Kazakh carrier Air Astana Group points to improving yields, some encouraging signs on engine availability and its rapid response to the Iran conflict as reasons for optimism after a challenging 2025.
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Cathay Pacific Group is set to grow capacity 10% in 2026 as it looks to build on a third consecutive year of profit, but the impact of rising fuel costs from the crisis in the Middle East adds to a volatile backdrop.
While some carriers are disadvantaged on size, they can still build simplified banks that support high-value connections, write Felix Ackermann of Lufthansa Consulting and former Lufthansa Consulting intern and current Masters student Ian Saravanan
As one of the first carriers to report financial results following the Israeli and US air strikes on Iran and subsequent retaliatory action on several Gulf states, plenty of attention was on Turkish Airlines for a perspective on how fresh troubles in the Middle may impact its business.