Strategy – Page 5
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NewsWizz Air to establish Maltese unit
Central European budget carrier Wizz AIr plans to establish a Maltese airline unit later this year.
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Spirit will review JetBlue’s new offer, advises shareholders to sit tight
Spirit Airlines says it will review a new hostile takeover offer from JetBlue Airways but advised shareholders to take no action at this time.
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Gol CEO Kakinoff to step down, Ferrer to take helm
Longtime Gol chief executive Paolo Kakinoff will step down from his post in July, with current chief operating officer Celso Ferrer to succeed him as CEO.
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JetBlue urges Spirit shareholders to scuttle planned Frontier acquisition
JetBlue Airways has launched another push to take over Spirit Airlines by urging the low-cost carrier’s shareholders to vote against a planned acquisition by Frontier Airlines.
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O’Leary sees strong summer peak but cautions recovery is still ‘fragile’
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary says the carrier is reluctant to offer profit guidance for the coming financial year based on the “fragile” nature of the travel industry’s recovery and the potential for future headwinds such as a recession or a resurgence of Covid-19.
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Norwegian talks to Airbus and Boeing over desire to own 'maybe over 50%' of its fleet
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian has ambitions to own a significant proportion of its fleet, as looks beyond the leased capacity already secured for the 2023 summer season.
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Copa touts business model in the face of Abra challenge
Copa Airlines is confident it can overcome challenges the new tie-up between Avianca and Gol will present in Latin America, though the deal does create uncertainty about Copa’s planned joint venture with Avianca and United Airlines, Copa’s chief executive says.
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Scoot chief to take the helm of Air India
Scoot chief executive Campbell Wilson is to step down from the SIA Group low-cost unit in mid-June to head newly-privatised Air India.
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Copa posts $20m profit in first quarter, warns of high jet fuel prices
Copa Holdings, the parent of Panama’s Copa Airlines, says the first quarter of 2022 was profitable, but higher jet fuel prices will weigh on earnings during the next few months.
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Spirit shareholders will vote on Frontier proposal on 10 June
Spirit Airlines’ shareholders will vote on the acquisition proposal from Frontier Airlines early next month, the company has said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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LATAM sees ‘substantial improvement’ in quarterly results
LATAM Airlines Group reports “substantial improvement” in earnings during the first quarter of 2022, though market conditions remained challenging for the Chilean flag carrier.
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Hawaiian invests in Regent seagliders
Hawaiian Airlines has made a strategic investment in all-electric seaglider developer Regent, viewing the company’s in-development craft as having potential to operate inter-island routes.
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Avianca and Gol join to form holding company
Latin American carriers Avianca and Gol have agreed to join operations under a UK-based holding company while maintaining individual brands, a move intended to create long-term stability in the post-coronavirus environment.
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Willie Walsh on the airline sector’s route to recovery and a sustainable future
A year since taking the helm at IATA, the former IAG chief is keeping the pressure on regulators and suppliers not to derail airlines’ journeys out of the depths of the pandemic and on to profitability, while supporting the industry’s move to the front foot in tackling its environmental challenges
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Frankfurt airport operator sees full year profits after improved first quarter
Frankfurt airport operator Fraport expects a group net profit for the full year as it sees passengers at the German hub reaching up to 65% of pre-crisis levels in 2022 and “dynamic” growth across its wider airport portfolio.
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Taiwanese carriers swing to Q1 profits
Taiwan’s two major carriers rebounded to the black for the first quarter of 2022, as revenue growth outpaced rising operating costs.
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Mesa fiscal second quarter ‘very disappointing’
Mesa Airlines, which flies regional jets for United Airlines, American Airlines as well as Boeing 737 freighters for DHL, continues to suffer under pilot attrition, leading it to post a loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
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Corporate travel, cargo drives Azul’s earnings higher
Brazil’s Azul reported sharply higher revenue during the first quarter of 2022 as corporate travel increases and the company’s logistics business thrives.
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LATAM Airlines Group’s sustainability chief on targets, collaboration and SAF progress
When your airline group is based in a region that has natural resources sometimes described as the “lungs of the world”, the imperative to act on climate change is keenly felt.
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Ryanair’s director of sustainability on SAF, Max, offsets and ensuring ‘the polluter pays’
European low-cost giant Ryanair has not always been known for its commitment to environment issues, but group chief executive Michael O’Leary’s conversion to the cause in recent years has come alongside an effort to put sustainability at the forefront of its strategy.
