Interviews
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Airline Business
How JFK’s new international terminal aims to change up the model for US airports
The chief executive of New York JFK’s new international terminal is confident the facility will set a new model for airport infrastructure in the country
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Airline Business
Istanbul airport sees expanded tourism reach driving growth ambitions
Just five years after Istanbul airport opened, its new chief executive Selahattin Bilgen is already readying the gateway for the next stage of its development
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Airline Business
Neeleman readies Breeze for next step as it gets set for international
Three years after launching in the middle of the global pandemic, David Neeleman’s fifth airline start-up, Breeze Airways, has hit profitability and set to launch its first international services.
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Airline Business
Japan Airlines makes the most of imbalanced demand return
While Japan Airlines has enjoyed a strong pick-up in its financial performance since markets reopened after the pandemic, the carrier’s network chief Ross Leggett notes it is doing so against the backdrop of markedly changed travel patterns.
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Airline Business
HK Express chief Jeanette Mao on a ‘fulfilling’ year of recovery
HK Express CEO Jeanette Mao took helm of the low-cost airline in 2023, overseeing a rapid recovery post-pandemic. She speaks to Airline Business about how her first year has been
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Airline Business
Roberto Alvo on leading LATAM Airlines out of Chapter 11 and into net-zero challenge
LATAM Airlines Group’s chief executive has rebuilt the continent’s largest operator and emerged as a crusader on decarbonisation
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Airline Business
Loganair chief aiming to re-establish resilience at UK regional carrier
On becoming chief executive Loganair earlier this year, Luke Farajallah’s first task was clear-cut: bringing “operational excellence and resilience” to an airline that had been through a tough 18 months in that regard
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Airline Business
Saudi low-cost unit Flyadeal set for next stage of growth
Under new chief executive Steven Greenway and with 51 freshly ordered Airbus narrowodies added to its backlog, the fast-growing Saudi Arabian budget carrier is ready for the next stage of its growth
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Airline Business
Air Canada poised for another big summer of crisscrossing oceans
Air Canada’s head of revenue and network planning discusses the carrier’s expectations for summer travel, growing its international network and deploying a growing fleet of Airbus A220s
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Airline Business
IATA’s Walsh hails success on SAF awareness as industry gathers in ‘good place’
Pleased that the industry is finally hitting pre-Covid milestones, IATA chief calls for action on sustainable fuel and taxation
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Airline Business
New Play chief plots measured path ahead after growing pains
Icelandic budget carrier Play’s new chief executive, Einar Orn Olafsson, intends to scrutinise performance in closer detail following the change of senior management at the company.
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Airline Business
Avelo doubles down on core strategies three years after launching as start-up
Three years have passed since US start-up Avelo Airlines first took off from Burbank, California with an aggressive plan to carve a niche among established ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs).
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Airline Business
Hawaiian’s long-awaited 787s will ‘stretch legs’ across USA and Pacific: CEO
The recent arrival in Honolulu of a GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787-9 adorned with Hawaiian’s floral livery – the first of 12 now expected through 2027 – is a long-awaited and horizon-expanding addition to the carrier’s long-haul fleet.
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Airline Business
How ANA president Shinichi Inoue is hitting a home run, and then some
ANA president and chief executive Shinichi Inoue is overseeing the airline’s next stage of growth, with a new medium-haul sister unit, European expansion on the cards and promising financial results.
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Airline Business
Volotea chief Carlos Munoz has IPO ambition for carrier committed to being different
After a turbulent three years amid the pandemic and then the impact of rapidly rising fuel costs, Volotea under founding chief executive Carlos Munoz has renewed confidence thanks to a strong 2023 and encouraging start to this year
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Airline Business
Airlink takes stock after making its name in South African market
While regional carrier Airlink has long been an established player in the market, it has under founding chief executive Rodger Foster taken the chance created by rivals’ troubles in South Africa to expand into new markets in its own right
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Airline Business
Cathay sustainability chief hopeful of ‘more ambition’ in SAF targets
Cathay Pacific’s sustainability chief is hopeful of “more ambition” in targets set for sustainable aviation fuels, amid wider discussion over the sector can boost its sustainability credentials.
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Airline Business
‘Just didn’t work’: Mesa chief describes financial troubles under previous deal with United
Phoenix-based regional carrier Mesa Airlines has been manoeuvring to reduce debt and improve profitability, largely through new agreements with partner United Airlines.
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Airline Business
Fly4 chief sees shareholders Enter Air and TUI giving new carrier flying start
Founding shareholders Enter Air and TUI enable Irish ACMI start-up Fly4 Airlines to begin services on the front foot, but the carrier’s managing director Jochen Schnadt is looking to long-term third-party customers to help it grow to a 20-plus aircraft-sized operation in the coming years
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Airline Business
How Adrian Neuhauser transformed Avianca into a low-cost competitor
With traffic surging in Latin America, Adrian Neuhauser has turned Avianca into a low-cost operator that draws on the strengths of its network-carrier past