All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 55
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Airline BusinessWill Europe’s low-cost airlines lead the region out of the crisis?
The possibility that vaccines might begin to have a genuine impact on controlling the pandemic in Europe by the end of the first quarter of 2021 has changed the narrative.
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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: December 2020 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, airport passenger throughput, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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OpinionBubbles, testing, vaccines, quarantines: airlines brace for complicated 2021
There is a high risk that a reduction in the threat posed by Covid-19 might only further expose a messy operating environment for international travel, stymieing the sector’s ability to take advantage of the virus’s reduced prevalence.
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NewsDelta wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for North America region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the North America region, sponsored by Pratt & Whitney, and the overall winner.
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NewsRyanair wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for Europe region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Europe region, sponsored by Cirium.
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NewsCopa wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for Latin America region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Latin America region, sponsored by Embraer.
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Airline BusinessWhat challenges do airlines face as they reintroduce Boeing 737 Max jets?
With the US Federal Aviation Administration’s long-awaited recertification of the Boeing 737 Max being swiftly followed by the same from Brazil’s ANAC, carriers in the Americas are preparing to reintroduce the narrowbody type to paying passengers.
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NewsEmirates wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for Middle East region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Middle East region, sponsored by Collins Aerospace.
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NewsANA wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for Asia-Pacific region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Asia-Pacific region, sponsored by Shannon Engine Support.
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NewsEthiopian Airlines wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for Africa region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Africa region, sponsored by Eways Aviation.
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Airline BusinessKLM chief Elbers on vaccine boost, state support and ‘building back better’
With a government support package secured and better news on the health outlook, KLM is approaching 2021 on much more ‘solid ground’, according to the airline’s chief executive Pieter Elbers
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NewsAirport slots board requests summer 2021 relief from 80:20 rule
Airports, airlines and slot coordinators have joined forces to call for some relief on slot rules during the northern hemisphere’s summer 2021 season.
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NewsCovid impact sees China shoot up global airline connectivity ranking
The latest air connectivity ranking from IATA shows how China’s large domestic airline market – and the country’s apparent success in controlling the spread of Covid-19 – has boosted its fortunes versus other markets.
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NewsAfrican airlines face slower recovery from pandemic: IATA
African airlines are proving particularly vulnerable to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest analysis from IATA.
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NewsNo one-size-fits-all answer to testing airline passengers: WHO chief
The testing of international travellers for Covid-19 must not take resources away from higher-priority areas and should be tailored to each country’s need, in the view of World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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NewsGovernments beware: Walsh promises ‘different style’ as IATA leader
Former IAG chief Willie Walsh has promised a “different style” of leadership when he takes over from Alexandre de Juniac as the director general of IATA in April 2021 – particularly when it comes to working with governments.
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News‘When the house is on fire, you don’t pontificate’: IATA chief
IATA is working full-out to secure further government financial support for struggling airlines, alongside the introduction of Covid-19 testing regimes to reopen borders, Alexandre de Juniac explained in his final AGM as IATA director general today.
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NewsIATA deepens airline net loss forecast for 2020 to $118bn
IATA now expects the global airline industry to record a net loss of $118 billion in 2020, some $34 billion deeper than the figure it projected in June.
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Airline BusinessA year in headlines: IATA grapples with airline industry’s gravest crisis
In this timeline, we recall some of industry body’s key moments from an unprecedented period for airlines and the wider travel sector
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NewsFlexibility on airport slots should be extended to summer 2021: IATA
The suspension of the 80:20 ‘use it or lose it’ rule on slots should be extended into the 2021 summer season and possibly beyond, in the view of IATA’s head of worldwide airport slots Lara Maughan.
