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Danielle Hyams, Skift
This week in aviation news, is brand loyalty (ahem, free premium snacks) going to be enough to keep JetBlue's Boston customers from getting cozy with the competition as American and Delta make moves to increase their presence at the Beantown hub? Plus, we discover that Delta's CEO is firmly in the "do not recline your seat" camp.
6 hours ago
Mark Sweney, The Guardian
The aviation industry is sure to have a tough year ahead, particularly for airlines with a heavy reliance on the Chinese market.
2 days ago
Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press
With no end in sight to the coronavirus epidemic, the crisis could soon push some Asian carriers to the brink of collapse as global travel demand plummets.
2 days ago
Avian + Skift
Travel agencies can say goodbye to old-school excel spreadsheets and paper agreements for keeping track of airfare sales. Today, digitalization provides a much easier and powerful tool to manage incentive and commission contracts with airlines.
1 month ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
For the moment, the drop in fuel price is benefiting Air France-KLM, but if the coronavirus outbreak doesn't ease off, this could all change.
3 days ago
Bhargav Acharya and Brenda Goh, Reuters
The HNA Group has been mired in financial troubles in recent years, but the prospect of losing its flagship Hainan Airlines from its waning portfolio looks likelier than ever.
3 days ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
What choice does JetBlue have but to downplay its competitive problems in Boston? But this is not good for the airline. It was bad enough when JetBlue had to worry about new routes from Delta. Now American is joining the mix.
4 days ago
David Koenig, Associated Press
Although Boeing doesn't seem to think this will change the time frame for the 737 Max's return, all those airlines banking on it flying again this summer must surely be worried.
4 days ago
Alexander Cornwell and Paul Sandle, Reuters
Remember non-European Union nationals cannot own more than 49.9 percent of a European airline. So what's Qatar Airways' big plan for International Airlines Group?
4 days ago
Reuters
The bad news just keeps on coming for Cathay Pacific. If the situation in China worsens we should expect a further degradation in earnings.
6 days ago
Jamie Freed and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Economic growth has created new demand for turboprop aircraft in developing regions. Competition in the sector is fierce, particularly as Boeing and Airbus line up against each other in yet another market.
1 week ago
Danielle Hyams, Skift
This week in airline news, after years being unaligned, Alaska Airlines is joining Oneworld. The carrier is also ramping up its codesharing agreement with American Airlines to include international flights, potentially posing real competition for some of Delta's routes. Plus, with Air Italy's closure, yet another European airline bites the dust.
1 week ago
