All articles by Airline Business – Page 6
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Airline BusinessAir cargo outlook mixed amid falling demand but high yields
The air cargo market is facing a set of challenges in 2023 that mean its pandemic-era demand highs are firmly in the rear-view mirror.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Q1 earnings, Ryanair order, Go First woes, Joyce's Qantas legacy
Graham and Lewis discuss how European and North American carriers performed during the recent earnings season, which saw a degree of ‘normalisation’ and plenty of positivity about the summer
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Airline BusinessAirlines should prioritise storytelling, not statements, on sustainability
United Airlines is setting a strong example with its latest sustainability campaign, which notably avoids broad-brush statements, writes airline marketing specialist Shashank Nigam
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Consolidation challenges, Riyadh Air, C-suite diversity
Graham and Lewis talk through the growing list of consolidation moves within the global industry, discussing why deals take such a long time to get over the line.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Do airline failures belie brighter outlook?
Graham and Lewis discuss the recent collapses of European carriers Flybe and Flyr, asking whether those developments belie a much brighter outlook for the industry in 2023.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Record revenues, cargo concerns, ICAO deal and Latin latest
Graham and Lewis discuss a strong third-quarter results season for airlines in Europe and North America, as constrained capacity met surging demand. They also examine the recent ICAO agreement on emissions and the latest in the Latin American airline industry
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Winter worries, Emirates-United tie-up, Frontier and Blue Air
Graham and Lewis discuss the transition from a positive summer period in terms of demand and - in some cases - profits to an uncertain winter, with a long list of challenges clouding the 2023 outlook.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: 787 return, supply-chain impact and Farnborough thoughts
Graham and Lewis discuss the resumption of Boeing 787 deliveries and the impact of supply-chain issues on fleet planning.
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AnnouncementsTurkish Airlines chief and former head of Ethiopian Airlines among recipients at Airline Strategy Awards 2022
Turkish Airlines chief executive Bilal Eksi and former Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam were among senior industry leaders recognised at this year’s Airline Strategy Awards on 17 July. The awards – which have been held since 2002 – recognise individuals, airlines and companies supporting air transport that have demonstrated ...
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: IATA AGM talking points and A380 return
Graham and Lewis consider the main talking points from the recent IATA AGM in Doha, at which the association outlined an improved economic outlook for the industry. At the same time as better news on Covid restrictions being dropped, however, executives also acknowledged a new set of headwinds. They also ...
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Disruption blame game and sustainability action plans
Graham and Lewis consider the blame game that is emerging as airlines and the wider air travel sector grapple with operational challenges.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Reining in the recovery and Chinese market reversal
Graham and Lewis discuss big airline expectations from the recent results season, alongside the operational challenges that threaten to limit the recovery and the uncertainty regarding what might follow. And as more of the Asia-Pacific region brings down border restrictions, they consider the impact of China’s continued ‘zero-Covid’ policy on ...
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Challenging summer capacity ramp-up and the fight for Spirit
Graham and Lewis return to discuss the challenges facing airlines as they ramp-up operations heading into the northern hemisphere summer, notably amid staffing shortages and rising fuel prices. They also take a look at the competition to purchase Spirit Airlines, after JetBlue Airways threw its hat into the ring for ...
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OpinionAirlines must show progress on sustainability to avoid becoming next tobacco industry
Action and positive communication are important in stopping future generations viewing aircraft as negatively as cigarettes are today, argues SimpliFlying’s Shashank Nigam
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Airline Business‘Antifragile’ airlines have the edge
Carriers seeking a strong recovery from coronavirus should focus on how adversity can drive change for the better, writes Shashank Nigam of airline marketing specialist SimpliFlying
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Airline BusinessSouth Africa’s airline sector can overcome challenges
The country has been hit hard by Covid-19, exacerbating connectivity challenges created by SAA’s retrenchment, but there is hope that the sector will recover, writes Zuks Ramasia, chief executive of the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa
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AnnouncementsFlightGlobal launches Decade of Airline Excellence Awards
FlightGlobal is delighted to announce the launch of the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards, which Airline Business will deliver later this year with our partner, Korn Ferry. Amid this year’s unprecedented disruption, we have decided to take a break from the Airline Strategy Awards – which will return in the ...
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NewsAirline Business podcast: uncertainties prevail after bleak Q2 results
Graham and Lewis discuss a bleak financial results season, as airlines count the costs of a ruinous April-June period while grappling with a bumpier-than-expected comeback in the current quarter.
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NewsAirline Business podcast: Challenges as airlines return to skies
As airlines begin to ramp up operations, Graham and Lewis discuss the demand situation and the possible pitfalls ahead.
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Airline BusinessHow air transport sector is dragging itself back from the brink
Few if anyone could have predicted the sudden and far-reaching destruction being wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic during 2020 – but the airline sector has already picked itself up and is still in the ring, fighting its way towards a recovery.