Viva Air Sees Opportunity in Venezuela and 3 Other Aviation Trends This Week

This Airline Actually Sees Opportunity in Venezuela’s Turmoil: If you want to make a fortune in business, you need to go where your competitors will not be. Venezuela certainly fits that. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.

EasyJet Flies Toward Uncertain Summer of a European Slowdown: It’s not a great time to be running a European short-haul airline, but EasyJet is trying to make the best of it. While growing its holiday and business travel offerings is probably a smart move, it’s difficult to see them making much of a difference if the economic climate keeps getting worse.

Alaska Airlines and El Al Team Up on Loyalty: Alaska is launching a loyalty partnership with yet another outlying international air carrier. At this rate, it doesn’t need to fully join an airline alliance.

India’s Low-Cost IndiGo Sets Its Long-Haul Sights on Europe: Despite the well-documented challenges, airline bosses won’t give up on the low-cost, long-haul dream. Will IndiGo be able to pull it off?