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A European Wild West as Airlines Eye Opportunities
European airlines are looking beyond the exceptionally bad year they had last year and the possibly grim year this year to a brighter future. Many, like Lufthansa Group, are shuffling…March 15th, 2021
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The Strangest Airline Route in America Is Between Stops in the South Pacific
The strangest route in the U.S. got a new lease on life, at least until the end of July, as the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has extended Samoa Airways' flight…March 12th, 2021
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Frontier
Frontier’s IPO: Crazy or Crazy Like a Fox?
In this week's episode, Airline Weekly colleagues Edward "Ned" Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan get into why going public may not be the craziest idea of an airline, despite the once-in-a-century…March 12th, 2021
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$30 Billion Merger Between AerCap and GECAS Tilts New Momentum Toward Aircraft Leasing
AerCap's $30 billion acquisition of General Electric's aircraft-leasing arm, GECAS, is a bet by the Ireland-based lessor that cost-conscious airlines globally will be shifting more broadly to leasing aircraft rather…March 10th, 2021
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Air Cargo Emerges From Shadows as Pandemic Lifeline
Cargo gets its place in the sun. One of the more interesting storylines of the Covid-19 pandemic's effect on aviation has been the emergence of freight as a lifeline for…March 8th, 2021
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Cargo and Maxes
Much of the world is trapped at home and shopping online. Who's transporting all those goods? Airlines, and cargo. has been the one silver lining in the airline's terrible pandemic…March 4th, 2021
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Behind Porter’s Scrappy Fight to Save the Airline
Few airlines exist around the world left unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic, with most drastically slashing schedules and operations, but few have gone into hibernation. That's what Canada's Porter Airlines…March 2nd, 2021
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One if by Land, Two if by Sea, and Six if by Air
Paul Revere's midnight ride warned the residents of Boston that the British were coming. Now, it looks like the Americans are returning the favor, with United becoming the sixth airline…March 1st, 2021
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The Opportunities Norwegian Air Is Leaving Behind
Norwegian's retrenchment is providing opportunities for all sorts of airlines, like Finnair, United, and Virgin Atlantic, Airline Weekly colleagues Edward "Ned" Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan say in this week's episode.…February 25th, 2021
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The United Airlines Engine Failure Is a Story Being Wildly Botched by Media: Commentary
For the past several nights, television news in the U.S. has replayed terrifying footage of an engine on a United Airlines jet, in flames in flight along with scenes of…February 23rd, 2021