Articles tagged “Europe”
Europe
KLM CEO Rebukes Dutch Proposal to Tax Transit Passengers at Schiphol
KLM CEO Marjan Rintel offered a firm rebuke of a proposal in the Netherlands' legislature to tax transfer passengers at the airline's hub, Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.September 22nd, 2023 at 11:52 AM EDT
Europe
TUI Bullish on European Leisure Travel this Winter
TUI is bullish winter travel demand with bookings exhibiting “positive momentum," the European travel conglomerate said Thursday. The outlook comes after summer bookings came in well ahead of last summer's…September 21st, 2023 at 10:53 AM EDT
Europe
Why Are Airlines so Eager for a Piece of TAP Air Portugal?
TAP Air Portugal is seemingly the apple of every European airline group's eye these days. That's because the state-owned airline in the southwestern corner of Europe is about to come…September 19th, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT
Asia-Pacific
What’s Happening at Spirit and Frontier?
Slower bookings and "heightened" discounting are hurting Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines this quarter. That means potentially deep losses for the ultra low-cost carriers. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss…September 15th, 2023 at 11:28 AM EDT
Asia-Pacific
Airbus A320neo Pratt Engine Issues to Ground 650 Planes Next Year
The quality issues affecting Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines on Airbus A320neo-family aircraft will ground 600 to 650 aircraft globally next year, the latest setback to the airline industry's…September 12th, 2023 at 2:27 PM EDT
Europe
Swiss Adds Flights to Washington Dulles, the Fastest Growing U.S. Gateway
Travelers riding the mobile lounge between the main terminal and one of Washington Dulles airport's concourses this summer got a who's who of global airlines. A growing number of them…September 12th, 2023 at 10:44 AM EDT
Europe
Fuel Costs Take a Bite Out of Airline Outlook
Fuel prices keep steadily rising after bottoming out in May. That's beginning to take a bite out the airline financial outlook for the third and fourth quarters. Edward Russell and…September 10th, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT
Europe
Greece’s Aegean Airlines Posts Strong Profits but Cost Inflation a Concern
Greece’s Aegean Airlines, riding a wave of inbound tourism, reported an 18% operating margin for the April-to-June quarter. That was just a point less than what Europe's profit champion Ryanair…September 8th, 2023 at 10:05 AM EDT
Europe
Lufthansa Rebrands Leisure Airline Subsidiary Discover
A big focus of the Lufthansa Group during the pandemic was streamlining its operations. It closed two subsidiaries but, to the bane of some industry analysts, launched a new one…September 5th, 2023 at 10:39 AM EDT
Africa
Airline Weekly Summer Hiatus
Airline Weekly is taking a break until September. Our next weekly issue will publish on September 11, and we will resume updating AW Daily with airline industry news and commentary…August 21st, 2023 at 8:05 AM EDT