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Airline BusinessWeek 42 2024: United to keep foot down on improvement
This week will bring further indications of how demand is shaping up over the second half of the year when United Airlines becomes the second US major to report third-quarter earnings. It comes after last week Delta Air Lines painted a bright picture of demand for the fourth quarter in ...
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 5-11 October 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessDelta’s ‘premium’ products providing edge over US competitors
In a US airline market that currently favours carriers that cater to high-paying customers, Delta Air Lines has been reaping the rewards.
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Airline BusinessLatin American airlines frustrated as SAF inaction continues
The global sustainable aviation fuel industry might be small today, but that does not stop inequalities already existing in terms of the regional production split.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: How Latin American carriers rebounded in 2023
Latin America’s leading airline groups enjoyed a strong 2023 as both revenues and profits outstripped pre-pandemic levels almost across the board
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: How airline top order has re-established after Covid
For all the talk of coming out of Covid differently, now that the industry has all but returned to the point it was at when the pandemic hit, the list of leading players has a familiar feel to it.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: 2023 – the year traffic caught back up
Leading global airline groups all but caught up with 2019 traffic and capacity last year, even if it remains a mixed picture across different operators and regions
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Rankings: Strong financial return for leading airlines in 2023
The latest Airline Business Rankings show that profitability among the top 100 operators reached highs beyond 2019 levels off the back of record revenues, but that carriers now find themselves at very different points of the recovery cycle
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Airline BusinessWeek 41 2024: Will Spirit enter restructuring?
US low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines will be in the spotlight this week after stories last week suggested it might be on the verge of a bankruptcy filing
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 28 September - 4 October 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessDoes improving air cargo performance indicate stucturally higher yields?
A tough 2023 for the air cargo sector led many stakeholders to predict another difficult year in 2024, but as the peak season approaches, this year appears to be turning out better than expected.
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Airline BusinessSouthwest counts on new red-eye flights and faster turns amid aircraft shortage
A host of customer-facing changes coming to Southwest Airlines are aimed at capturing more revenue from air travellers willing to pay premium prices for upgrades.
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Airline BusinessWhy new Finnair chief Kuusisto is focusing on the customer experience
Finnair might have overcome an existential double-crisis in recent years, but that does not mean the job is done
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Airline BusinessQatar’s Virgin Australia deal a litmus test for Canberra’s competitive appetite
The Australian airline market is set for a shake-up in the near future, after Qatar Airways announced its intention to acquire a 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia.
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Airline BusinessCommuteAir kicking tires on E170 as long-term replacement for 50-seat jets
CommuteAir’s days of flying the Embraer ERJ-145 are numbered, and a similarly sized regional jet is unlikely to break into the market this decade.
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Airline BusinessWeek 40 2024: Will lower fuel costs or ‘normalisation’ win out?
With just over a week to go until the third-quarter earnings season begins, commentary on airline fortunes reflects pressure on results from different sources
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Airline Business‘My plan’: How CEO Bob Jordan aims to revive sputtering Southwest
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive Bob Jordan has taken ownership of the unprecedented strategic shift encompassing the carrier’s fleet, network and operations.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 21-27 September 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAirlines call for global policies and collaboration in net-zero push
IATA uses World Sustainability Symposium to argue regional differences in sustainability policies are counterproductive and that SAF production must be incentivised by governments
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Airline BusinessAirlines must keep the fundamentals in mind
Basic economics suggest fares will continue to fall in many markets while costs are unlikely to follow suit, writes CTAIRA’s Chris Tarry