All articles by Graham Dunn – Page 84
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ROUTES: Growing Mango eyes African expansion
South African low-cost carrier Mango will turn its attentions to expanding into routes beyond South Africa as it continues on recent strong growth.
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ROUTES: Durban eyes new direct air links
New international air links to Durban will be formally confirmed during World Routes this week as the region embarks on a major tourism push as part of its economic development strategy.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Monarch chief executive Andrew Swaffield
This time last year Monarch Airlines was battling to finalise crucial labour deals and investment talks to give it breathing space to secure its future and complete its evolution from charter to scheduled leisure carrier.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines look past fuel gains in second quarter
There was a familiar ring to results as North American and European carriers disclosed second-quarter earnings.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Mixed picture for European airline profits in 2014
Profits among leading European carriers improved slightly in 2014 though the picture remains extremely mixed between operators, the latest Airline Business World Airline Rankings underlines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline profits hit highs in 2014
For an industry so used to shocks and red ink over the last 15 years, it is perhaps unsurprising that airlines may take some convincing that they've never had it so good.
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NewsRivals battle on as Heathrow Airport welcomes runway backing
The operator of London Heathrow airport has welcomed the UK Airports Commission recommendation today that the UK should develop a third runway at the airport to meet future capacity requirements, though the rival short-listed candidates believe they remain in the race.
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IATA sees profits increasing across all regions in 2015
While North American carriers are driving the improved financial fortunes of the airline industry, IATA is seeing reasons for optimism in other regions.
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IATA: Oneworld works round Gulf row tensions
Suggestions that strained relations between the US and Gulf majors over subsidies could prompt Qatar Airways to consider leaving Oneworld, were played down by the alliance which points to productive meetings between its members at IATA's Annual General Meeting.
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IATA: US carriers dominate 2015 profits picture
North American carriers are now expected generate net profits of almost $16 billion this year, accounting for over half the projected industry profit this year and almost matching last year's total profit for the entire industry.
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IATA: SAA 'not out of the woods' despite exceeding target - CEO
South African Airways’ acting chief executive Nico Bezuidenhout insists the Star Alliance carrier is not out of the woods yet, despite its successfully implemented 90-day turnaround plan outperforming its original savings target.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Low-cost carrier traffic up 10% in 2014
Low-cost carrier growth showed no sign of abating in 2014 as passenger number among the leading budget and leisure sector carrier increased almost 10% in 2014.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fastest-growing airports in Africa and Middle East
Gulf carrier strategy continues to drive much of the growth for airports in the Middle East and Africa, though expansion in the region runs well beyond their home bases.
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LOT to unveil new routes amid return to growth
Polish flag carrier LOT will reveal new routes in July or July as it prepares to return to growth for the first time since being forced to cap its operations as a compensatory measure for securing state aid.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Recovering eurozone markets driving April growth
April data from Flightglobal’s schedules specialist Innovata shows a number of EU airports, in particular Greek capital Athens, making up lost ground from the recession as airlines lift their capacity
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AnalysisANALYSIS: O'Leary still at first base on transatlantic
For those believing Michael O'Leary's much talked-of interest in launching a transatlantic operation is just another headline-grabbing move by the publicity-hungry Ryanair boss, developments over the last 10 days will have given them more ammunition.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: European carriers' battle for profits continues
A string of one-off restructuring, labour relations, fuel hedging, and currency hits in 2014's fourth quarter – and in the year as a whole – makes for difficulty in unpicking the financial health of European carriers.
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ROUTES: Air Canada Rouge sees model driving new services
Air Canada Rouge vice president commercial Vijay Bathija believes the leisure carrier’s performance since its launch in June 2013 shows its in-house model is working.
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ROUTES: Industry pushes for Latin American airport development
IATA is working with local airline association ALTA and airport grouping ACI on a campaign to highlight airport infrastructure challenges in Latin America.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can European carriers find profits momentum?
European airlines have strengthened their tentative grip on profits in 2014, but restructuring remains very much a work in progress for many.