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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Goyal leaves his Jet plane; can it come back again?
The resignation of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal from his long-held position as chairman looks to be the catalyst needed to get the airline moving again, but it faces a long road ahead.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: A380 flights set to fall for first time in 2019
The cancellation of the Airbus A380 programme comes in a year that could see the first drop in scheduled passenger flights made by the type.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Azul expects to close Avianca Brazil deal quickly
Azul expects to conclude a planned acquisition of Avianca Brazil's assets "relatively quickly", stressing that the proposed deal will benefit both Avianca Brazil customers and industry capacity.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Gol stresses flexibility to push growth in 2019
Brazil's Gol plans to grow domestic capacity modestly in 2019, but says it retains flexibility to boost its fleet size in the event that industry consolidation leads to a capacity shortfall.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific February 2019 deliveries report
Asia-Pacific airlines received 36 of the 97 new commercial airliners delivered during February, up from 27 deliveries posted a month earlier.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: ANA’s A380s set to make waves in Hawaii
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will become the first – and last – operator of new Airbus A380s since 2014 in May, in what will be a big bet on the Hawaiian tourist market.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: US carriers paint mixed demand picture
The largest US carriers continue to see strong domestic demand even as some of their smaller peers cite pockets of weakness.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: ATSG profits rise as 767F fleet balloons
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) continues to acquire more Boeing 767s, riding a wave of demand for package shipments that pushed the company to a $69.3 million 2018 net profit, up nearly four times from 2017.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Avianca slows growth in profitability pursuit
Avianca is slowing growth in 2019 as it focuses on improving profitability following a challenging year that saw slimmer profits.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Customers impel airline distribution towards NDC
The narrative around innovation in distribution has often focused on the perceived battle lines between the airline industry – backed by IATA's NDC capability – and the legacy GDS providers.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Alliances enter third decade eyeing seamless transition
China Southern Airlines' departure from SkyTeam and Qatar Airways' venting of its frustrations with Oneworld illustrate that global alliance membership is likely to remain fluid, but the groupings themselves are looking at facilitating seamless connectivity to underline their relevance in their third decade of operations.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific January 2019 deliveries report
Asia-Pacific airlines accounted for 27 of the world’s 80 airliner deliveries during the first month of 2019.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: ANA's PAL deal is a two-way street
The investment by All Nippon Airways (ANA) in Philippine Airlines (PAL) was a long time in the making, but both parties stand to benefit if the partnership is well executed.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: How tough conditions exposed Germania's flawed strategy
It is perhaps easy to lump the demise of Germania in with the list of recent European airline failures – assuming it to be yet another casualty of a harsh market environment, and proof of the need for consolidation.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Delta seizes opportunities with A220 introduction
Delta Air Lines introduced its first Airbus A220s today, ending what was an unexpectedly challenging road to becoming the North American launch operator of the type.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: WestJet sees hopeful revenue signs as overhaul advances
WestJet's executives are describing 2018 as a year of rebuilding – a period during which the company's financial results suffered amid a wholesale transformation that was aimed at eventually making WestJet stronger.
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair matures with IAG-style structure
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Ryanair's decision to emulate the IAG group structure is perhaps an admission by the great disruptor of European air travel that it can learn from its rival when it comes to effectively managing an increasingly complex business.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Qantas blindsides Virgin with Alliance raid
Qantas has potentially snookered rival Virgin Australia with a raid on the share register of one of its key allies, Alliance Airlines.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Hawaiian's profits dip amid ongoing competitive strain
Aircraft delivery delays, increased competition, severe weather and a volcanic eruption helped to push down Hawaiian Holdings' financial results in 2018.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Chinese tourists discover Japan – again
China Eastern Airlines and Japan Airlines’ pursuit of a joint venture on China-Japan routes is indicative of strong traffic between the two countries.