All Airline Business articles – Page 32
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US airlines recruit to beat pilot ‘re-shortage’
A year and a half after Covid-19 wiped out the pilot shortage, the industry is once again wondering where it will find the flight crew to accommodate the rapid, uneven rebound to pre-pandemic levels and beyond.
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JetBlue ‘beholden’ to American under Northeast pact: US government
The US government’s case against the American Airlines-JetBlue Airways alliance rests largely on the argument that the deal leaves JetBlue overly dependent on much-larger American.
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For Latin America’s airlines, return to 2019 is ‘not good enough’
As Latin American carriers make a steep climb out of the crisis, the region’s pre-pandemic normal is an undesirable summit
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What now for EasyJet after rejection of Wizz Air takeover?
Reports that Wizz Air was the failed bidder for European low-cost rival EasyJet are perhaps no surprise, given the compatibility of the two operators and the upheaval created by Covid-19, but the failure of the move leaves the latter carrier facing questions about its next steps.
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Massive aircraft order solves just part of United’s fleet-renewal challenge
United Airlines bold order for 270 narrowbodies in June formed part of an ambitious seat upgauge and product enhancement plan. But as consultants René Armas Maes and Jonathan Norman write, achieving its ambitions depends on how the fleet renewal is implemented.
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Airline coronavirus recovery tracker: September 2021 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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Alliance Airlines chief manages growth amid the pandemic
Alliance Airlines chief executive Lee Schofield says the carrier’s revenue mix has served it well during the coronavirus pandemic, as its acquisition of Embraer E-190s has also allowed wet-lease client Qantas Airways to explore new point-to-point routes.
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BA’s Gatwick plan reflects wider challenges for network carriers
In the understandable desperation to see the airline industry recover, it is all too easy to view that process as a journey back to how things were in 2019.
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Asia-Pacific airlines can’t shake those Delta blues
The Delta variant of Covid-19 has crushed hopes of a 2021 air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, with extreme caution keeping borders all but entirely closed.
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Europe’s airlines acutely aware that winter is coming
There are reasons to be cheerful about Europe’s recent performance. But the outlook for the coming winter season on the passenger side of the business remains awash with uncertainty.
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Zero-Covid is dead; long live zero-Covid (for airline passengers)
Covid-19 vaccines should allow Asia-Pacific air travel to open up, but bureaucracy and expensive testing might emerge as a challenge.
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Airline Business Index scores industry at two-thirds of pre-Covid size
The latest quarterly Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry reached exactly two-thirds of its pre-crisis size at the mid-point of 2021.
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Why are airlines mandating Covid-19 vaccinations for crew?
Carriers including Air Canada, Delta Air Lines and Swiss have made announcements on employee Covid-19 vaccination policies this week, further expanding the list of reasons being given for introducing vaccine mandates – or essentially doing so by proxy.
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Domestic disarray haunts Asia-Pacific carriers
A new wave of coronavirus infections — caused mainly by the more infectious Delta variant — threatens to thwart the domestic recovery in key Asia-Pacific markets, though prospects in the region remain mixed.
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Air Astana, FlyArystan find domestic bliss amid pandemic: CEO
Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana and low-cost unit FlyArystan continue to hold their own amid the coronavirus pandemic, relying on a strong domestic market to drive profitability.
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Which commercial airlines served Kabul before the Taliban advance?
The chaos surrounding operations at Hamid Karzai International airport in recent days affects a number of international operators, including Emirates and Turkish Airlines.
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Vibrant cargo market continues to buoy Asia-Pacific carriers
Asia-Pacific airlines continue to enjoy strong cargo markets, partially offsetting the dire lack of passenger travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Korean Air bucks industry trends
If you want to cite an airline that has been particularly good at bucking industry trends during the Covid-19 crisis, it is difficult to look beyond Korean Air.
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Korean Air chief eyes transformational years beyond Covid-19
Walter Cho stepped into the top job at Korean Air in April 2019, and with an ambitious acquisition stands to transform the South Korean air travel market in the 2020s.
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Bright spots in second quarter fail to mask continued airline losses
While the airline sector as a whole remains firmly in the red as it struggles to shake free from grip of the global pandemic, recent weeks have seen at least carriers in pockets of the industry post profits of some kind in the second quarter.