So Qantas has made up its mind: it has selected the Airbus A350-1000 as the preferred aircraft to operate the ultra-long services from ‘Down Under’ to the US and Europe over Boeing’s offering, the 777X. What has made the difference?…
Emirates is unwilling to commit to taking delivery of any new types from Boeing and Airbus unless the engine manufacturers Rolls-Royce and General Electric get their act together and deliver reliable products. The airline’s President Sir Tim Clark used harsh…
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon significantly improved their HY1-results compared to last year, the Hong Kong-based airlines announced on August 7. Combined profit for the first six months of 2019 was HK$615 million, compared to -904 million last year. Group…
Of Europe’s Big 4 airlines’ groups, International Airlines Group (IAG) has delivered the best net-result in HY1. It reported a net profit after tax but before exceptional items of EUR 806 million compared to 803 million last year or 806…
Lufthansa’s low-cost airline Eurowings before the end of next year will re-focus on short-haul, point-to-point operations, slash costs by 15 percent and later on modernize its fleet. This is the most significant announcement at Lufthansa’s Capital Markets Day for investors…
Etihad announced another loss-making year on March 14. It ended 2018 at $-1.28bln, which is a slight improvement on the $1.52bln loss the previous year. The second year of its transformation program saw its core operating performance improve by 15…