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Air India Has Bulked Up. Incoming CEO Tells Staff to Focus on Safety, Reliability — and Profit
Tewolde Gebremariam has plenty to fix at Air India. His first townhall shows he understands the brief.
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Bangkok Floods Disrupt Airports, Spare the Hotels — For Now
Bangkok’s floods strained airport operations, not hotel demand. The next risk is Golden Week, when rain could complicate travel for a surge of Chinese visitors.
Business
Staying Agile in an Unpredictable Market
The question for every travel company shifting resources toward premium: is the demand truly structural?
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Beyond the Upgrade: Building a Premium Strategy That Actually Works
Every travel company is expanding premium offerings. The question is whether premium is a product upgrade or a margin strategy.
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Nor'easter delays hundreds of flights, airlines waive change fees
Flight disruptions were rising in Boston over the weekend.
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Virgin Atlantic CEO: Don’t Make Customers Pay More for SAF Without the Environmental Benefit
Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster said more progress needs to be made on scaling SAF, which has faced severe supply chain bottlenecks.
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Building Integrated Systems Before the Next Disruption
When something goes wrong, every travel company learns what's within and out of its control. Most travel companies can't replicate Qatar Airways’ ownership structure, so the question is how to pinpoint handoff points in their own operation where a failure cascades.
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Turkish Airlines Places Its Largest Boeing Narrowbody Order as It Trades Scale for Margins
A record order and a delayed fleet target might sound contradictory, but Turkish is locking in fuel-efficient aircraft for its Istanbul hub while leaving a third of the order uncommitted.
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Qatar Airways CEO Wants to Avoid Airfare Hikes: ‘We Don’t Want to Pass It on to Our Customers Just Yet’
Qatar Airways CEO Hamad Al-Khater’s comments on pricing are a stark contrast with Western counterparts, most of which have passed on fuel costs to customers.
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Tigray forces launch offensive against Ethiopian government
Tigray People’s Liberation Front seizes control of airports, targets government positions in Afar and Amhara regions.
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As Adani Eyes Airline Entry, India Weighs ‘Pros and Cons’ of Letting Airport Operators Own Carriers
India wants to break the airline duopoly. It now has to decide whether giving airport operators a seat in the cockpit is the way to do it.
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Can the US ban Iranian airlines worldwide – and what would it mean?
Analysts say new sweeping US sanctions stand to worsen lives of millions of Iranians struggling in battered economy.
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Iran reportedly says it can reopen Strait of Hormuz within 7 days if U.S. eases military pressure
The reports raised hopes of renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy, with U.S. stock futures mixed and oil prices lower.
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Equipment Outage Triggers Flight Delays, Cancellations at Northeast Airports
Airports in the New York area and Philadelphia are facing flight disruptions after the FAA issued a ground stop due to an equipment outage.
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US threatens to ground Iranian airlines worldwide from Wednesday
Treasury Secretary says airports and companies servicing Iranian carriers risk being cut off from the US dollar system.
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Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption in UK
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said further issues "cause even greater concern" about the UK's air traffic control and the head of the organisation that runs it.
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Cutting Passenger Demand May Be Only Way to Save Heathrow’s Net Zero Case
The UK's official climate advisors just told the government that a Heathrow expansion does not work with the country’s climate goals — and if technology to bring emissions down doesn’t materialize, demand management could be on the cards.
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Thai Airways Expands Flight Network Across Europe and Asia
Thai Airways’ expansion across Europe and Asia could strengthen Bangkok’s role as a regional hub, giving hotels and tour operators more opportunities to attract travelers combining Thailand with neighboring destinations.
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Southwest Airlines Hopes to Capture More High-Spend Customers With New Lounges
Southwest is looking to lure in more premium customers with the new lounges and credit card it will launch next year, making Rapid Rewards more “aspirational.”
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Europe Handed Out €430 Million in SAF Permits Last Year — See Which Airlines Got the Most
Europe’s support to the industry through its Emissions Trading Scheme swelled to four times 2024’s figure as the race to meet mandated blending targets gets underway.