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British Airways trims capacity plan to tackle operational challenges
IAG expects to operate 80% of pre-crisis capacity across this year, less than the 85% it had originally targeted after British Airways scaled back its planned flights this summer in a bid to make its operations more resilient.
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Airline Business
Has the golden age of Chinese air travel come to an end?
For three decades it has been an article of faith that China is the future of the world’s airline and aviation businesses, but trends suggest a darker path ahead.
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Lufthansa Group looks to strong summer demand as fuel costs bite
Lufthansa Group’s overall results improved in the first quarter, although rising fuel costs held back the recovery of its passenger airline business during the first three months of the year.
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Air France-KLM projects summer profit after cutting first quarter loss
Air France-KLM Group expects to break even at the operating level in the second quarter and to be “significantly positive” in the third after reporting strong recovery signs in the first three months of the year despite the impact of Omicron and the Ukraine crisis.
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Airline Business
Emirates at epicentre of airframer widebody woes
For Emirates Airline, being a key driver of new and existing widebody programmes has long been a double-edged sword, with recent issues at airframers leaving it particularly vulnerable to several unfavourable developments.
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Pent-up demand for air travel ‘finally being realised’ but IATA warns on airport delays
Demand for air travel continued its recovery in March this year, according to IATA, despite the war in Ukraine and China’s restrictive Covid-19 policies.
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Pobeda granted clearance to open Iranian service
Aeroflot Group’s budget carrier Pobeda has obtained permission to operate services to Iran from Russia’s civil aviation regulator. Pobeda will be permitted to fly twice-weekly between Moscow and Tehran, according to the decision disclosed by federal air transport authority Rosaviatsia. All Pobeda flights are conducted with a fleet of Boeing ...
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Airline Business
Why sparks are flying over airport charges post-pandemic
While airlines and airports found common ground during the pandemic in pressing for the lifting of restrictions, the fractious debate over future pricing at Heathrow underlines the wider financing challenges ahead for an industry on its heels from two years of losses but with a long-term capacity crunch still on the horizon
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April traffic marks Ryanair’s busiest month since August 2019
Ryanair underlined the strength of its recovery in activity by carrying 14.2 million passengers and reporting load factors of over 90% in April, marking the low-cost carrier’s busiest month since August 2019.
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Airline Business
Icelandair chief on Covid recovery, Max jets, 757s, cargo and competition
With the group restructured during the pandemic, Icelandair under Bogi Nils Bogason is emerging as a streamlined, aviation-focused business with a decision ahead on its future fleet
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Spirit board rejects acquisition by JetBlue, moves ahead with Frontier combination
Spirit Airlines has rejected an acquisition proposal from JetBlue Airways, saying its board of directors favours a competing proposal under which Frontier Airlines would acquire the budget carrier.
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US regional airline Tailwind adds seaplane flights to Provincetown
US floatplane operator Tailwind Air is expanding this summer with seasonal flights from Boston Harbor to Provincetown on Cape Cod.
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Avelo may expand eastern US network to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Avelo Airlines may expand its eastern US network to include Wilkes-Barre/Scranton iInternational airport, about 115 miles (xxxkm) north of Philadelphia.
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Norse Atlantic opens bookings with JFK route starting mid-June
Scandinavian start-up Norse Atlantic Airways has commenced ticket sales for transatlantic services, with the initial flight from Oslo to New York JFK set to take place on 14 June. Norse Atlantic will also open flights to Los Angeles, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. It says the beginning of ticket sales “marks ...
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Airline Business
Isolation from West creates long list of challenges for Russian airlines
Russia’s airline industry is continuing to adjust to the impact of its home country’s invasion of Ukraine, with this week seeing more developments that suggest it will be fundamentally changed for the foreseeable future.
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Russia’s Aeroflot suspended from SkyTeam alliance
Aeroflot has had its membership of global alliance SkyTeam temporarily suspended amid the continued fallout of global sanctions impacting the country’s operators following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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UK airlines baulk at Heathrow’s downbeat winter travel outlook
An association representing UK airlines does not share the downbeat winter season outlook released by Heathrow airport this week, accusing the London hub of seeking to “drive up passenger charges”.
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United marks ‘historic’ transatlantic expansion
United Airlines will ramp up its transatlantic schedule this summer by introducing six new destinations and reinstating 18 routes in Europe and the Middle East, marking what the Star Alliance carrier calls its biggest expansion in history.
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Thai AirAsia X marks return to service with Japan, South Korea relaunch
Long-haul, low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia X is set to resume operations in June, more than two years after suspending flights amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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United Airlines adds codeshares with Singapore Airlines
United Airlines will expand its codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines to include routes to 19 additional cities in the USA and Asia-Pacific region.