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Aya Batrawy, Associated Press
A pared back Airbus order from Emirates and a focus on sustainability from Etihad hints at a new, subdued era of Middle Eastern aviation at this week's Dubai Airshow.
37 mins ago
Jasmine Ganaishlal and Spencer Lee, Skift
This week in aviation, competition is fierce between Wizz Air and Ryanair as both companies aim to be the ultra-low-cost airline of record in Europe. Meanwhile, AirAsia Group is beginning its transformation to become an e-commerce company.
18 hours ago
Andres Guerra Luz, Bloomberg
Sounds like the government intends to play hardball with South African Airways. Given the carrier's financial struggles and current labor unrest, a turnaround seems pretty remote at the moment.
3 days ago
Dohop + Skift
New interlining technology is helping airlines simplify how they partner with other airlines and grow direct bookings.
6 days ago
Carolina Millan, Jorgelina do Rosario and Fabiola Moura, Bloomberg
As we've seen elsewhere across the globe, policies that artificially prop up an incumbent flag carrier don't always work out well for consumers.
4 days ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Ryanair's decision to morph into a group airline has opened up plenty of opportunities, with the individual carriers able to operate differently. But is there a downside? For Wizz Air, it's all about keeping things simple.
5 days ago
Harry Suhartono, Will Davies and Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
Though the assessment focuses on the civil aviation authority, not individual airlines, this comes at a bad time for Malaysia Airlines, which is seeking new investors, and for AirAsia X if the low-cost, long-haul carrier plans to open new U.S. routes.
5 days ago
Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg
JetBlue isn't immune from the structural changes that are taking place in the aviation industry. Like it or not, basic economy is a part of the landscape now, and to truly compete you need to have it in your arsenal.
6 days ago
Hilton Shone, Bloomberg
Nearly 1,000 people might be losing their jobs as the airline tries to slow its ongoing losses. Hopefully the company doesn't meet the same fate as Jet Airways, the Indian airline that was grounded earlier this year after racking up over $1 billion in debt.
7 days ago
Ditas Lopez and Claire Jiao, Bloomberg
The sudden death of Lucio “Bong” Tan Jr., 54, raises new questions over the leadership of Philippine Airlines. Meanwhile, the Philippine aviation industry has also lost another tycoon: John Gokongwei Jr., who built up low-cost carrier Cebu Air. Gokongwei, 93, died on Saturday.
1 week ago
Jasmine Ganaishlal and Spencer Lee, Skift
This week in aviation, without naming any names, Qatar Airways' CEO called out Singapore Changi for lifting Hamad International's airport design. Meanwhile, IAG is making a $1.1 million offer on Air Europa following the Delta-Latam deal.
1 week ago
Rajesh Kumar Singh and P R Sanjai, Bloomberg
This deal would make sense, but only at the right price and only when IndiGo has sorted out its own internal issues.
2 weeks ago
