All Networks articles – Page 84
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NewsBritish Airways competes head on with Virgin Atlantic in Lahore
British Airways will compete with Virgin Atlantic on its recently-announced London Heathrow-Lahore route, having disclosed its own plans to serve the Pakistani city from October. The IAG-owned carrier will operate four flights a week to Lahore from 12 October, using a Boeing 787-8 aircraft. The carrier’s announcement comes less than ...
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NewsEmirates deploys A380 on Moscow route to meet ‘strong demand’
Emirates has upgauged the aircraft deployed for its newly restarted Dubai-Moscow service to an Airbus A380.
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In depthWhy 1970 fundamentally redefined air transport
However you look at it, 1970 was an epoch-making year for commercial aviation. The revolution in aircraft design heralded in that year would be the springboard for the airline industry to accelerate capacity growth in a way it could only dream about previously.
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NewsIATA encourages Canada to relax travel restrictions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the government of Canada to relax its stringent travel restrictions and allow air travel within, to and from the country to return to a semblance of normalcy.
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NewsSwedavia cites commercial case for early closure of Stockholm’s Bromma airport
Swedish state-owned airports operator Swedavia has set out the commercial case for the early closure of Stockholm’s Bromma airport in an impact assessment carried out for the government in the light of the global pandemic.
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NewsRyanair closes Dusseldorf base
Ryanair will close its Dusseldorf base in October after the German airport’s operator and a ground handling provider refused to lower their fees.
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Airline BusinessAirports face long wait for air traffic return
Whilst the crisis facing airlines has dominated most of the headlines since the collapse of air transport demand from the global pandemic, the symbiotic nature of their relationship means airports are facing their own financial pressures from the slump in passenger numbers.
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NewsWizz Air Abu Dhabi postpones launch to 16 October
Wizz Air has delayed the launch date of its new Abu Dhabi operation by two weeks, citing ongoing Covid-19-related travel restrictions.
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Airline BusinessWhy transatlantic return matters so much to airlines
When Virgin Atlantic broke the news it would need to cut over 1,000 more jobs, even having secured its future within £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) in refinancing commitments, it underlined just how damaging the failure to reignite the key transatlantic market was.
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NewsJetBlue adds 24 leisure routes in move to generate cash
JetBlue Airways is launching 24 domestic and international routes as part of a strategy to quickly generate cash from an expected growth in demand for leisure travel.
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Airline BusinessUnited plans new long-haul non-stop flights to Africa, India, Hawaii
United Airlines will launch seven new long-haul widebody non-stop routes – five international and two domestic – as the airline shifts its focus away from business travel to the leisure segment, which it believes will be the first to rebound after the coronavirus global health pandemic.
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Airline BusinessWinter of disconnect ahead for Europe’s airlines
There are few crumbs of comfort for European airlines as they look back on a worse-than-expected summer season and forward to what could be a bleak winter.
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NewsFinnair slashes planned October capacity
Finnair is more than halving the number of flights it intends to operate during October as resurgent coronavirus cases and heightened travel restrictions hit passenger demand.
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NewsOman Air to resume scheduled flights from October
Oman Air is to resume scheduled international passenger flights next month after a six-month break because of the global pandemic.
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News‘Last chance to save UK airline industry’: EasyJet chief
The chief executive of UK-based low-cost carrier EasyJet has warned that the lack of government support for the airline industry is threatening the sector’s long-term competitiveness.
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NewsWizz chief sees network diversification key to easing crisis impact
Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi believes the airline’s network diversification in recent months will help the low-cost carrier better ride out the coming months of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsWalsh hands over IAG reins – and challenges – to Gallego
Willie Walsh signed off as chief executive of British Airways and Iberia parent IAG during the group’s AGM today, while also confirming he is leaving the aviation industry after a four-decade career.
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NewsEasyJet latest to scale back capacity amid travel restrictions
EasyJet has become the latest European carrier to cut capacity plans in the light of demand being negatively hit by increased travel restrictions.
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NewsUnited to expand October schedule to 40% of normal
United Airlines says it is expanding its October schedule to about 40% of normal, adding domestic and international destinations in order to try to profit from customers’ pent-up demand after months of shelter-in-place.
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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: September 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.