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Airline BusinessNorse chief Larsen preaches simplicity of low-cost long-haul business model
Focusing on the simple premise of flying large aircraft between major cities, Bjorn Larsen says, Norse is in it for the long haul.
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Airline BusinessWeek 21 2025: Earnings season winds down, but economic volatility looms large
The earnings season for the January-March quarter is drawing to a close, with this week seeing at least two low-cost operators report their financial results.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 10-16 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessAmid tariff turmoil, Japanese majors cautiously optimistic as profitability streak continues
ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines benefitted from strong inbound travel demand to remain profitable. Still, they were mindful about any likely impact from the Trump administration’s tariff policies.
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Airline BusinessWith headwinds looming, an unfazed SIA Group touts beefed-up defences
While SIA Group will be monitoring the longer-term impact of the US government’s tariff policies, it is unfazed by the uncertainty, noting that it is “well-positioned” to deal with it, and other long-standing challenges facing the airline sector.
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Airline BusinessGol rides surging international capacity to strong Q1
Gol is the latest Latin American carrier to report a strong first quarter as the region increasingly appears insulated from North America’s economic tumult.
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Airline BusinessAzul distances itself from last year’s operational struggles amid turning fortunes
After being pummeled by poor operational and financial performances last year, Brazilian carrier Azul has rebounded significantly and is charting a growth path once again.
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Airline BusinessWhy United is bringing ‘segmentation’ to business class with its incoming Studio suites
United Airlines’ introduction of new business-class suites on incoming Boeing 787-9s mirrors a strategy that already allowed it and other major US carriers to squeeze more revenue from economy class cabins.
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Airline BusinessCanadian carriers respond to US market weakness
The past few weeks have seen operators including Air Canada and WestJet respond to weakness in US markets in particular, as tensions between their home country and the Trump Administration play out.
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Airline BusinessFull-year 2024 report for benchmark global airlines
The global airline industry fell short of its 2023 profitability performance in 2024, according to aggregate earnings from Airline Business’s benchmark carriers/groups, although its fortunes improved over the second half of the year.
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Airline BusinessWeek 20 2025: JetBlue-United tie-up, earnings from Brazil and Singapore
The coming week might bring some news on the shape of any tie-up between JetBlue Airways and United Airlines, with the latter holding an event in Boston on Tuesday.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 3-9 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessConfident IAG reassures on transatlantic as it orders dozens of widebodies
If IAG is the best bellwether for the state of transatlantic air travel, then it just delivered a reassuring assessment of what lies ahead.
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Airline BusinessUS low-cost sector reports more stable booking trends heading into summer
While much of the USA’s low-cost sector has been struggling amid a slowdown in demand for discount airline seats, companies say bookings are trending positively.
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Airline BusinessEmirates acknowledges ‘jittery’ markets as it powers ahead in global profit race
Emirates has once again set a high benchmark for global airline earnings, announcing a full-year group net profit of Dhs20.5 billion ($5.57 billion) while saying it has “excitement and optimism” about the year to come.
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Airline BusinessFull-year 2024 report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full-year 2024 data for Airline Business’ benchmark airlines/groups in Latin America shows carriers in the region exceeding the previous year’s operating profit but falling short of 2023’s net profit.
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Airline BusinessTurmoil abroad and weakening peso eats into Mexican airline profits
Mexican carriers Aeromexico and VivaAerobus were dragged down in the first quarter by a ”sluggish” local economy and weakening Mexican peso.
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Airline BusinessQ4 2024 performance report for benchmark global airlines
The global airline industry ended 2024 with a strong performance in terms of operating profit but saw its net result drop, largely accounted for by swingeing losses among the two Brazilian carriers included in the data as they grappled with local currency weakness.
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Airline BusinessWeek 19 2025: Earnings bonanza continues with US-Canada and transatlantic latest
There is little let-up this week from what is proving to be a very condensed airline earnings season, with operators including Air Canada, Allegiant Air, Avianca, Copa Airlines and IAG all set to report their first-quarter performances and outlooks.
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Airline BusinessGol’s optimism building as it nears conclusion of financial restructuring
Brazilian carrier Gol amended its full-year financial expectations based on its Chapter 11 bankruptcy progress and released upbeat preliminary first-quarter financial figures.