All Strategy articles – Page 3
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NewsUnited's third quarter boosted by industry's capacity 'inflection point'
United Airlines’ profitable third quarter was boosted by an “inflection point” in the US airline industry, which saw a widespread shedding of domestic passenger capacity as some carriers cut routes.
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NewsSouthwest calls Elliott’s request for shareholder meeting ‘unnecessary and inappropriate’
The war of words between Southwest Airlines and its minority shareholder Elliott Investment Management continues as the airline refutes Elliott’s request to hold a special shareholder meeting later this year.
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NewsElliott formally requests Southwest Airlines special shareholder meeting
Southwest Airlines’ minority investor Elliott Investment Management has requested a special shareholder meting to be held in early December, in its fight to oust chief executive Bob Jordan and much of the company’s board of directors.
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NewsAir Astana to modify all its A321LRs with extra fuel tank
Air Astana intends to modify its entire fleet of 11 Airbus A321LRs with additional fuel tanks, following the successful launch of non-stop flights to London Heathrow from Almaty.
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NewsUS presidential election drags on Delta’s otherwise positive-looking fourth quarter
Delta Air Lines’ bookings are tracking “off trend” immediately before and after the US presidential election on 5 November, which is expected to moderately impact the carrier’s fourth-quarter revenue.
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NewsPilot union and Air Canada end labour dispute with four-year contract
Air Canada’s pilots have ratified a new four-year employment contract with the Montreal-based airline, ending a lengthy dispute that last month involved threats of a strike.
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NewsDelta takes profits hit from July tech outage but upbeat on rest of year
Delta Air Lines kicked off the third-quarter earnings season by expressing optimism for the rest of the year, even after reporting lower adjusted net profit following a technology outage in July.
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NewsSpiceJet adds more aircraft as fundraising wraps up
SpiceJet is to lease seven more aircraft and reactivate another three by the end of November, as it wraps up a round of fundraising amid ongoing regulatory and legal woes.
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NewsCebu Pacific buys regional carrier AirSWIFT in Ps1.75 billion deal
Cebu Pacific has acquired regional compatriot AirSWIFT in a deal worth Ps1.75 billion ($30.8 million).
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NewsThai Airways targets rehabilitation exit in mid-2025 amid new growth strategy
Thai Airways International expects to exit business rehabilitation by the second quarter of 2025, as it works through capital restructuring for the rest of this year.
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NewsSpirit Airlines’ struggles deepen amid reports of potential bankruptcy
Struggling Spirit Airlines has sharply reduced its October schedule and is cutting routes across its network amid reports that it is exploring a bankruptcy filing.
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Airline BusinessQatar’s Virgin Australia deal a litmus test for Canberra’s competitive appetite
The Australian airline market is set for a shake-up in the near future, after Qatar Airways announced its intention to acquire a 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia.
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NewsGaruda’s half-year loss widens as expenses creep up
Garuda Indonesia fell deeper in the red during the first half of the year, as cost increases outpaced rising revenues.
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NewsVirgin Australia mulls widebody return as Qatar seeks 25% stake
Qatar Airways has announced its intention to take a minority 25% stake in Virgin Australia, in a “strategic investment” that has the potential to shake up the Australian airline sector.
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NewsBahamasair expects spat with US carriers to be resolved this week: CEO
Bahamasair’s chief executive Tracy Cooper expects a disagreement between the Bahamas government and US airlines about air traffic control fees to be resolved by the end of this week.
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NewsAir New Zealand’s safety chief steps down from management team
Air New Zealand’s chief operational integrity and safety officer David Morgan has stepped down from the airline’s leadership team.
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NewsEU ‘undermining’ airline competitiveness with sustainability policies: IATA chief
IATA director general Willie Walsh has criticised the European Union’s approach to sustainability, accusing the bloc of damaging the competitiveness of its airlines.
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InterviewShort-term resilience and longer-term sustainability focus for new Loganair boss
Loganair will remain a torchbearer for sustainable aviation, insists new chief executive Luke Farajallah – a mission begun by his predecessor.
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NewsIndiGo names Ex-Volotea COO Porqueras as new operations chief
IndiGo has appointed its chief transformation officer Isidre Porqueras as its new operations chief.
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NewsLobby group asks DOT to block Bahamasair’s operating authority amid fee spat
Bahamasair has become embroiled in a disagreement between the government in Nassau and US airlines that fly into the island country’s airspace.