All Analysis – Page 131
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ANALYSIS: Will FastJet speed low-cost model in Africa?
The launch of flights later this month from high-profile pan-African start-up FastJet is the latest attempt to kick-start the spread of the low-cost carrier...
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ANALYSIS: Creaking Italian market shows signs of crisis
Back in February Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC launched a probe - a verifica straordinaria, as it puts it - into the financial well-being of the...
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ANALYSIS: IAG determined to tackle the pain in Spain
One thing few people would doubt about International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh is his willingness to tackle structural issues in the industry....
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Canada feels pressure on US routes
Air Canada is seeing some compression to its yield on services to the northeast USA, even as it ramps up flights to the region, say executives at the Montreal-based...
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ANALYSIS: Bombardier plays down CSeries delay
Bombardier executives reassured investors that the delayed first flight of the CSeries family to June 2013 will stick, during an earnings call today.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Clarity of vision for Comac C919
Comac's determination to prove doubters wrong with the C919, coupled with a healthy attitude towards its potential, suggests China has genuine long-term ambitions
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Strong Q3 for US airlines, but Sandy's impact looms
US airlines reported strong earnings in the third quarter after being aided by lower than expected fuel prices, even as massive flight cancellations resulting...
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair struggles to spend its growing cash pile
For most airline chief executives the challenge is how to build up a cash pile in the first place. For Ryanair's Michael O'Leary, the problem has been spending...
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ANALYSIS: SIA adopts portfolio strategy
Singapore Airlines has, for the first time, publicly stated that it is adopting a portfolio strategy to allow it to compete in multiple market segments. The...
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ANALYSIS: Bombardier bids to claw back turboprop market share
As ATR and Bombardier tussle for dominance of the turboprop market, both airframers have been hesitant to commit to a next-generation 90-seat aircraft
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Tiger eyes Southeast Asia after Virgin Australia deal
Virgin Australia's proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Tiger Airways Australia spells good news for the budget carrier's parent in more ways than...
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ANALYSIS: Why do ATC costs only ever seem to increase?
Air traffic control charges take a significant toll on hard-hit carriers, yet different systems around the world struggle to provide efficiencies to keep...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Honolulu's reascendant connecting hub
Hawaiian Airlines is on track to return Honolulu to the international connecting hub that it once was, as the carrier adds new frequencies to both Asia-Pacific...
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ANALYSIS: Tough climate drives new push for Greek merger
Fresh attempts by Aegean Airlines to merge with Olympic Air illustrate the continued tough conditions facing the Greek market. Aegean renewed attempts...
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ANALYSIS: Financial problems at airlines cannot be solved until they are identified
While identifying problems is crucial for the financial health of airlines, selecting the correct solution is more important still
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ANALYSIS: No Indian summer for Kingfisher
Six years ago, Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya told Airline Business during a cover interview how he was "building a sustainable business model in...
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ANALYSIS: US regionals reach new turning point
It is 1984 again with US regional airlines. That year was a turning point for the industry, when the first capacity purchase agreements established the dominant...
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ANALYSIS: Fleet Watch - orders September 2012
ANALYSIS: Fleet Watch - orders September 2012
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ANALYSIS: Oneworld's Qatar moves shows changing world order
Confirmation that Qatar Airways is to join the Oneworld alliance and that Air France-KLM will begin codesharing with Etihad Airways and its partner Air Berlin,...