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Airline BusinessWhy has Turkish Airlines’ share price rocketed in recent months?
While the majority of global airline groups tracked by FlightGlobal have yet to see their share prices return to anything like pre-Covid levels, Turkish Airlines is a different story.
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Airline BusinessUS start-up Airbahn plans to begin revenue service in ‘May or June’
US start-up carrier Airbahn plans to launch revenue service in the second quarter as it works through the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification process.
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Airline BusinessFrontier-Spirit deal solves several issues in hotly contested ULCC market: analysts
Analysts say Frontier Airlines’ proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines to create the largest ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) in the USA solves a number of potential issues in the hotly-contested low-price segment, which has been ripe for consolidation.
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Airline BusinessBubbles, lanes, and then some: How Singapore is reclaiming air hub status
After a series of false starts, Singapore’s plans to reopen its borders – and reclaim its status as a global air hub – are well well underway, though full recovery remains an elusive goal.
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Airline BusinessBoeing 737 Max programme enjoys better news after order setbacks
Boeing’s 737 Max programme has enjoyed a much-needed period of positive news following an inauspicious end to 2021 that saw Air France-KLM and Qantas place significant narrowbody orders with Airbus.
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Airline BusinessSingapore Airlines picks up the pace in a world transformed
Singapore Airlines remains a national icon with strong government support and a disciplined management team, but the post-pandemic world promises new challenges.
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Airline BusinessAirbus tension, Air Italy and Covid: how Qatar Airways’ first 737 Max order hit the buffers
Qatar Airways’ signing of a letter of intent for up to 50 Boeing 737 Max 10 jets on 31 January does not mark the first time the Middle Eastern carrier has looked to Seattle for narrowbodies amid tensions with Airbus.
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Airline BusinessDeepening row signals shift in balance of power between Airbus and Qatar Airways
Cancellation of order for A321neos on top of ongoing litigation over A350 skin-paint issues is latest twist in highly public row as relations between the two parties continue to deteriorate.
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Airline BusinessDiversity and sustainability action can help airlines ‘build back better’
As the recovery momentum builds, so does scrutiny over whether the airline industry is truly committed to ‘building back better’ – a refrain popular with more than one chief executive during the darkest days of the crisis.
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Airline BusinessWhy Lufthansa cannot resist Italian opportunity
Given Alitalia’s track record of losses and the failure of various airline investors to alter that trend, the industry could be forgiven for wondering whether Lufthansa is moving to buy a stake in Italy’s national carrier simply because its turn has come.
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Airline BusinessAirlines continue slow progress on gender diversity in C-suite but JetBlue shines
The crisis-hit global airline industry continued its slow but consistent progress towards gender parity in the C-suite during 2021, with standout progress in some key areas – including a doubling of the number of women leading carriers.
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Airline BusinessAirline response to 5G woes reflects crisis-hardened industry
It probably says a lot about the depth of the airline industry’s pain in over the past 22 months or so that the 5G issues in the USA feel like a bump in the road rather than anything more serious.
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Airline BusinessRussian and Turkish airports lead European traffic recovery in 2021
Russian and Turkish airports made up the most ground on pre-crisis levels last year, FlightGlobal analysis of leading European airports so far to report preliminary traffic data for 2021 shows.
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Airline BusinessWhy Europe’s airlines have reasons to believe 2022 will bring brighter times
There are reasons for some airline optimism – once the wave of Omicron cases has passed
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Airline BusinessAirline CEO churn moderated in 2021 – with Canada clearout the exception
Fifteen of the world’s top 100 airlines and groups welcomed new chief executives in the 12 months to early December 2021, according to FlightGlobal’s latest survey, with upheaval among North American airlines a notable theme – and one that is set to continue into 2022.
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Airline BusinessEU says Lufthansa ‘ghost flights’ unnecessary as Ryanair wades in
The European Commission has insisted that airlines do not need to operate so-called ‘ghost flights’ under current slot rules, with the issue continuing to attract a diverse range of views.
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Airline BusinessAsia-Pacific set to enter third year of international travel woes as Omicron hits
This week provided has provided a reminder of how fragile the Covid-19 recovery is the Asia-Pacific region, where an already tentative return of international travel is being hit by the spread of Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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Airline BusinessAir France-KLM sustainable-fuel ticket levy may herald wider trend
Air France-KLM Group airlines are adding a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy to ticket sales as they seek to increase its use – voluntarily in the case of KLM and mandated by the government when it comes to the business’s French operations.
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Airline BusinessCathay woes and Allegiant order reflect dichotomy in airline prospects
The year has kicked off with a stark reminder of the dichotomy in airline fortunes around the world as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
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Airline BusinessAircraft availability, attractive terms flipped Allegiant to Boeing’s Max
Near-term aircraft availability and attractive purchase terms ultimately drove Allegiant Travel to ditch its all-Airbus-fleet strategy by ordering 50 Boeing 737 Max jets.