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Airline BusinessChastised Garuda forced to eat humble pie
As an airline accustomed to reporting losses, the pressure on Garuda Indonesia to show that it was making money in 2018 must have been huge for it to turn to some creative accounting – a move that has now backfired on it.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Indian carriers put Jet's demise behind them
The demise of Jet Airways has opened up new international opportunities for India’s remaining airlines, with most airlines grabbing the opportunity with both hands.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: JetBlue lowers capacity forecast amid slower deliveries
JetBlue Airways is lowering its expectations for capacity growth because Airbus has said it will deliver no more than six A321neo aircraft to the airline during 2019 instead of the 13 aircraft the carrier originally expected.
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Airline BusinessNokScoot boss tweaks plans amid tough market
NokScoot has shelved plans to add narrowbodies to its fleet, as it eyes the imminent arrival of its sixth and seventh Boeing 777-200ERs.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Leading carriers' profits crimped in 2018
Leading airline groups largely retained healthy profit levels across 2018, but creeping costs and rising competition in some key markets took the edge off recent profit highs, the latest annual Airline Business World Airline Rankings show.
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ANALYSIS: 'Boring' Lufthansa seeks Eurowings reboot
Like several others before it, Eurowings has thrown in the towel on low-cost long-haul. That will allow it and parent Lufthansa to instead focus on getting the short-haul aspect of its operations right: a crucial task as it battles increasing competition in Germany from sleeker, nimbler rivals Ryanair and EasyJet.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific Deliveries Report June 2019
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific took delivery of 35 of the 110 commercial airliners delivered globally in June 2019, followed North American airlines with 25 and European airlines with 25.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Tide goes out on Indonesia-Japan capacity
Capacity between Indonesia and Japan is set to decline over the second half of this year, reversing a decade of growth.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Thailand country report March-May 2019
Bangkok Airways remained profitable even though expenses grew faster than revenue. It also laid out expansion plans for both its airline and non-airline businesses.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: May 2019 Asia-Pacific deliveries report
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific took delivery of 52 of the 120 commercial airliners delivered in May 2019, while North American airlines took 27 new aircraft, and European airlines 24.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: What makes a focus city for Delta?
Delta Air Lines is unique among the US network carriers in operating "focus cities" separate from its connecting hubs across the country.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Will others follow United's embrace of biofuels?
United Airlines wants to be the commercial aviation leader on sustainability, from expanding the use of biofuels to various onboard initiatives.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: SriLankan prepares to rebuild
Before the country was plunged into crisis by the Easter Sunday attacks, Sri Lanka's flag carrier completed work on a new five-year plan for submission to its government shareholder. The plan already appeared unlikely to command immediate political attention, in an election year, and will now of course lie further ...
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Airline BusinessPutting numbers on the legacies of airline leaders
With airline leaders gathering in Seoul for the IATA AGM, we use Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer and schedules data to measure the legacies of the chief executives who have left their roles in the past 12 months. The AGM takes place in South Korea just weeks after the death of long-serving Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Yang-ho
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Airline BusinessIATA chief Alexandre de Juniac flags pressing issues
IATA chief executive and director general Alexandre de Juniac believes airlines meet for this year’s AGM in Seoul against a backdrop of pressing challenges, including the consequences protectionist policies and trade wars pursued by some governments over the past 18 months.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: More carriers set to enter Korea’s crowded skies
By the end of 2020, South Korea could legitimately claim that it has one of the highest concentrations of low-cost carriers in the world, with three new players cleared to enter the market.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Air NZ opts for flexibility with 787-10s
Flexibility was key in Air New Zealand’s decision to pick the Boeing 787-10 over the Airbus A350 and 777-X series to replace its eight 777-200ERs.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: How racing legend Lauda disrupted the airline industry
Austrian motorsport star Niki Lauda, who has died aged 70, will be remembered with the aviation industry not just for his racing achievements but also for the airlines that bore his name and sought, over several tempestuous decades, to challenge the dominance of his nation's flag carrier and ultimately Lufthansa ...
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Low-cost model suffers long-haul growing pains
Few sectors have generated as many headlines in recent years than the attempts to transfer the low-cost carrier model to long-haul markets.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Onex aims for WestJet growth
The purchase of WestJet led by Onex Partners for C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) is an opportunity to continue the airline’s transition into a global carrier following the private equity firm’s years of attempts to increase its aviation focus.