Latest stories – Page 4
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Airline BusinessFares enough? Ryanair rows back on European yield concern
When Ryanair outlined a 15% drop in fares during the April-June quarter and said it would likely need further price stimulation during the peak summer season, the industry took notice
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 24-30 August 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian
In the seventh of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian was recognised in the Executive Leadership: North America category
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Airline Business‘Getting the balance right’: Qantas walks the fine line of profitability and prestige
Never mind that Qantas’ full-year profit were nowhere near the record levels seen a year ago – the airline appears to be more focused on repairing and restoring its reputation.
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Airline BusinessULCC Flair’s financial health uncertain as Canadian winter travel season approaches
Canadian carrier Flair Airlines’ promotion offering C$1 “base fares” on northbound trips to Canada could be a warning sign of tough times ahead for the discounter.
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Airline BusinessQ2 2024 performance report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full second-quarter results from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in the Latin America region show them plunging into a deep net loss at an aggregate level
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: Finnair senior leadership team
In the sixth of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, Finnair’s senior leadership team was recognised in the Executive Leadership: Europe category
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers
In the fifth of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers was recognised in the Executive Leadership: Asia-Pacific category
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Airline BusinessThe ‘Big Two’: Delta and United pull away from US airline pack
Both airlines have finely tuned their revenue-management systems and claim to hold lasting structural advantages over their competitors.
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Airline BusinessWeek 35 2024: Earnings latest from China’s ‘big three’
Last week saw a lull following frantic earnings season activity in the first half of August, but this week will see a return of financial reporting from a number of carriers.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 17-23 August 2024
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: Emirates president Tim Clark
In the fourth of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, Emirates president Tim Clark was recognised in the Executive Leadership: Middle East & Africa category
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Airline BusinessQ2 2024 performance report for benchmark North American airlines
Full second-quarter 2024 data for Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in North America shows that weaker year-on-year profitability continued into the second three months of the year
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: Turkish Airlines for Air-Cargo Leadership
In the third of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, Turkish Airlines was recognised in the Air-Cargo Leadership category
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Airline BusinessAvia to leverage Australia’s Skytrans for core wet-lease business
Australian regional carrier Skytrans Airlines is an integral part of wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group’s strategy to furnish timely capacity to Australian airlines.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: United Airlines for Digital Leadership
In the second of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, United Airlines was recognised in the Digital Leadership category
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Airline BusinessAlaska and Hawaiian progress in pursuit of fitting combination
Alaska Airlines is seeking a boost from the additional aircraft, domestic and international airport slots and exposure to new geographic regions that would come with acquiring competitor Hawaiian Airlines.
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Airline BusinessWhy has Qatar Airways invested in African carrier Airlink?
Qatar Airways’ announcement that it is taking a 25% shareholding in South African regional carrier Airlink comes as the Middle Eastern operator seeks to cement its position in an African market that it sees as “integral” to its strategy
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Airline BusinessChina’s international travel recovery story reveals different paths
While air traffic recovery to and from Mainland China has not reached pre-pandemic levels, Chinese carriers have themselves been steadily restoring – even growing – capacity to major markets.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards winning stories: IAG for ESG Leadership
In the first of our winning stories from 2024’s Airline Strategy Awards, IAG was recognised in the ESG Leadership category