All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 30
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NewsKenya Airways sees aircraft availability improving amid spare parts pressures
Kenya Airways is reporting some progress in its aircraft availability after recently flagging the risk of service disruptions resulting from supply chain-related maintenance delays.
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Airline BusinessIstanbul heads European airports in 2022 passenger numbers
Istanbul airport handled 64.5 million passengers in 2022, making it the busiest in Europe last year, while airports elsewhere in the region have reported doubling or tripling of passenger figures.
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NewsGovernment sale concerns put Mango rescue deal at risk
Administrators at grounded South African budget carrier Mango Airlines have warned that a deal to secure new investors may have to be abandoned after concerns raised by the national government.
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NewsEthiopian to restore full China capacity from start of March
Ethiopian Airlines will next month lift capacity on its China flights and restore frequencies to pre-pandemic levels from the start of March following the recent easing of Covid travel restrictions in the Asian country.
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NewsKenya Airways warns flights could be cut if MRO supply chain woes persist
Kenya Airways has warned it may have to temporarily cut some frequencies if supply chain challenges continue to delay the return of its aircraft from scheduled maintenance.
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Airline BusinessMarket response shows China travel return will not be straightforward
China’s imminent lifting of the requirement for arriving passengers to quarantine may remove the biggest remaining outlier in terms of Covid travel restrictions, but the muted response from international governments and airlines is a reminder that a return to normality will not be immediate.
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NewsHop chief lands at Transavia France as Stubler takes group decarbonisation role
Transavia France chief executive Nathalie Stubler is take a up a new role as special advisor for Air France-KLM ’s decarbonisation strategy and will be succeeded at the leisure unit by the current head of Air France regional carrier Hop.
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NewsITA to debut Airbus A320neo from end of January
ITA Airways expects to debut Airbus A320neo on flights from the end of January after the painting was completed of the Italian carrier’s first of the type.
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NewsRyanair raises profits outlook after strong holiday period
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has lifted its full-year profit guidance to a range of €1.325 billion to1.425 billion ($1.4 billion to $1.5 billion) before exceptionals after reporting a strong expected holiday period.
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NewsKenya Airways share suspension extended as restructuring continues
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority has granted a year-long suspension of share trading in Kenya Airways to give the SkyTeam carrier more time to complete its restructuring.
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NewsRyanair passengers up 5% against 2019 during calendar year
European budget carrier Ryanair carried over 160 million passengers in the 2022 calendar year, 5% more than it flew during the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.
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NewsWizz tops previous passenger highs by 15% in 2022 calendar year
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air carried 15% more passengers in the last calendar year than it did in 2019, its previous high point.
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are African airlines?
The African airline sector has been recovering slowly from the pandemic, as the unwinding of Covid restrictions has compounded financial challenges for several of the region’s highest-profile struggling carriers.
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are Middle East airlines?
Middle East carriers are well on the way to restoring pre-pandemic activities following the lifting of Covid restrictions
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery is airline industry?
A year which began with airlines still in the grip of Covid restrictions as the Omicron variant threatened a fresh round of disruption, ended with airlines breaking revenue records in the summer and travel rules being relaxed in the last key market not to have done so, China.
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are European airlines?
A carrier-by-carrier guide to the progress European airlines continued to make in their recovery from the Covid-19 crisis during the past year and a look at how much further they have to go in 2023.
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NewsITA sees passenger revenues ahead of budget as Italy works on securing investor
Italian carrier ITA Airways expects passenger revenues to exceed its revised budget for the year as Italy’s government is reportedly closing in on a new decree aimed at reviving the stalled privatisation of the airline.
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NewsLOT Polish Airlines names interim chief after Milczarski dismissed
LOT Polish Airlines’ supervisory board has ended the tenure of president Rafal Milczarski after seven years heading the Star Alliance carrier.
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NewsCapital A secures six-month extension to file ‘regularisation’ plan
AirAsia parent Capital A has been given until July to submit its “regularisation plan” after securing a six-month extension from the Malyasian stock exchange.
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NewsSAS to launch summer New York flights from Aalborg and Gothenburg
Scandinavian carrier SAS is to begin the first direct services from Gothenburg in west Sweden and Aalborg in Denmark with the USA after announcing summer flights from both cities to Newark airport next year.