All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 6
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Airline BusinessProfitable Jet2 satisfied with summer trading as it adapts to later bookings
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is trading in line with guidance for the peak summer period amid a continued trend for late bookings among its customers.
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Airline BusinessWhy Air France-KLM wants to integrate SAS sooner than expected
Air France-KLM had already flagged its intent to take a controlling stake in SAS, but its announcement on 4 July that it was formally beginning that process came ahead of previously discussed timelines.
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Airline BusinessAirlines enter second half of 2025 with fortunes finely balanced
It is not new for the airline industry to face uncertainties over the near-term outlook, but fortunes are undoubtedly finely balanced at the mid-point of 2025.
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NewsSAS orders up to 55 Embraer 195-E2 jets
SAS has ordered up to 55 Embraer 195-E2 aircraft for its SAS Link regional operation.
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Airline BusinessOman Air ‘opens up connectivity east and west’ as it officially joins Oneworld
Oman Air officially became Oneworld’s 15th member on 30 June, completing a process it began at 2022’s IATA AGM in Doha.
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NewsOman Air officially joins Oneworld
Oman Air officially became Oneworld’s 15th member airline on 30 June, three years after it announced its intention to join the grouping at 2022’s IATA AGM in Doha.
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Airline BusinessQ1 2025 performance report for benchmark global airlines
Full first-quarter 2025 data from Airline Business’s benchmark global carriers shows indicators improved year on year across the board, even as most regions struggled to match their year-ago profit performances.
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Airline BusinessWeek 26 2025: Middle East tensions and fuel price concerns
The ratcheting up of tensions in the Middle East is having an impact on airline operations in the region as airspace closures and safety concerns prompt re-routings and cancellations, and weigh on passenger demand.
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Airline BusinessHow Airbus dominated Paris air show orders after Boeing stepped back
The business at Paris air show came to a close on 19 June after 591 commercial aircraft commitments were made across the event’s four days, according to FlightGlobal data.
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Airline BusinessParis air show 2025 order tracker
Tracking the orders placed at this year’s Paris air show
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Airline BusinessSkyWest gives Embraer biggest order on Paris day three as Airbus boosts A350 backlog
After the disappointment of losing out to Airbus with LOT Polish Airlines’ commitment for A220s on day one of the show, Embraer stepped up to the plate yesterday.
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Airline BusinessWizz chief likens GTF issue to ‘shooting a moving target’ but still orders more
Jozsef Varadi explains why the carrier has stuck with P&W, despite issues with the GTF weighing on the European low-cost carrier’s expansion plans and financial performance.
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NewsEmbraer names Bridges Air Cargo as E-Freighter launch operator
Embraer has named Bridges Air Cargo as launch operator for its E-Freighter, with the carrier due to take its first example of the E190F in the third quarter of this year.
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Airline BusinessVietJet eyes another 150 A321neos on subdued second day in Paris
After the first day of this year’s Paris air show saw significant commercial order momentum, 17 June was a much more subdued affair in Le Bourget – even if one deal did catch the eye.
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NewsAir France-KLM maintenance unit and AerCap plan to form Leap JV
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and lessor AerCap have entered negotiations to establish a CFM International Leap engine joint venture aimed at the MRO provider’s “Premier Leap” customers.
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News‘A bit like a marriage’: Varadi on why Wizz is taking more P&W engines
Wizz Air has stuck with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G GTF to power the remaining 177 Airbus A321neo aircraft for which it had not made an engine choice, despite issues with the powerplant becoming a years-long challenge for the European low-cost carrier.
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NewsNorwegian to buy 11 spare Leap-1B engines
Norwegian is to purchase 11 spare CFM International Leap-1B engines to support its Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet.
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Airline BusinessSaudi deals help Airbus dominate orders on first day of Paris air show
An eye-catching A350-1000 commitment from Riyadh Air and a hefty agreement with AviLease gave Paris air show a Saudi flavour on 16 June and ensured Airbus dominated order proceedings.
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NewsANA firms orders for Airbus, Boeing and Embraer jets
ANA Holdings has firmed an order for 27 Airbus narrowbodies, including Japan’s first A321XLRs.
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News‘What is normal?’: Air France-KLM MRO arm adapts to supply-chain challenges
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has adapted to post-Covid supply-chain challenges amid continued uncertainty over when the situation will “normalise”.