All Airline Business articles – Page 6
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Airline BusinessAir cargo demand growth settles back after ‘hectic’ few months
Air cargo demand continued to grow in September but settled down from the highs recorded in August and July. The latest figures from data provider Xeneta show that air cargo demand increased by 3% year on year in September, down from 5% in August, while capacity was up 3% and ...
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Airline BusinessObituary: Pierre Jeanniot, leader of Air Canada and IATA
The former chief executive of Air Canada and director-general of IATA died on 22 June 2025, aged 92
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Airline BusinessLufthansa Group takes greater control of airlines in effort to recover lost ground
The business’s actions can broadly be grouped into three areas: more centralisation of its network carriers, involving greater integration of several functions; improving productivity, partly through a fleet-simplification effort; and getting costs down.
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Airline BusinessWeek 41 2025: Delta kicks off Q3 earnings with snapshot of domestic, international demand
With the Northern Hemisphere’s fall season now officially underway, airlines in North America and Europe will begin picking over the summer’s air travel trends and reporting earnings for the third quarter.
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Airline BusinessAirline News Digest: 27 September - 3 October 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessJAL targets revenue growth, with LCCs, international network to provide boost
Japan Airlines Group intends to boost its operating revenue “by optimising resources” to respond to what it calls “environmental changes in the market”.
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Airline BusinessFrontier chief calls US airline sector ‘rigged’ over gate access
Frontier Airlines chief executive Barry Biffle has accused major US carriers of using gate control at busy airports to limit competition and maintain pricing power, calling the sector “pretty rigged”.
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Airline BusinessASG carriers target seasonal peaks to boost aircraft utilisation, rapidly expand fleet
Ascend Airways employs a seasonal model used by fellow member carriers of Lithuanian wet lease specialist Avia Solution Group (ASG).
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Airline BusinessAbra Group does not rule out future Azul-Gol combination
Abra Group officially pulled the plug on combining Gol and competitor Azul but the Brazilian carriers may still revisit such a deal in the future.
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Airline BusinessWhy Play has joined Wow on the list of failed Icelandic airlines
Low-cost operator Play ceased operations on 29 September, citing “deep-rooted challenges” that weighed on its four years of flying
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Airline BusinessWeek 40 2025: Lufthansa changes, Azul-Gol off and Turkish-Air Europa progress
As the peak third quarter in the North Hemisphere comes to an end and airlines prepare to report on their earnings for the period, there was a flurry of order and acquisition activity last week.
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Airline BusinessAirline News Digest: 20-26 September 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessAllegiant repositions in Los Angeles as some competitors cut West Coast capacity
With a high volume of low-cost seats being removed from the US domestic market, Allegiant Air is rebalancing its position in Los Angeles.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: Top groups overcame headwinds to maintain steady financial course in 2024
The end of post-Covid upheaval means there is a familiar feel to the top airline groups by revenue and profit based on 2024 data, but the rankings still reflect the challenges and opportunities that operators faced
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: Leading groups finally saw traffic exceed pre-Covid levels in 2024
Leading global airlines finally surpassed pre-Covid passenger traffic in 2024, helped by stand-out capacity growth among the big Chinese airline groups
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Airline BusinessUS regional airlines face 50-seat jet replacement crisis
US regional carriers face a looming crisis as their 300 ageing 50-seat jets approach retirement with no direct replacements in production from major manufacturers.
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Airline BusinessGetJet founder targets €1bn revenues by 2030 through ACMI, asset management and MRO expansion
GetJet Aviation founder and chairman Alex Celiadin has quietly built a highly profitable ACMI and charter business for which he is targeting €1 billion revenues by 2030.
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Airline BusinessMRO Japan eyes steady growth amid near-term opportunities
As it turns 10, MRO Japan – majority owned by ANA Holdings – eyes opportunities in freighter conversions and end-of-lease checks, but intends to grow slow and steady.
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Airline BusinessWeek 39 2025: ICAO Assembly kicks off with sustainability, safety in focus
This week will see the start of the ICAO Assembly in Montreal, where member states will gather to set the agenda for international aviation regulations and standards for the coming three years.
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Airline BusinessAirline News Digest: 13-19 September 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.