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Airline BusinessUS airlines brace for further volatility in second half of 2020
No matter what kind of positive spin they put on it, US airlines suffered financial carnage in the second quarter as the coronavirus tore through the industry and global economy.
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Airline BusinessWhy SpiceJet may feel time is right for US and UK services
True long-haul flights would be a significant strategic change for the budget operator, and there are many challenges to overcome before services could start.
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Airline BusinessNew chief has big plans for ACI, but crisis recovery comes first
The new director general of airports body ACI World has grand plans to increase the profile and reach of the organisation – but knows he must first oversee the industry’s recovery from an unprecedented crisis, as the coronavirus pandemic halves passenger traffic in 2020. “The short-term [goal] is of course ...
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Airline BusinessAmerican’s pilots blast JetBlue strategic agreement
American Airlines’ pilots have harshly criticised a planned partnerhip with JetBlue Airways that could become a case study of how major US airlines plan to weather the coronavirus downturn..
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Airline BusinessAirlines urgently need winter waiver decision: IATA slots chief
Airlines urgently require regulatory bodies to waive the 80:20 slot rule for the northern hemisphere winter season, according to Lara Maughan, head of worldwide airport slots at IATA. Absent decisions to do so by the end of July – particularly from the European Commission, which has regulatory oversight of half ...
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Airline BusinessEmirates revival signals slow end to A380 hibernation
The airline industry’s gradual recovery from the coronavirus pandemic passed a key milestone today when Emirates began returning Airbus A380s to service, initially on services to London and Paris.
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Airline BusinessHow many jobs are airlines cutting due to coronavirus?
Of the large airlines to have made announcements so far, most have implemented job cuts affecting significant proportions of their workforces.
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Airline BusinessHow Ryanair is increasingly locking horns with Wizz
While most of Ryanair’s fire is aimed in the direction of highlighting potential competition concerns resulting from the state bailouts, it has increasingly been squaring up with central European budget carrier Wizz Air.
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Airline BusinessAirline industry faces up to the next phase
Airlines around the world are beginning to implement recovery plans as regions are gradually released from lockdown
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Airline BusinessAirlines must not forget environmental imperative during coronavirus
Despite financial pressures, it is wishful thinking that the airline industry might be cut some slack on environmental issues as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Airline BusinessHow air transport sector is dragging itself back from the brink
Few if anyone could have predicted the sudden and far-reaching destruction being wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic during 2020 – but the airline sector has already picked itself up and is still in the ring, fighting its way towards a recovery.
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Airline BusinessHow airlines are facing a new world order
A significantly reduced market until at least 2022 is broadly accepted, with widespread implications for the industry
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Airline BusinessQatar Airways chief Al Baker on reactive approach to crisis
A reactive strategy has helped Qatar Airways keep a significant number of aircraft flying in the crisis, says group chief executive Akbar Al Baker, as the airline prepares for the recovery.
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Airline BusinessIATA chief De Juniac on challenges ahead for airline recovery
Airlines have been at the sharp end of coronavirus crisis as air travel markets locked down, but the bigger challenge is in how quickly and effectively they reopen. IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac believes implementing common standards will be key in global efforts to restore confidence in safe air ...
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Airline BusinessQantas ends its long, long affair with the 747
A half century of aviation history ended at Qantas with the premature retirement of its last six Boeing 747-400ERs.
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Airline BusinessEuropean carriers put emphasis on reach in short-haul return
As European carriers lay out their plans for restoring passenger services, one of the most notable aspects has been a desire to rebuild the spread of networks ahead of volume.
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Airline BusinessBy the numbers: coronavirus effect on the global fleet
At its peak, the coronavirus crisis saw more than two-thirds of mainline passenger aircraft worldwide being parked. How many of the older jets will ever return to service is in question
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Airline BusinessHas a golden age of travel passed?
As the airline industry makes its way through a period of historic losses and begins the process of restarting operations following coronavirus groundings, the longer-term prospects for recovery look decidedly mixed.
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Airline BusinessVideo interview with Qatar's Al Baker on how the airline is handling Covid crisis
In an in-depth and exclusive discussion with FlightGlobal, Akbar Al Baker, chief executive of Qatar Airways Group, explains how the coronavirus pandemic has affected his airline.
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Airline BusinessWhy coronavirus crisis is litmus test for loyalty programmes
Desperate times call for desperate measures. However, the answer to the coronavirus crisis does not lie in ever-more exorbitant promotions, argues Evert de Boer. Airlines must now resist the temptation to fall back into old habits – and instead, stay on the recent course of innovation, customer intelligence and financial accountability.