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Airline Business
Which airlines welcomed new aircraft types into their fleets during 2021?
Established airlines around the world debuted aircraft types and variants in their fleets during 2021, despite the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. We look back at some of the highlights, from nimble narrowbodies through to heavyweight widebodies.
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Reasons for the airline industry to be optimistic about 2022, despite Omicron
Much as the emergence of the Alpha variant of Covid-19 in late 2020 put a damper on hopes for a strong air traffic recovery in the new year, the Omicron variant is playing the same trick as 2021 comes to an end.
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Can airline sector steer clear of Covid troubles?
Despite early optimism, it is clear that the pandemic is not finished with us, and disruption will remain an occupational hazard for airlines for some time
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North American carriers applying recovery brake
In 2021, North American airlines raced to restore capacity as worries about Covid-19 eased – and paid the price. They may not be in such a rush this time.
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Airlines face Omicron with the WHO and consumers on side
As the world awaits hard data on the likely impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, airlines also face slim-pickings when it comes to indictors of how travel demand will respond.
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Airline Business
What might COP26 mean for the airline industry?
On the eve of the UN climate change conference COP26, the airline industry is braced to discover what the eventual outcomes will mean for its growth path.
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Raised capacity on US-Mexican border routes bucks international trend
In an environment where a rebound in travel to pre-crisis level for most international markets is off the horizon for perhaps multiple years, the speed and scale of the recovery in the US-Mexican market is a stand-out.
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Airline Business
Airline earnings season begins with warning on winter fuel prices
If airlines were banking on a helpful cost environment during what was already shaping up to be a challenging northern hemisphere winter season, those hopes took a hit this week with a warning on jet fuel prices.
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How IATA thinks airlines could reach net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050
For some airlines, the net-zero target was nothing new. But for all carriers, the important task is working out how to get there – and then implementing that plan.
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Airline Business
Airline industry comes back fighting under IATA chief Walsh
The IATA AGM marked by a shift away from the harmonious front seen in parts of the commercial air transport industry at the height of the pandemic.
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Airline Business
Airline Strategy Awards signal return of international airline events
As Covid-19 travel restrictions are relaxed in some key airlines markets, the return of international in-person events is a growing trend – and an important one for an industry that would struggle if Zoom became the default setting for business networking.
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Airline Business
Can airlines overcome supply-chain challenges to meet strong air cargo demand?
The surge in demand for air cargo and attractive yields do not come without complications. Crucially, the sector is unavoidably part of the wider supply-chain issues that have been reported around the world in recent weeks.
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Why airlines are delighted about the full return of transatlantic travel
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr described the development as “a major step out of the crisis”, while IATA director general Willie Walsh called it “a major step forward”.
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JetBlue ‘beholden’ to American under Northeast pact: US government
The US government’s case against the American Airlines-JetBlue Airways alliance rests largely on the argument that the deal leaves JetBlue overly dependent on much-larger American.
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Airline Business
Airline 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 Business
Europe’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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Delta variant reminds US airlines to take nothing for granted
As countries around the world are finding, the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 changes the game somewhat
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Airline Business
Airline Business Weekly Briefing: No more domestic bliss in Asia-Pacific
News this week that Australia’s domestic air travel market has been hit hard by a resurgence of Covid-19 cases reflects a growing trend of Covid-19 challenges in Asia-Pacific, with no easy answers.
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Airline Business
Airline Business Friday Briefing: Early call for aircraft orders
This is an industry that has to both plan for and bet on future demand, and while United’s order may feel like a resumption of business as usual for airlines, the reality is that the here and now remains firmly in crisis.
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Airline Business
United’s fleet renewal plan cements CEO Kirby’s legacy
In addition to disclosing an order for 270 more Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies on 29 June, Kirby says United’s focus has shifted toward strengthening its presence in large markets – and less on small markets. United has also recently committed to acquiring electric air taxis and supersonic jets, and pledged to invest in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).