All articles by Lewis Harper – Page 6
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Airline BusinessKLM chief works to overcome growth constraints on multiple fronts
KLM chief Marjan Rintel sees governments developing a better understanding of aviation’s importance as she grapples with a string of challenges relating to the Dutch flag carrier’s growth plans
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Airline BusinessWeek 27 2024: Joining forces on Independence Day?
The coming week might see a decision on Lufthansa Group’s acquisition of a stake in ITA Airways, with 4 July the current deadline set by the European Commission.
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Airline BusinessHow Abra and Volotea are joining forces as Air Europa ‘remedy takers’ at Madrid
Their joint-venture agreement aims to create a new ‘hub solution’ at the Spanish capital, should they be granted remedies under a European Commission decision
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NewsVolotea and Abra sign JV with eye on Air Europa remedies at Madrid
Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea and Avianca parent company Abra Group have signed a joint-venture agreement to act as a “remedy taker” should IAG complete its acquisition of Air Europa.
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Airline BusinessWeek 26 2024: Aer Lingus latest to face industrial action
While many airlines are in their quiet periods ahead of the second-quarter earnings season, unions are continuing to make some noise, most recently in the case of Aer Lingus.
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NewsAer Lingus cancels flights as pilots take industrial action over pay
Aer Lingus has cancelled 10-20% of flights over the period 26-30 June, after members of the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA) voted in favour of work-to-rule action following their rejection of a pay deal.
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Airline BusinessHow Qantas plans to turn Perth into its second-biggest gateway
Established flag carriers in developed markets might be accustomed to piecemeal network changes rather than big expansion moves, but Qantas Group is on a rare mission that might just fall into the latter category.
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Airline BusinessWhy Africa might have its best chance to achieve a single air transport market
As Africa’s population grows ahead of global trends, the disproportionality of its commercial airline sector only becomes starker. In 2023, African countries accounted for around 18% of the world’s population, according to UN data, while IATA data shows that the continent’s airlines servied just 2.1% of airline passenger traffic. Moreover, ...
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Airline BusinessWeek 25 2024: More to come on Southwest criticism?
The strategy and leadership at Southwest Airlines are likely to be in the headlines again this week, after two investment funds called for an overhaul of both last week.
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Airline BusinessWhy does airline consolidation matter in Europe?
In the post-Covid landscape, it is no coincidence that alongside ITA Airways, smaller national network carriers such as SAS and TAP Air Portugal are subject to M&A moves
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Airline BusinessSouthwest latest to face strategic questions as hedge fund hits out
Southwest Airlines has stated its confidence in the business’s strategy and leadership team after a hedge fund called both into question in a highly critical letter, as it became the latest US carrier to have its performance and planning thrust into the spotlight.
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Airline BusinessWeek 24 2024: ITA indication possible after SAF dominates IATA gathering
Something to look out for this week is an indication of the European Commission’s thinking on Lufthansa Group’s planned move to acquire a stake in ITA Airways
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Airline BusinessLoganair chief aiming to re-establish resilience at UK regional carrier
On becoming chief executive Loganair earlier this year, Luke Farajallah’s first task was clear-cut: bringing “operational excellence and resilience” to an airline that had been through a tough 18 months in that regard
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Airline BusinessIs there an answer to the SAF question that keeps being asked?
The concern for everyone is that interim 2030 targets on the net-zero journey are looming and building a SAF plant is not a five-minute job – it is more like a five-year one.
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Airline BusinessQantas chief reports progress in mission to meet Australians’ high expectations
Some 10 months into her time as chief executive of Qantas Group, and it is clear where Vanessa Hudson’s priorities lie.
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NewsRwandAir’s Makolo tells airline industry to ‘get on with it’ on diversity
RwandAir chief executive – and outgoing chair of the IATA board of governors – Yvonne Makolo believes the airline industry still has a long way to go on improving its record on diversity
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NewsEmirates president laments lack of airport investment in Europe and USA
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has contrasted the investment in airports in the Middle East and Asia with activity in other regions, saying the latter are failing to keep pace.
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NewsQantas confirms certification of extra fuel tank for ‘Project Sunrise’ A350-1000
Certification has been achieved for the third centre fuel tank in the Airbus A350-1000s that will operate Qantas’s ultra-long-range ‘Profject Sunrise’ flights.
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Airline Business‘Steady as she goes’: airline chiefs offer views on industry outlook
The chief executives of four airlines have outlined a broadly positive outlook for the global industry during a panel session at the IATA AGM gathering in Dubai on 3 June.
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Airline BusinessWeek 23 2024: Global profit boost from IATA
The airline industry has gathered in Dubai this week for the annual IATA AGM