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Asia-Pacific
Singapore Airlines Looks Beyond Strong Profits to Big Things From Air India Deal
Singapore Airlines' historic profitability is back. This has helped boost the carrier's confidence in the future, underpinning some audacious moves to maintain — and expand — its position as a…February 21st, 2023
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Europe
Airbus, Boeing Production Delays Will Hold Back Airline Growth in 2023
The aircraft production issues that Airbus and Boeing have faced through the pandemic recovery are not getting any worse. But they are also not yet getting better, which has forced…February 17th, 2023
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Europe
Norwegian Air Boosts Loyalty Investments to Capture More Corporate Travel Share
Norwegian Air has come back strong from the brink of death. After struggling before the pandemic and then restructuring during it, the discounter has rebounded quickly with an eye on…February 16th, 2023
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Europe
Embattled Finnair Back on Its Feet With Modest Profits
The Covid pandemic was a like a meteor hitting the Earth for the world’s airline industry. For Finnair, it was like ten meteors hitting the planet. Now, the beleaguered Helsinki-based…February 15th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Air India Seals $34 Billion in Aircraft Orders With Airbus and Boeing
Air India has committed to at least 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing worth an estimated $34 billion as part of the Tata Group's effort to remake the long-ailing Indian…February 14th, 2023
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North America
JetBlue May Need to Give Up American Airlines Alliance to Win Spirit Merger Approval
JetBlue Airways has one big bargaining chip that it can offer the U.S. Department of Justice in exchange for approval of its proposed merger with Spirit Airlines. That chip? Its…February 13th, 2023
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North America
JetBlue Hints at New Hawaii Flights if Spirit Airlines Merger Approved
JetBlue Airways is in clear selling mode of its proposed merger with Spirit Airlines as the U.S. Justice Department weighs the combination that would create the country's fifth largest airline.February 10th, 2023
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North America
Southwest Airlines to Dock Executive Bonuses After ‘Epic Screwup’ Over Holidays
Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson was grilled by U.S. senators over the carrier's meltdown during the year-end holidays in Washington, D.C., Thursday.February 9th, 2023
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Latin America
Chile’s JetSmart Enters Fray as Potential Spoiler to Viva Air-Avianca Merger
Chilean discounter JetSmart wants to buy Colombian Viva Air in the latest twist to South America's on-going round of airline consolidation. The offer is the latest stumbling block to Avianca's…February 8th, 2023
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North America
Spirit Airlines Struggles to Control Costs as It Awaits Fate of JetBlue Merger
Spirit Airlines long succeeded by keeping its costs so low that it could afford to charge flyers essentially pennies per mile — plus lots and lots of extra fees —…February 7th, 2023