All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 74
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Diversity among the issues that dominated IATA's AGM
Diversity, specifically the lack of it, was a resonant theme at this year’s IATA annual general meeting in Sydney – even before the storm created when the association’s board chairman for the next year Akbar Al Baker responded to a question about gender equality, by saying that “of course” his own carrier Qatar Airways “has to to be led by a man because it is a very challenging position”.
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News
New SAA chief embarks on major overhaul
New South African Airways chief executive Vuyani Jarana is in no doubt of the size of the task he has inherited and is wasting no time to tackle its challenges.
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News
IATA urges Europe to back alternative fuels incentives
IATA is urging the European Council and Commission to back incentives for production of alternative fuels for aviation as part of an imminent directive on renewable energy.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac
IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac arrives for his second AGM in the chair with industry profits at almost unprecedented levels – but with plenty of challenges to be faced in sustaining them.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air France-KLM in familiar predicament
Air France-KLM may find itself prone to deja vu as it pins its hopes on a change in chief executive to resolve labour unrest at its French mainline operation – which continues to be outperformed by its Dutch counterpart.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulf players grapple with growth constraints
After years of eye-catching expansion, the big Gulf carriers have spent much of the last 18 months taking stock, with a resulting impact on traffic and capacity growth.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: IAG interest reflects Norwegian's disruptive influence
It remains to be seen whether Norwegian will ultimately join IAG, but the European airline group's minority investment further illustrates the impact the Scandinavian carrier has had on the industry.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines jockey for position after Air Berlin's fall
Few airline markets have shown as much movement as Germany over the past year, amid the jockeying for position that accompanied first the attempts to save Air Berlin and subsequently the backfilling of capacity the Oneworld carrier vacated.
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News
Lufthansa achieves record full-year profit
Lufthansa posted a 70% improvement in adjusted full-year EBIT to reach €2.97 billion ($3.68 billion) for 2017 after revenues were lifted by its acquisition of Air Berlin as well as gains from new pilot labour deals..
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline start-ups and failures in 2017
FlightGlobal data shows that 39 new airline operations were established over the first eight months of 2017, roughly matching the 37 airlines that ceased operations or suspended flights.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Disruptions interrupt profitable 2017 for airlines
Airlines largely kept a grip on their improved profitability off the back of continued strong air travel demand, but the positive mood was punctuated during 2017 by a series of high-profile challenges and service interruptions which dominated headlines.
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News
Lufthansa latest to switch to revenue-based loyalty programme
German airline group Lufthansa has become the latest operator to switch the earning mechanism for its frequent flyer programme from a miles to a revenue basis.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Ethiopian has come to the fore in Africa
There is no shortage of lofty long-term growth plans in the airline industry. But as it approaches the halfway stage of its ambitious 15-year strategic vision, Ethiopian Airlines can point to its outpacing of rivals on the African continent.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulf's fast-growing carriers have troubles at home
Over recent years it has been the big Gulf carriers that have caused headaches for rival network carriers in virtually all corners of the globe.
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News
Norwegian ends Spanish flights from Birmingham and Manchester
Low-cost carrier Norwegian will axe its Spanish services from UK airports Birmingham and Manchester this winter – routes that collapsed charter carrier Monarch Airlines had also operated.
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News
PAL works to ease Manila congestion headache
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will shortly submit its proposal to the government to develop an annex to Terminal 2 at Manila Ninoy Acquino International airport, part of a range of measures it is taking to combat congestion at it key hub.
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PAL eyes new routes as it readies for A350 arrival in 2018
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will look at resuming Cebu-Los Angeles services, one of a number of flights under evaluation for when its new fleet of Airbus A350s begin operations.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Orders slow as holidays kick in
A slow month for commercial sales saw some narrowbody commitments from Le Bourget firmed up, but little other activity. North America’s fleet lead is also being eroded by Asia
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ryanair still among biggest despite capping growth
Ryanair's disclosure that passenger numbers jumped 10% in September, even amid flight cancellations, underlines the extent to which the budget carrier is still growing despite the pilot-rostering challenges that have clipped its planned expansion.
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News
ROUTES: Dublin aims to build on Asian breakthrough
While much of the new long-haul activity at Dublin airport has focused on North America, perhaps its most striking recent route announcement is the landing of its first direct Asian service when Cathay Pacific begins Hong Kong flights next summer.