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Airline BusinessWeek 38 2025: Future of US low-cost travel in the spotlight
Last week saw several developments and observations from leaders regarding the future of low-cost air travel in the USA.
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Airline BusinessAir Transat reports strong demand for southern sun destinations as Canadians avoid US travel
Canadian airline Transat AT has capitalised on shifting travel preferences as passengers increasingly choose Mexico and Caribbean destinations over US travel options.
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Airline BusinessCEO Levy acknowledges start-up Avelo ‘can’t win’ head-to-head matchups with major US carriers
Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines is taking a ”contrarian approach” to fleet strategy by ordering smaller Embraer E195-E2 jets while most US carriers continue to upgauge with larger aircraft.
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Airline BusinessAirline News Digest: 6-12 September 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessWhy ecosystems are key to building SAF supply
Focusing on single technologies or projects is unlikely to generate the much-needed rapid expansion of production, writes SimpliFlying’s Shashank Nigam
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Airline BusinessKenya Airways grapples with 787 groundings and end of SAA tie-up ambitions
When Kenya Airways announced its first full-year net profit in more than a decade for 2024, it could have been a turning point. But the first half of 2025 put it on to the back foot
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Airline BusinessAvianca Cargo expands vision with strengthened partnership in Mexico
Bogota-based Avianca Cargo is entering a new growth phase with an expanding Airbus A330 freighter fleet and the establishment of Avianca Cargo Mexico, strengthening its position across Latin American markets.
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Airline BusinessChai Eamsiri on rebuilding – and ‘renovating’ – Thai Airways as a source of pride
With the chapter of business rehabilitation now closed, Thai Airways International chief executive Chai Eamsiri is focused on building – and sustaining – the airline’s next stage of growth
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Airline BusinessWeek 37 2025: European fare weakness and JetBlue improvements
With the busy second-quarter earnings season over, hints have been emerging regarding airline performances during the critical July-September period.
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Airline BusinessQ2 2025 performance report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full second-quarter results from Airline Business’ benchmark airlines in the Latin America region show year-on-year improvement across all key performance indicators, with the exception of flat aggregate passenger load factor compared with the April-June period of 2024.
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Airline BusinessAirline News Digest: 30 August - 5 September 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessQ2 2025 performance report for benchmark Asia-Pacific airlines
Full data from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Asia-Pacific shows an uptick in profitability for the second quarter of 2025, on the back of improvements in operating revenue and passenger traffic.
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Airline BusinessVirgin Australia sees ‘focused’ growth ahead as profits improve
Virgin Australia will remain “focused” in its near-term growth strategy, as it improves its annual earnings and warns of rising costs.
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Airline BusinessSpirit Airlines suffers eroding edge as major carriers exploit low-cost strategies
The ultra-low-cost carrier faces intensifying competition as larger airlines co-opt its business model, and Spirit struggles with fleet issues and weak leisure demand.
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Airline BusinessCopa’s decades of discipline paying off under long-serving chief Pedro Heilbron
Pedro Heilbron admits that, at this point, the secret to Copa Airlines’ success is “somewhat boring”, since the Panama-based carrier keeps repeating tried-and-true strategies that it has employed for years.
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Airline BusinessWeek 36 2025: Earnings season winds down as Spirit again files for Chapter 11
The April-June earnings period winds down with a slight show of improvement from China’s three largest operators, even as they continued to be loss-making.
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Airline BusinessAirline News Digest: 23-29 August 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessQantas’ record profit meets cautious sentiment – and a promise to ‘deliver’
Qantas Group posted its second highest annual profit, but it remains modest about the achievement, focusing instead on its goal of “delivering” for its customers.
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Airline BusinessAir New Zealand plays the long game as near-term challenges drag on
Air New Zealand has acknowledged there is “no quick fix” in resolving its current “operational complexities” – chief among them the long-drawn engine reliability issues on its narrowbody and widebody fleet.
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Airline BusinessConnect Airlines chief still aiming to fix ‘broken’ US regional model
More than two years after Connect Airlines’ US FAA certification process hit a pause, founder John Thomas remains committed to rethinking what he calls the “broken model” for regional flying in the USA.