flights
Recently introduced airspace restrictions are adding up to seven hours to round-trip flight times between Europe and Asia, according to analysis of Flightradar24 data by Eurocontrol.
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NewsAtlanta regains title of world’s busiest airport in domestic travel-dominated 2021 ranking
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson regained its pre-pandemic standing as the world’s busiest airport by passenger numbers in 2021, according to data released by ACI World today, as domestic traffic continued to be the differentiator in another Covid-hit year. Busiest airports in 2021 by passenger numbers 202120202019Airport2021 passengers(million)% change vs 2020% ...
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NewsOutbound travel drives Heathrow to busiest month since pandemic
London Heathrow airport enjoyed its best month for traffic since the pandemic in March, though the 4.2 million passengers it handled is still only two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsIATA chief economist suggests higher air fares might not impact demand
The usual correlation between higher air fares and lower demand might not play out in the current travel market, according to IATA chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen.
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NewsEmirates chief rues lack of A380neo as SAS counterpart says too many widebodies built
The leaders of Emirates Airline and SAS have offered different perspectives on the market for widebodies today, with one citing the growing need for super-sized aircraft to feed busy hubs and the other suggesting too many twin-aisles have been produced over the past decade.
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NewsSAS chief urges airline industry to ‘get real’ as he laments missed consolidation chance
The chief executive of Scandinavian carrier SAS has questioned the narrative that demand for long-haul travel in particular will align with pre-Covid trends and assumptions, as he urged the industry to “get real” about the challenges ahead.
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NewsSouth Korea targets 50% international flight recovery by year-end in phased plan
South Korean authorities have outlined a three-step plan to restore international flights into the country, along with a target to resume around half the number of flights pre-pandemic by year-end.
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NewsEurocontrol sees flights reaching 92% of pre-crisis levels by year-end
Eurocontrol is projecting flight activity will end the year at 92% of pre-crisis levels, under anew base scenario forecast for traffic developing in Europe for the rest of the year.
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NewsIATA chief insists airlines and airports not to blame for staff shortages
Air travel disruption caused by staff shortages at airlines and airports is outside the control of those businesses, particularly amid delays in the processing of security clearances for new and re-hired employees, according to IATA director general Willie Walsh.