All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 44
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Airline Business
Wizz Air UK seeks ‘scaleable’ growth as testing change boosts demand
New Wizz Air UK chief executive Marion Geoffroy believes the scrapping of the more expensive PCR test for fully-vaccinated travellers from later this month will be a key driver of demand as the carrier ramps up capacity for Christmas travel.
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News
Heathrow charges could rise more than 50% under CAA proposals
UK aviation regulators have set an initial range for London Heathrow airport to increase its passenger charges by between 11% and 56% over the next five years, but rejected the hub’s request for a higher rise to offset losses incurred during the pandemic.
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News
New EU open skies deal with Qatar includes initial capacity caps
European Union regulators have signed an air transport services agreement with Qatar which includes capacity caps in some key markets before full access is implemented in 2024.
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Airline Business
Arrivederci Alitalia as famous brand bows out – for now
Italian national carrier Alitalia will carry out its last flight today as the company ceases operations, though it remains to be seen if it is the last time the long-standing and familiar brand is seen in the air.
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News
IATA’s Walsh slams UK testing policy and Heathrow charges
In addressing the Aviation Club in London on 13 October, IATA director general Willie Walsh was back on familiar territory - both in terms of location and subject matter.
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News
Flyr to take up to 10 Boeing 737-8 aircraft from Air Lease
Norwegian start-up Flyr has signed a letter of intent to lease six new Boeing 737-8 aircraft from US-based lessor Air Lease.
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News
Great Dane Airlines declared bankrupt
Scandinavian regional carrier Great Dane Airlines has today been declared bankrupt, a short message on its homepage says.
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Analysis
Boeing sees ‘alignment’ with Airbus on green ambitions despite differing emphasis
While Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has been promoting the virtues of bringing a clean-sheet, zero-emission narrowbody-sized airliner into service by “around” 2035, Boeing has distanced itself from such ambitions and instead put an emphasis on the role sustainable aviation fuel will play in meeting targets.
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News
Tata confirms selection as winning Air India bidder
Executives from Indian conglomerate Tata Sons have confirmed the group has won the bidding for struggline national carrier Air India.
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Airline Business
World Airline Rankings: No region left unscathed by crisis
While some Asia-Pacific operators benefited from access to large domestic markets and strong freight activity, international operators in the region were among the hardest hit in terms of reduced passenger traffic.
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Airline Business
World Airline Rankings: Hard hit low-cost carriers lead recovery efforts
Paradoxically, low-cost carriers have been among both the hardest hit and best positioned to counter the pandemic.
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Airline Business
World Airline Rankings: How crisis slashed revenues and drove industry to the red
Revenue among the 100 biggest airline groups was slashed by more than half last year, from $787 billion in 2019 to $364 billion for the same group of operators.
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Airline Business
World Airline Rankings: Passenger traffic slides two-thirds in 2020
Passenger traffic among the 100 biggest airline groups collapsed by almost two-thirds in 2020, the World Airline Rankings show.
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Airline Business
World Airline Rankings: How deeply the crisis hit the industry in 2020
While cargo offered some relief, the latest FlightGlobal World Airline Rankings underline just how bad 2020 got for the airlne industry
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Airline Business
Why Alaska Airlines has set 2040 target for net-zero CO2 operations
While the global airline industry took a further step to tackling its environment footprint by collectively committing to reaching net-zero C02 emissions by 2050 under a resolution agreed at the recent IATA AGM, Alaska Airlines has a goal of reaching that point 10 years sooner.
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News
Pilots back British Airways Gatwick plan
British Airways pilots represented by the BALPA union have agreed terms with the airline, overcoming one of the hurdles to its plans to re-establish short-haul operations from London Gatwick.
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News
UK regulator drops probe into BA and Ryanair lockdown refund policy
UK competition regulators have dropped their probe into British Airways and Ryanair over their decision to not offer passengers refunds for flights they could not legally take during lockdown, citing a lack of clarity over customer rights on the issue.
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News
British Airways to return A380 to service in November
British Airways is to restore Airbus A380 services this November for the first time since the pandemic began.
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News
Air Seychelles enters administration
Air Seychelles has appointed administrators after entering a formal company reorganisation on 5 October.
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News
Jet2 signs for 15 more Airbus A321neos
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is acquire 15 more Airbus A321neos, on top of the 36 firm orders for the type it announced at the end of August.