Breeze it is
As stated by David Neeleman last year, the new airline could not contain anything that had the word blue. And here we are, it has no blue name at all, but it’s blue anyway. PR note: “David Neeleman’s much discussed…
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IATA: 2019 traffic growth slows down
International air traffic slowed down in 2019, with Revenue per Kilometers up ‘only’ 4.2 percent compared to +7.3 percent in 2018, IATA announced on February 6. Not since the 2009 financial crisis traffic growth has been below 5.5 percent, making…
Al Baker hungry for new opportunities (update IAG)
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker always has had a nose for smart deals. At the Qatar Airways/CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit in Doha, he confirmed he is having a look at some new opportunities in the short and medium-term.…
Ryanair hopes on 50 MAX 200s before summer 2021
Ryanair is still counting on having 50 Boeing MAX 8-200s delivered before the summer of 2021, in addition to some 5 to 8 aircraft by late this year. The Irish low-cost is now a year behind the original delivery schedule…
‘Joint venture airlines’ ready to go
Air France/KLM, Delta Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic will start joint operations this month, implementing a strategy that was laid out in their May 2018 agreement. The combined airlines promise a smooth and consistent travel experience, with the focus on transatlantic…
Will the coronavirus be another SARS? (update Feb 5)
With more and more airlines reducing and even stopping flights to China, the airline industry braces itself for the effects the coronavirus will have on air travel. Is this a short blip that will be overcome in weeks or will…