All Airline Business articles – Page 19
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Airline BusinessTracking a strong end to 2022
The first set of data from The Airline Business 38 reflects the strong recovery being seen in markets around the world.
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Airline Business‘Not going to drown in an inch of water’: Mesa CEO on breakup with American
The severing of regional US carrier Mesa Airline’s contract to operate on behalf of American Airlines in favour of a tentative five-year deal with United Airlines represents a significant shake-up in the regional airline industry. But accounts differ on how the relationship soured between Mesa and American.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: key data indicators from around the world
The Airline Business perfromance tracker features key data indicators from dozens of airlines around the world, drawing metrics from the most recent earnings season and comparing the figures with equivalent periods back to 2019.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Europe Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent European earnings period – the third quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the third quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Americas Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent Americas earnings period – the third quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: rest of world Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent earnings period – the fourth quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline BusinessUS airlines strive to solve pilot shortage crisis
While the USA has been grappling with a severe flightcrew shortage since before the coronavirus crisis, other regions too will be facing a dearth of candidates to fill their cockpits in the coming years. The global pilot shortage could make itself felt as early as 2023.
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Airline BusinessCan airline industry expect smoother summer next year?
It seemed the cruellest of ironies for an embattled airline industry that having waited two years for the travel-demand taps to be turned back on, the rush of customers sometimes proved too much for airport ecosystems to handle, with people once again unable to travel.
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Airline BusinessAir Astana chief eyes big 2023 after ‘spectacularly successful’ 2022
Air Astana is poised for strong growth in a post-pandemic 2023, as it seeks to build on a successful 2022.
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Airline BusinessAfter all the hype, has the air cargo boom gone away?
The air cargo boom seen in 2021 was always likely to make subsequent years appear weak by comparison.
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Airline BusinessCan the airline industry convince sceptics that it is a friend of the environment?
While there was relief among airlines in October when ICAO adopted a long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero carbon emissions from air transport by 2050, the deal concurrently upped the ante for everyone involved.
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Airline BusinessWill airlines defy traditional headwinds to prosper in 2023?
Airlines planning for the year ahead must balance the seeming paradox of continued strong demand and robust pricing with conventional wisdom on what happens to air travel when economic growth goes down and costs go up.
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Airline BusinessUnited places another bumper order under ambitious Kirby
United Airlines’ huge order for Boeing aircraft this week is another statement of intent from the carrier under the leadership of Scott Kirby.
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Airline BusinessLow-cost Avelo Airlines seeks to stand out with culture and routes to underserved airports
While some in the airline industry view the low-cost model as “doomed”, others believe courting cost-conscious leisure travellers is the best strategy now and for the future.
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Airline BusinessUnited aims to leap past US competitors in post-Covid decade with ‘record’ 787 order
United Airlines views its new order for 100 Boeing 787s as a means to leapfrog US competitors through aggressive international expansion as the industry in the coming decade recovers from the Covid-19 downturn.
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Airline BusinessWeathering storms: Avianca survives pandemic, bankruptcy and ‘painful’ changes
The airline recently navigated a series of challenges, from the Covid-19-related travel bans that grounded aircraft throughout Latin America, to financial restructuring and ultimately embracing the model of a discount airline.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: December 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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Airline BusinessIATA’s airline profit forecast comes with downside risks
When global airline association IATA held its first in-person Global Media Day for three years this week, it was able to offer more good news on the industry’s progress out of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Airline BusinessRazor-thin airline industry profit projection for 2023 reflects complex web of factors
It is not for nothing that IATA director general Willie Walsh described the challenges faced by airlines going into 2023 as “complex”.