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Richard Schuurman

Richard Schuurman

Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016. Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.

Air Canada back in full recovery mode

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While its third-quarter net loss of $640 million isn’t looking much better than that of 2020, Air Canada is definitely back in recovery mode, it said on November 2. This is translated into favorable revenues and traffic trends as Canada re-opened…

JAL counts on solid domestic recovery

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Thanks to the lifting of the state of emergency, Japan Airlines (JAL) is expecting domestic passenger demand to recover solidly toward the end of its fiscal year 2021, which runs until March 2022. International traffic will remain weak for the time…

Ryanair up for challenging winter season

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Ryanair benefitted from a strong Q2 to record a €225 million profit compared to a €225.5 million loss last year. However, its half-year result produced a €47.6 million loss. The airline’s results remain under pressure as yields are low and…