All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 14
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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 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 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 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
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Airline BusinessAvianca eyes longer-term benefits as Colombian growth spurt hits earnings
The decision by Colombia’s Avianca to significantly increase its capacity at the end of 2023 had a negative impact on its second-quarter earnings this year, but the carrier is convinced that demand will catch up with supply.
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Airline BusinessAir Baltic chief cites Breeze emergence as carrier plots future with 100 A220s
Air Baltic’s announcement this week that it has firmed another 10 orders for Airbus A220-300 aircraft comes as the carrier plots a future that might see it becoming a much more geographically diverse airline than the one operating today.
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Airline BusinessWhy Neeleman has challenged Azul leadership to deliver R1bn in ‘incremental value’
Brazilian low-cost carrier Azul must go through another “major evolution” in its business as it seeks to offset the impact of the weakening of its local currency against the US dollar
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Airline BusinessCampbell Wilson outlines progress on ‘Everest’ of turnarounds at Air India
Few airline chief executives started a job with a longer to-do list than Campbell Wilson at Air India, but progress is being made in market with irresistible growth potential
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Airline BusinessWeek 33 2024: Voepass latest as earnings season continues
This week sees a ramping down of the second-quarter earnings season after an intense two weeks for announcements, albeit plenty of carriers are still to report.
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NewsAer Lingus ‘re-engaging’ with IAG management on A321XLR after pilot deal
Aer Lingus hopes to reignite plans to introduce the Airbus A321XLR into its fleet following the signing of a new labour agreement with its pilots in July.
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NewsAdequate Air Europa remedies harder to identify for IAG’s second bid: EU
Air Europa’s improved performance since 2021 made it harder to identify sufficient remedies during IAG’s second failed attempt to acquire the Spanish carrier, according to the European Commission.
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Airline BusinessIAG still wants Madrid to reach hub ‘first division’ despite ending Air Europa deal
Iberia owner IAG still has big ambitions for Madrid as a hub – and potentially in the M&A sphere – after announcing the termination of its deal to acquire the remaining 80% of Spanish carrier Air Europa
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NewsIAG offered to hand over 52% of Air Europa frequencies to secure acquisition
British Airways and Iberia owner IAG was willing to sacrifice 52% of Air Europa’s 2023 frequencies to secure its acquisition of the business, but that was not enough to satisfy the European Commission.
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NewsIAG terminates Air Europa acquisition
British Airways and Iberia owner IAG has terminated its agreement to purchase Spanish carrier Air Europa from its parent company Globalia, citing the “current regulatory environment”.
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Airline BusinessConstrained Wizz Air sees yield softness after ‘unprecedented’ Ryanair fare reductions
Wizz cited “lower close-in pricing” amid competitive pressure caused by Ryanair’s “unprecedented” fare reductions in recent weeks, prompting it to lower its unit revenue and full-year profit guidance.
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NewsWizz Air seeks early exit from wet-leases as P&W turnaround times improve
Wizz Air is aiming to operate no wet-leased aircraft by the end of October after Pratt & Whitney achieved faster-than-expected turnarounds of some of the PW1000G engine inspections that have been grounding a significant proportion of its fleet
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Airline BusinessWhat does ANZ dropping sustainability target say about airline net-zero effort?
Air New Zealand’s announcement that it has abandoned a 2030 carbon-intensity target is noteworthy from an airline that is considered among the most proactive in the sustainability sphere
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Airline BusinessWeek 31 2024: Airline industry downturn or individual blips?
This week will see a global set of airlines release their second-quarter financials, bringing more commentary on what has so far been a fascinating earnings season.
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Airline BusinessFour days that brought high-flyers Delta and Ryanair back down to earth
A four-day period beginning 19 July reminded both carriers of the airline industry’s uncanny ability to rain on a parade.
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Airline BusinessAir France-KLM drops pace during Olympics but stays on track
The European airline market continues to be an unusually diverse one in performance terms, with Air France-KLM the latest to offer a broadly positive view on underlying demand and yields through the rest of the year.