The results are grim. Etihad reported a loss of $1.9bn. Emirates announced its first decline in profits in five years. And Qatar is besieged and indications are to expect it to report 30% lower revenues because of the neighboring countries…
Today it emerged that Qatar Airways has bought another stake in an airline. This time it spent $662m on a near 10% stake in Cathay Pacific. The move by the airline follows a pattern as the table illustrates. We can…
News from Bloomberg suggests that AerLingus is about to announce a decision to select the Airbus A321LR to replace its Boeing 757s. These 757s are primarily used to connect Ireland and US east coast cities. The Boeing 757 is a…
Brazil just approved 100% foreign ownership of airlines, up from the previous maximum of 20%. This presents an opportunity for foreign carriers to increase investment in a currently troubled economy with strong future potential. Currently the Brazilian airline industry is…
The mechanism of the sale of Transaero to Aeroflot is the typical example of the traditional business model implemented by Russian companies controlled by the state in which there are no winners or losers and indefinitely reproduces management errors that…
Who would have thought it? Delta is one of the leading US carriers that has made its annoyance with the big three Middle Eastern airlines quite public. But today Delta announced that it is taking yet another equity stake in…