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June 19, 2018 9:38 pm ET -
Cathay Pacific Takes Delivery of its First Airbus A350-1000
Cathay Pacific took delivery this morning of its first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France. The Hong Kong-based airline is just the second airline to receive the new fuel-efficient airliner, Airbus’ newest widebody aircraft, following…
June 9, 2018 7:51 am ET -
Rising Fuel Costs Crashes the Profitability Party
The aviation industry is known for having high costs. Multi-million dollar machines fly across the world carrying passengers seeking a bargain. It’s hard to run a consistently profitable airline when so many factors impact profitability; competitors could be waging a…
June 8, 2018 2:00 pm ET -
South African Airways to Begin Restructuring to Combat Financial Woes
South African Airways (SAA) CEO Vuyani Jaraya has admitted that "tough decisions" are required in order to save the continent's largest carrier from financial ruin. On the verge of collapse, Jaraya indicated a streamlining of the airline's 10,000-plus workforce, as well…
June 5, 2018 11:00 am ET -
IATA Celebrates Industry Results for 2017 but Downgrades 2018 Forecast
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is holding its Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) in Sydney, Australia this week. At a presentation on Monday, IATA Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac detailed a summary of…
June 4, 2018 9:45 am ET -
JetBlue Rapidly Modernizes Following Long Stagnation
Earlier this month, JetBlue unveiled the new cabin interior to be retrofitted on all of its current Airbus A320 fleet. However, while this news was welcomed sight for many frequent JetBlue travelers, as the airline hasn’t updated the interior of…