All Strategy articles – Page 142
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Airline BusinessChina Airlines eyes continued growth in profitable cargo market
China Airlines’ decision to focus on cargo early on in the coronavirus pandemic has largely paid off, with the airline remaining profitable despite a collapse in passenger revenue. A senior executive from the airline sheds more light on what the strategy change entailed.
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NewsRyanair and Wizz again flew fewer than a million passengers in March
Ryanair and Wizz Air carried fewer than 1 million passengers between them in March for the second month in a row, with heavy restrictions on international travel bringing the European aviation sector to a virtual standstill.
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NewsUnited will train 5,000 pilots by 2030, half to be women or minorities
United Airlines says that it will train 5,000 new pilots in the next ten years through its “Aviate” pilot recruiting programme, with at least half of those to be women and people of colour.
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NewsTrans-Tasman travel bubble to start on 19 April
Australia and New Zealand will have a go once again at establishing two-way, quarantine-free travel, with the latest arrangement set to begin from 19 April.
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NewsDelta cancels more than 100 flights due to staff shortage
Delta Air Lines has cancelled more than 100 flights over the busy Easter holiday weekend due to staffing issues.
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NewsMajor US airlines’ booking websites apparently crash
Several major US airlines appear to be experiencing technical problems that are preventing customers from booking flights on their websites.
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NewsUS domestic air travel to normalise by 2022: report
A new report by consulting firm Oliver Wyman says that US domestic air travel is expected to make a full recovery by early next year.
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NewsFiji Airways set to return 737 Max to service
Fiji Airways is set to be the first Asia-Pacific carrier to return the Boeing 737 Max into service, after Fijian civil aviation authorities lifted the grounding of the narrowbody.
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NewsNorse Atlantic fires back against US lawmakers, alleging ‘false’ claims
Start-up airline Norse Atlantic Airways has blasted US lawmakers for making “false” claims about its labour practices, insisting it will conform to US air transport treaties.
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NewsUS opposition builds to Norse Atlantic’s planned transatlantic flights
Top US lawmakers are gearing up to battle a potential application by start-up Norse Atlantic Airways to begin transatlantic flights to the USA.
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NewsAir Canada and Transat call off merger
The European Commission (EC) has put the brakes on Air Canada’s planned acquisition of Transat AT, the parent of Air Transat, leading the companies to call off the deal completely.
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NewsUnited to resume hiring pilots, starting with 300 candidates
United Airlines plans to hire hundreds of pilots this year as the airline begins what it sees as a sustainable recovery after a coronavirus-plagued year.
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NewsLufthansa to seek shareholder authority for possible capital increase
Lufthansa Group is to seek approval from shareholders for a potential €5.5 billion ($6.5 billion) capital increase aimed at repaying equity invested in the carrier last year through Germany’s economic stabilisation fund (WSF).
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NewsWestJet lays off another 415 pilots
Canada’s WestJet has laid off another 415 pilots as the coronavirus crisis continues to tear through that country’s aviation sector.
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NewsFrontier shares begin trading on Nasdaq
Frontier Airlines’ stock began trading at $19 per share on the Nasdaq exchange on 1 April, raising $266 million in net proceeds for the Denver-based airline.
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NewsMajali returns as CEO of Royal Jordanian
Samer Majali is back as chief executive of Royal Jordanian Airlines, returning to a position he left more than 10 years ago.
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ forecast to be loss-making in 2021: HSBC report
A HSBC Global Research report has forecast China’s three largest carriers to continue their loss-making streak this year, although it was likely they would narrow their losses on the back of higher domestic traffic.
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NewsChinese majors give indication on future of 737 Max orders
China Eastern Airlines expects Boeing 737 Max deliveries to resume from 2023 — even while it works with the airframer to return the aircraft to service.
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NewsAlaska Airlines joins Oneworld alliance
Alaska Airlines officially became the 14th member of the Oneworld aviation alliance on 31 March.
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NewsDelta to stop blocking middle seats in May
Delta Air Lines, the last US carrier to continue blocking middle seats amid the pandemic, will rescind that policy in the coming weeks.