Articles tagged “Etihad”

Emirates

Saudi Arabia Thinks Its New Airline Can Dethrone the Middle East’s Legacy Carriers

Saudia Arabia's government made news earlier this month when it hinted at plans to build a global airline, based in the kingdom, to take on regional powerhouses Emirates, Qatar Airways,…

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 3 years ago

Aeroflot

Prediction Affliction: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 112:

With a new year underway, we’re thinking about what will happen in 2019—always a dicey proposition. In this episode, we consider the prospects of airlines around the world. Some, like…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Emirates

End of an Era: Gulf carriers are in trouble, and the industry implications are enormous

It was a geopolitical earthquake for sure, and potentially a seismic shift as well for the region’s globally significant airlines. Last week, several Gulf nations, including Saudi Arabia and the…

Seth Kaplan | 8 years ago

Etihad

Hogan’s House of Horrors: Etihad, the weakest of the Big Three Gulf carriers, finds itself in a mess

For airlines on death’s doorstep, there was always one hope. Always one last chance of a lifeline. Always one last chance that the phone would ring, and on the other…

Seth Kaplan | 8 years ago

Emirates

End of an Era at Emirates? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 15

Is Emirates Airline running out of room to fulfill its jumbo-sized ambitions? The Gulf carrier’s combined second- and third-quarter earnings report went over with another “meh.” Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad…

Seth Kaplan | 9 years ago

Air Arabia

The Other Gulf Carriers: The high-flying Big Three get the headlines. But Gulf LCCs are making a splash of their own

They’re growing at warp speed. They’re voraciously buying planes. They’re located at the geographic center of the world. And they’re irritating established legacy airlines everywhere with their allegedly unfair government…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago

Emirates

Bubble Trouble? The Gulf’s Big Three keep growing, repeatedly quieting naysayers. Can this last forever?

In 2013, London Heathrow was once again the world’s busiest airport for international traffic. True, that does include some shorthaul hops like flights to Paris and Dublin. But No. 1…

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago