All Airline Business articles – Page 8
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Airline BusinessCopa’s decades of discipline paying off under long-serving chief Pedro Heilbron
Pedro Heilbron admits that, at this point, the secret to Copa Airlines’ success is “somewhat boring”, since the Panama-based carrier keeps repeating tried-and-true strategies that it has employed for years.
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Airline BusinessWeek 36 2025: Earnings season winds down as Spirit again files for Chapter 11
The April-June earnings period winds down with a slight show of improvement from China’s three largest operators, even as they continued to be loss-making.
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Airline BusinessAirline News Digest: 23-29 August 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessQantas’ record profit meets cautious sentiment – and a promise to ‘deliver’
Qantas Group posted its second highest annual profit, but it remains modest about the achievement, focusing instead on its goal of “delivering” for its customers.
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Airline BusinessAir New Zealand plays the long game as near-term challenges drag on
Air New Zealand has acknowledged there is “no quick fix” in resolving its current “operational complexities” – chief among them the long-drawn engine reliability issues on its narrowbody and widebody fleet.
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Airline BusinessConnect Airlines chief still aiming to fix ‘broken’ US regional model
More than two years after Connect Airlines’ US FAA certification process hit a pause, founder John Thomas remains committed to rethinking what he calls the “broken model” for regional flying in the USA.
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Airline BusinessQ2 2025 performance report for benchmark North American airlines
Complete second-quarter earnings reports from Airline Business’ benchmark North American airlines show the region’s carriers posting lower operating and net profits compared with the equivalent period of 2024.
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Airline BusinessKorean Air’s simplification act gathers pace with record aircraft buy
Korean Air’s strategy of simplification in the long-term is gathering pace, after the carrier placed a record order for more than 100 Boeing aircraft.
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Airline BusinessWeek 35 2025: Chinese majors report as Air Canada rights ship
While most major global carriers have already reported second-quarter financial results, a trio of major Chinese airlines are poised to break the quiet period with a snapshot of the sector’s health.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 16-22 August 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessGol line in sight as Brazilian carrier looks to restore full fleet
Greater aircraft availability helped Gol achieve much higher second-quarter passenger capacity compared with the equivalent period of last year.
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Airline BusinessAzul’s operations holding steady as it navigates Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The Sao Paulo-based company reported encouraging trends on revenue generation and passenger capacity in the second quarter, benefiting from a stronger Brazilian real and fewer operational disruptions caused by severe weather.
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Airline BusinessQ2 2025 performance report for benchmark European airlines
Full second-quarter 2025 data from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Europe shows profitability was significantly higher year on year, as comparisons benefitted from the surprisingly challenging conditions seen in the same period of 2024.
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Airline Business‘Challenging’ domestic market leads JAL, ANA to trim capacity as international growth continues
Japan’s two largest operators are trimming their domestic capacity for the northern winter season, amid concerns of slowing demand and domestic competition.
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Airline BusinessWeek 34 2025: Results pause as Spirit provides reminder of post-Chapter 11 risks
Last week saw two Brazilian carriers report their earnings during a challenging period for operators in the country, while Spirit Airlines raised “substantial doubt” over its ability to survive
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 9-15 August 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: Ryanair for Digital Leadership
In the ninth and final winning story from 2025’s Airline Strategy Awards, which were held in London on 14 July, Ryanair received the Digital Leadership Award
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Airline BusinessCebu Pacific ‘on track’ for stronger 2025 even as supply chain woes persist
Cebu Pacific believes it is “on track” to report stronger profit margins this year, despite persisting supply chain snags, and as it enters its “softest” quarter yet.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: JetBlue Airways for ESG Leadership
In the eighth of our winning stories from 2025’s Airline Strategy Awards, which were held in London on 14 July, JetBlue Airways was recognised in the ESG Leadership category
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Airline BusinessWeek 33 2025: Earnings season takes a breather with focus shifting on Asia-Pacific results
Following a flurry of financial results in the past week, earnings season takes a brief pause with most European and North American operators having reported their earnings. Focus will soon turn to several key Asia Pacific operators by the end of the month.