All Airline Business articles – Page 23
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Airlines move on from Covid-19 at IATA AGM – but to where?
It felt like the airline industry was grappling with two competing narratives during the IATA AGM in Doha this week.
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Walsh sees airline industry capable of recovering financial strength
IATA director general Willie Walsh expects that despite continued Covid headwinds, as well as fresh operational and cost pressures, leaders assemble in Doha for the association’s AGM ready to look beyond the pandemic
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Airline CEO changes in 2022 dominated by appointment of women and upheaval in India
The global airline executives gathering in Doha for this year’s IATA AGM will reflect recent trends including better gender diversity among incumbents and big changes at Indian carriers
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Mood of cautious optimism as airline industry heads to IATA AGM
As the global airline industry gathers in Doha for this year’s IATA AGM, there is plenty to be positive about – and a growing list of headwinds
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IATA AGM host Qatar Airways sees long-term benefits from flying through Covid-19
As the global airline industry prepares to head to Doha for this year’s IATA AGM, the chief executive of host Qatar Airways has a compelling story to tell about his carrier’s efforts to keep the world connected over the past two years
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How SAF, offsetting and tackling plastics are key to progressing IATA’s sustainability vision
While securing a resolution that committed airlines globally to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 at last year’s AGM underpins the industry’s decarbonisation efforts, it marked only a first step in translating ambition to reality. “After the political statement, the pathway started,” explains Sebastian Mikosz, vice-president of environment and sustainability at ...
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Zipair Tokyo eyes leisure traffic in the post-pandemic world
Long-haul, low-cost carrier Zipair Tokyo was born during the worst downturn in aviation history, but a booming cargo market has helped it eke out a small profit.
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IATA chief economist on the changing factors impacting airline profit hopes
Conventional wisdom would suggest that surging fuel costs, combined with a slowing in global GDP growth and the inflationary squeeze on household incomes could only mean one thing for airline fortunes. Yet after two pandemic years in which international flying, if possible at all, has been cumbersome and at the ...
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Malaysia Aviation sustainability chief talks SAF opportunities in road to net-zero
Malaysia Airlines will adopt a “wait and see approach” to emerging sustainable technologies in aviation – including electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) and hydrogen-powered aircraft – as it focuses on near-term initiatives such as sustainable fuels.
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Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: June 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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How pandemic is impacting airline partnerships thinking
While traditional-style merger and acquisition activity such as the pursuit of ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines in the USA continues to dominate, there are signs of operators taking fresh approaches to securing investors and partners
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Can airline travel disruption be resolved this summer?
The operational issues being seen in several markets are threatening to define the sector’s emergence from Covid-19 in some regions – potentially beyond the short term.
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Asia-Pacific carriers still enjoy strong cargo market, but speedbumps ahead
Asia-Pacific airlines continue to enjoy a strong cargo market, but indicate that Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s supply chain issues could start to slow momentum.
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Airlines grapple with cancellations, queues and government gall
There appear to be no simple answers to the operational challenges being experienced by the air transport industries in countries such as Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA.
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India’s airline market set for string of significant changes
India’s airlines have provided plenty of talking points in recent weeks, with the country’s market promising to be one to watch as it emerges from the pandemic.
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Airline Business Index shows industry recovery stalling in Covid-hit start to 2022
The latest Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry’s progress towards its pre-Covid size stalled during the first quarter of 2022, as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 weighed on the performance of most markets.
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IndiGo chief expects Indian market to stay ‘rational’ on fares
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is not worried that new entrants into India’s domestic market will have a major impact on yields.
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Airline tie-up moves show fresh post-pandemic path to partnerships
Air France-KLM’s long-term partnership with French shipping and logistics specialist CMA CGM is further evidence of the variety of approaches to partnerships emerging in the pandemic recovery stage.
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India’s airline sector undergoes big leadership changes
The Indian airline sector has witnessed a series of leadership changes, which sees veterans moving to helm several carriers.
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Espen Hoiby back rebuilding crew resource firm but with eye on electric future
OSM Aviation built a pioneering crew resourcing model only for the pandemic to decimate the airline sector. Now rebranded as AAP, its founder is back at the helm and plotting not just a swift rebuidling of the business, but an opportunity for further disruption to traditional models with the arrival of electric aircraft