Virgin Atlantic’s boss calls Heathrow’s proposed price cap ‘unacceptable’ December 8, 2022 The row between Heathrow and its airport customers has reached a new high after Shai Weiss, the chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, called out the UK aviation regulator over the airport’s interim price cap. Weiss has accused the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of “putting the interests of a monopolistic airport and its shareholders ahead of [...]
Willie Walsh: Airlines to post £3.8bn profit next year December 6, 2022 Global airlines are set to return to black next year, said aviation veteran Willie Walsh. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), carriers are set to post a collective net profit of $4.7bn (£3.8bn) as more than 4 billion passengers will travel worldwide next year. “That is a great achievement considering the scale of [...]
Wizz Air’s boss: Airline not good candidate for M&A December 1, 2022 Wizz Air is not a good candidate for M&A but it will focus instead on organic growth, boss Jozsef Varadi commented. The chief executive’s remarks came in response to a question on whether Wizz would ever consider acquiring rival Easyjet. Easyjet on the other hand recently said it would not rule out any potential takeovers [...]
Airline industry racked up £180bn collective net loss since pandemic December 1, 2022 The airline industry has racked up a collective net loss of almost $220bn (£180bn) since the Covid pandemic began, according to recent research. Analysis published today by analytics firm Cirium shows that revenues for the world’s airline groups went down by more than 50 per cent in 2020, ending 2021 still 40 per cent below [...]
Air France-KLM’s shares plummet as £260m+ bond issuance takes off November 16, 2022 The shares of Air France-KLM have sunk as low as 12 per cent after the carrier issued €300m (£262.5m) worth of bonds convertible into shares. Air France-KLM said the move would help it strengthen its capital and pay back the financial aid it received from the French government to stay afloat during the pandemic. Funding [...]
Misty Monday: Dozens of flights cancelled at London airports as fog engulfs capital November 14, 2022 Dozens of flights have been cancelled over the past few hours at London airports as the fog that engulfed the capital since yesterday continues to present a risk to operations. British Airways – which was forced to cancel 15 domestic and short-haul flights to Heathrow – said it was doing everything it could to get [...]
Heathrow WILL NOT introduce capacity caps during peak Christmas period November 11, 2022 Heathrow has announced it will not need any capacity cap during Christmas, as the west London hub continues to work with airlines to ensure a smoother run of operations for the peak period. “We have been working with airlines and their ground handlers to prepare for the Christmas peak, and have a good plan, which [...]
Subsidies should not be relied upon to ramp up green aviation fuel production, says charter boss November 8, 2022 The aviation industry should not rely only upon government subsidies to ramp up the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), according to private charter company Victor. Produced from the likes of solid waste and food scraps, SAFs reduce CO2 by up to 80 per cent over their life cycle and are considered the best way [...]
Airlines and airports call on UK Gov to ramp up support for green aviation fuel production November 7, 2022 A group of UK airlines and airports has called on the government to ramp up state support for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). “We believe UK SAF production has the chance to become a domestic success story, but the government needs to act now to ensure manufacturers get the price certainty needed to [...]
Ryanair remains cautious about future despite record half-year November 7, 2022 Ryanair has remained cautious about its future despite posting a record half-year performance. Driven by an exceptional summer traffic, the low-cost carrier’s after tax earnings jumped to €1.37bn (£1.20bn) – up from a €48m net loss last year. Even though slightly below analysts’ consensus, this was its highest half-year results ever, as it surpassed the [...]