CAPA airline profit outlook: margins slipping as cost reduction intensity dims. Discipline needed
The latest six monthly update of the CAPA world airline industry operating margin model increases its forecasts to 2018 relative to the Jan-2017 update. 2016 was probably a cyclical peak, but the current outlook is for a more sustained period comfortably in excess of previous peak margins of around 6% – whereas previous peaks were […]
JetBlue founder Neeleman working on new U.S. airline
Neeleman registered Azura Airways Corp. in Connecticut — the same state in which JetBlue is registered. Neeleman, who also founded Canadian carrier WestJet and Brazilian carrier Azul, remains the chairman of Azul’s board, but last week the carrier announced that former CFO John Rodgerson would replace Neeleman as CEO. Neeleman is listed in the Azura […]
Latin American aviation revival? Airline chiefs to gather in Cartagena for vital CAPA Summit
Home to some 382 airlines, Latin America is a dynamic aviation region. Its airlines have 2,350 aircraft currently in service (the fourth largest region globally by fleet) and some 845 aircraft are currently on order by Latin America"™s airlines, including 716 narrowbodies. Does the region have the airport infrastructure to cope? There are currently 736 […]
China’s airlines’ growing presence in Latin America: China Eastern considers Mexico City
Chinese airlines are turning their focus to Latin America at the direction of their government, which wants a global presence from its airlines. Air China serves São Paulo and Havana (which it considers part of Latin America), and in Apr-2017 China Southern launched Mexico City as a tag from Vancouver. HNA partially owns Brazil’s Azul […]
European Union demands urgent talks with Washington over airline laptop ban
The Department of Homeland Security is considering banning laptops and other large electronic devices from carry-on bags on flights from Europe to the United States, a department spokesman said on Wednesday. Travellers on flights leaving these airports are prohibited from carrying on board any electronic items that are larger than a cell phone. The afternoon […]
CAPA premia a Iberia por su transformación "extraordinaria"
CAPA "“Centre for Aviation ha entregado a Iberia el premio "˜Mejor proceso de transformación de una línea aérea"™ de 2016. En un acto celebrado en Ãmsterdam, Peter Harbison, presidente ejecutivo de la compañía proveedora de información y análisis del mercado de la aviación, ha subrayado que "la transformación de Iberia en un mercado con tantos […]
Vueling recibe el premio a la excelencia como mejor aerolínea de Europa
La aerolínea Vueling ha recibido el premio a la Excelencia como mejor compañía que opera en Europa durante este año, galardón otorgado por Capa, proveedor de servicios para la aviación. La aerolínea Vueling ha recibido el premio a la Excelencia como mejor compañía que opera en Europa durante este año, galardón otorgado por Capa, proveedor […]
