Interviews – Page 6
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Airline Business
How crisis has encouraged Romania’s Blue Air to think big
Chief executive Oana Petrescu explains how crisis has given the low-cost carrier an unprecedented opportunity at primary airports and to accelerate its fleet renewal plans
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Swissport chief Warwick Brady outlines ambitions for restructured handling giant
With a reduction in debt of €1.9 billion and a capital injection of €500 million, Swissport is aiming to emerge from the pandemic as a leaner but stronger business.
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Lift flags fresh approach as key in tough South African market
Few airline markets have been as challenging as South Africa, even before the Covid crisis hit. Yet the tough climate did not deter South African carrier Lift from joining the fray in December last year. Indeed, in many ways, it helped its entry.
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Why Icelandic start-up Play is taking measured approach to growth
Whilst the pandemic means Icelandic budget start-up Play has had to bide its time before launching, chief executive Birgir Jonsson says the carrier will remain patient in adding capacity in a bid to resist the pitfalls of over-expansion.
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A-OK at South Korea’s low-cost start-up Aero K
South Korean low-cost start-up Aero K has big plans to become a “global best practice low-cost airline”, but the path to take-off was not an easy one, says airline chief Mike Kang.
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Scoot’s founding CEO returns to confront new realities
Campbell Wilson’s second stint as chief executive of low-cost carrier Scoot has proven to be very different from his first. In early 2020 Singapore Airlines announced an executive rotation. One surprise announcement saw Wilson named as chief executive of Scoot. Having founded what was then SIA’s long-haul, low-cost arm in ...
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David Neeleman ready for his fifth act with Breeze Airways
After launching four successful airlines in 30 years, serial entrepreneur David Neeleman’s latest project sees him targeting underserved US cities with Breeze Airways
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Andrew Levy’s low-cost Avelo Airlines hits the ground running
Avelo Airlines, industry veteran Andrew Levy’s new carrier, made a splash last week when it landed in the US low-cost-carrier pool, offering $19 fares and flights from the Los Angeles area to nearly a dozen cities in the western third of the country.
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How Jude Bricker transformed Sun Country on journey to IPO
In four short years, former Allegiant president Jude Bricker has taken the Midwest niche carrier from near-death to a stock market IPO, aided by a well-timed venture into cargo markets with Amazon
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Bangkok Airways chief pivots to address new realities
Bangkok Airways has had to shift from its core business of carrying international codeshare passengers as it rides out the coronavirus pandemic.
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SriLankan CEO eyes the future after brutal 2020
SriLankan Airlines chief executive Vipula Gunatilleka is laying the groundwork for the airline’s future in the post coronavirus world.
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After 2020’s blues, IndiGo boss upbeat on long-term growth
IndiGo proved its mettle in a tough 2020, and chief executive Ronojoy Dutta is optimistic about the low-cost carrier’s outlook in the coming years.
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Airline Business
Rex chairman ups the ante in tough Australian market
With its expansion into narrowbody operations, Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) offers a rare story of growth and ambition in a global airline industry reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vaccines, testing key for Asia-Pacific recovery this year: IATA
IATA’s Asia-Pacific head Conrad Clifford is optimistic that vaccines will start to relieve the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but that airlines still face a very tough year.
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KLM chief Elbers on vaccine boost, state support and ‘building back better’
With a government support package secured and better news on the health outlook, KLM is approaching 2021 on much more ‘solid ground’, according to the airline’s chief executive Pieter Elbers
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De Juniac on why IATA focus is still on crisis management
The association’s director general Alexandre de Juniac will address the AGM on 24 November with IATA very much still in crisis management mode.
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IATA’s Mikosz on testing challenge for airline restart – and beyond
One of the risks for the airline industry when some kind of normality returns is states using the cover of public health to protect struggling carriers by restricting market access.
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Crisis CO2 levels highlight scale of airline challenge: IATA sustainability chief
The huge reduction in emissions from commercial airlines in 2020 paradoxically highlights the scale of the challenge ahead for the industry to meet its sustainability targets, according to IATA’s director of aviation environment, Michael Gill.
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Topi Manner on shaping Finnair for a post-pandemic market
The chief executive of the state-owned carrier explains how a ‘financial bazooka’ will help it through the crisis, and how it plans to emerge as a premium airline with a continued focus on Europe-Asia routes
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Istanbul airport chief on guiding a new hub through the Covid crisis
The chief executive of Istanbul’s nascent hub describes how the coronavirus crisis hit the business just after a huge capital investment – and how he plans to ensure it emerges from the downturn as a strong global player