Tyler right despite Easter oversight
After a period of record profits and margins among many of the world’s biggest airlines, demand growth may be slowing, IATA chief Tony Tyler has warned.“The stimulus from lower oil prices appears to be...
View ArticleIATA: passenger traffic slows in March
Global passenger traffic grew 5.3 per cent in March compared with the previous year, according to the latest IATA data.Despite increasing year-on-year, growth in March was slower than in January (7.2...
View ArticleAAR restructure enters ‘third phase’
When you think about key trends in the commercial MRO market in recent years, one of the most heard buzzwords has been “diversification”.There has been a whole host of acquisitions or agreements that...
View ArticleEtihad opens the doors to its expanding facility
The scale of expansion in the Middle East was illustrated by Etihad Airways as it opened its doors to Talking Point yesterday (April 29).Following last year’s acquisition of the heavy airframe...
View ArticleRyanair eyes up long-haul routes
Ryanair could offer long-haul flights within five years, its chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs revealed at the Future of Air Finance conference in London yesterday (November 25).He reaffirmed his...
View ArticleSabiha Gokcen still prized despite Istanbul’s new megahub
Built near a major fault line, Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen may have the largest seismically isolated building in the world, but the past year has still witnessed considerable upheaval for the airport’s...
View ArticleAerospace suppliers bullish about orders
Companies in the aviation supply chain are confident that aircraft deliveries will continue to increase over the next two years and that they will win new work with OEMs, according to GE Capital. The...
View ArticlePassenger demand is up but fragile, says IATA
September’s passenger traffic demand grew 5.3 per cent in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) on last year, according to IATA. “This continues the positive growth trend for passenger demand even though...
View ArticleAFI KLM E&M expansion plans
Air France-KLM plans to further expand its MRO division and is looking to make acquisitions.In its business strategy for 2020 published today (September 12), the group confirms plans to actively pursue...
View ArticleAirlines' ancillary revenue grows 1,200 per cent
The amount of revenue airlines generate from ancillary fees – those not associated with ticket sales - has risen by almost 1,200 per cent in just six years, according to consultancy, IdeaWorks. In...
View ArticleDo MROs need to diversify?
With independent MRO companies facing increasingly tough competition for contracts, from airline MROs, from new entrants to the market in developing economies and, of course, from OEMs, could it be...
View ArticleAfrica – land of opportunity
Fewer people fly in Africa than in any other region of the world, but things are changing. In 2013, the number of aircraft passengers in Africa grew by 5.6 per cent, and this month alone has seen two...
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