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IndiGo CEO Fears Demand Will Fall as Fares Rise to Match Fuel Costs
IndiGo is navigating between dual headwinds, unfavorable foreign exchange and sharply rising fuel costs, and is reaching a limit of how much of these higher costs it can pass on…May 25th, 2022
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Spirit Airlines Board Blasts JetBlue’s Bid as ‘Cynical’
In some of its most forceful comments yet, Spirit Airlines rejected JetBlue Airways' unsolicited merger offer, making clear that it believes the best outcome for shareholders is the already planned…May 24th, 2022
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U.S. Pilot Staffing Situation Is Complex and Will Take Years to Sort Out
Much ink has been spilled about the pilot situation in the U.S., with many regional airlines saying they face a shortage, larger carriers saying they are experiencing elevated attrition, and…May 23rd, 2022
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Southern Airways Express, Surf Air Aim to Create First Electric Regional Airline
Imagine hybrid electric aircraft ferrying travelers on hundreds of shorter routes across the U.S. That's the vision behind the planned merger of Southern Airways Express and Surf Air Mobility.May 20th, 2022
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Lufthansa Backs Boeing as Planemaker Faces Growing Engineering Challenges
Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr sees Boeing recovering from the series of problems the planemaker faces, a sentiment not shared by many of his peers.May 19th, 2022
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Singapore Airlines Traffic Spikes as Covid Restrictions Ease
Singapore's decision to ease most of is Covid-19 travel restrictions in April benefited the country's namesake airline. Singapore Airlines' traffic surged in April, and forward bookings for the summer are…May 18th, 2022
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AerCap Warns of Looming Aircraft Shortage as International Travel Rebounds
The good news, according to AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly, is that demand for air travel is roaring back. The bad news is that supply chain woes could hamper the manufacturers'…May 17th, 2022
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Ryanair CEO Blames Brexit for UK Staffing Disruptions
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary thinks the UK brought its travel staffing issues on itself with an "inflexible" labor market since the country left the EU in 2020.May 16th, 2022
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Senator Graham May Propose Raising U.S. Pilot Retirement Age
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is said to be preparing to introduce legislation that would raise the retirement age for commercial airline pilots in the U.S. by at least two years,…May 13th, 2022
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Copa Airlines Confident in Business Model Following Avianca-Gol Deal
Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron does not think the carrier needs to do anything differently following the announcement that Avianca and Gol plan to consolidate under a single holding company.May 12th, 2022