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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 10-16 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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NewsWestJet deepens SkyTeam ties with enhanced Air France-KLM partnership
Canadian carrier WestJet, fresh off deepening ties with Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, is moving to strengthen its codeshare partnership with Air France-KLM.
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NewsGol secures $1.9bn in exit financing near end of bankruptcy process
Brazilian carrier Gol has secured $1.9 billion in exit financing as it seeks to emerge soon from Chapter 11 restructuring.
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Airline BusinessAmid tariff turmoil, Japanese majors cautiously optimistic as profitability streak continues
ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines benefitted from strong inbound travel demand to remain profitable. Still, they were mindful about any likely impact from the Trump administration’s tariff policies.
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Airline BusinessWith headwinds looming, an unfazed SIA Group touts beefed-up defences
While SIA Group will be monitoring the longer-term impact of the US government’s tariff policies, it is unfazed by the uncertainty, noting that it is “well-positioned” to deal with it, and other long-standing challenges facing the airline sector.
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Airline BusinessGol rides surging international capacity to strong Q1
Gol is the latest Latin American carrier to report a strong first quarter as the region increasingly appears insulated from North America’s economic tumult.
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Airline BusinessAzul distances itself from last year’s operational struggles amid turning fortunes
After being pummeled by poor operational and financial performances last year, Brazilian carrier Azul has rebounded significantly and is charting a growth path once again.
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Airline BusinessWhy United is bringing ‘segmentation’ to business class with its incoming Studio suites
United Airlines’ introduction of new business-class suites on incoming Boeing 787-9s mirrors a strategy that already allowed it and other major US carriers to squeeze more revenue from economy class cabins.
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NewsUnited Airlines may no longer be Max 10 launch customer, eyes first deliveries in 2027 or 2028
United does not expect to receive its first 737 Max 10 until 2027 or 2028 as certification uncertainty abounds.
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In depth‘Daunting but not impossible’: JetZero endeavors to deliver world’s first ‘all-wing’ commercial jet
JetZero executives say the start-up is ready for the challenges that come with building a large, radically different-looking composite airframe at scale to compete against the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers.
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Airline BusinessCanadian carriers respond to US market weakness
The past few weeks have seen operators including Air Canada and WestJet respond to weakness in US markets in particular, as tensions between their home country and the Trump Administration play out.
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NewsLufthansa announces death of transformational former leader Jurgen Weber
Lufthansa Group has announced the death of former executive board chair Jurgen Weber, who is credited with fundamentally rebuilding the German operator and establishing it as a pioneer of airline alliances. Weber, who has passed away at the age of 83, climbed to the top position at Lufthansa in 1991 ...
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Airline BusinessFull-year 2024 report for benchmark global airlines
The global airline industry fell short of its 2023 profitability performance in 2024, according to aggregate earnings from Airline Business’s benchmark carriers/groups, although its fortunes improved over the second half of the year.
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NewsUnited reveals new business-class suites with ‘Elevated’ 787 cabin refresh
United Airlines plans to equip incoming Boeing 787-9s with new business-class suites and updated premium-economy seats as part of a cabin refresh the carrier markets as its “Elevated” aircraft interior.
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Airline BusinessWeek 20 2025: JetBlue-United tie-up, earnings from Brazil and Singapore
The coming week might bring some news on the shape of any tie-up between JetBlue Airways and United Airlines, with the latter holding an event in Boston on Tuesday.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 3-9 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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NewsNewark ATC briefly loses ability to track jets again
Another technology outage at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International airport temporarily left air traffic controllers operating blind on the morning of 9 May.
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NewsAir Canada’s first A321XLR and 787-10 deliveries delayed into 2026
Air Canada disclosed on 9 May that deliveries of its first Airbus A321XLRs and Boeing 787-10s have been delayed into next year.
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Airline BusinessConfident IAG reassures on transatlantic as it orders dozens of widebodies
If IAG is the best bellwether for the state of transatlantic air travel, then it just delivered a reassuring assessment of what lies ahead.
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NewsSkyTeam partners poised to acquire 25% of Canada's WestJet
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air plan to acquire 25% of Canadian discount carrier WestJet, and Delta intends to sell 2.5% share to Air France-KLM.