All Airlines articles – Page 20
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Airline Business
Avianca turns attention to yields, shifts capacity from oversupplied domestic market
Colombian carrier Avianca is launching 14 more international routes this winter – atop nine it already started flying this year – as it reallocates capacity from the oversupplied domestic segment to higher-yielding markets.
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News
ATR abandons STOL variant
ATR has ended its effort to develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of the ATR 42-600 after failing to secure as many orders as it had hoped.
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Gol aims to complete Chapter 11 restructuring by end April
Restructuring Brazilian carrier Gol is hoping to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by the end of April as it today reported progress in restoring capacity during the third quarter.
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Japanese carriers flag continued imbalance in Mainland China recovery
Japan’s two largest carriers are seeing slower-than-expected recovery on their Mainland China network, echoing a sentiment made a year ago in the aftermath of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
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Lion Air becomes first low-cost member of AAPA
Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air has joined the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), becoming the first low-cost carrier to enter the grouping.
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Ecojet launches £20m funding push as it targets AOC
UK green aviation start-up Ecojet Airlines has appointed Wyvern Partners to lead a £20 million ($25 million) capital raise – enough to satisfy regulatory requirements and enable the launch of operations.
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Southeast Asia works towards ‘net-zero’ ambition
Southeast Asia is working towards ‘net zero’ carbon emissions in aviation by 2050, but government policy will be essential to fulfilling this ambition.
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Airline Business
Gulf Air looks to ‘transformational pivot’ to differentiate offer in crowded Middle East market
Bahrain’s flag-carrier is putting its faith in a customer offering based on convenient connections and a strong on-board product on a young Airbus narrowbody and Boeing 787 fleet, while playing its part in boosting tourism and investment into the kingdom
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Potential restructuring looms as Spirit Airlines misses deadline to file quarterly report
Spirit Airlines has missed its deadline for filing a report on its third-quarter financial results with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amid reports that it is considering financial restructuring.
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Airline Business
Air India foundations in place after completion of mergers
Almost three years since Tata Group secured ownership of perennially loss-making national carrier Air India, it has completed the task of merging four airline units into the enlarged grouping.
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Analysis
Why Bahrain’s airport still has room to grow
It may not be a mega-hub like Dubai or Doha, but Bahrain airport is looking to the next stage of its expansion, less than four years after the opening of its new terminal. On the agenda are hotels, runway improvements, an enhanced customer offer, and an expanded cargo centre
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Thai Airways operating profit slips in the third quarter despite rising revenues
Thai Airways remained profitable in the third quarter as revenues continued to increase on the back of traffic growth.
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In depth
How carriers are building up freight business in Bahrain
The kingdom is a leading hub for air freight and infrastructure investments at the airport are set to consolidate its status as a global crossroads
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News
Rex set to step up operations as government backs administration extension
Administrators for Regional Express (Rex) will increase the Australian carrier’s operational fleet under a business improvement plan made possible after the government agreed to extend its financial support of the carrier.
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Italy files Lufthansa-ITA remedy measures
Italy’s finance ministry has sent details to the European Commission of the remedies package supporting Lufthansa’s planned acquisition of a 41% stake in national carrier ITA Airways.
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AAPA kicks off annual meeting with optimism for 2025 growth
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is positive on the outlook for 2025 as it assembles for its annual meeting.
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Air China signs as Comac C929 launch customer
Air China has signed an agreement with Comac to become the launch customer for the latter’s C929 widebody programme, marking a new milestone for the in-development programme.
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Air NZ, Cathay win five-year extension for joint venture
New Zealand regulators have approved a five-year extension for the joint venture between Cathay Pacific Airways and Air New Zealand.
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Spirit Airlines A321 struck by gunfire during attempted landing in Haiti
Haiti has closed its main international airport after a Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 was struck by gunfire while attempting to land in Port-au-Prince.
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Avelo’s latest expansion to include start-up’s first international flights
US start-up carrier Avelo Airlines plans to soon launch its first-ever international flights, to Mexico and the Caribbean, as it establishes new operational bases in Connecticut and Florida.