Issues

Will Anyone Buy Air India?

Air India, a notoriously bloated state organ, is again up for sale by India’s government. In April, Jet Airways stopped flying, eliminating Air India’s only home-grown rival on intercontinental routes.…

The Looming Aircraft Shortage

Air Lease Corp.’s John Plueger, presenting at an Airline Economics conference in New York on Oct. 18, identified several “hot topics” currently facing the airline industry. One was environmental sustainability.…

Thai's Dire Straits

In the years leading up to the current decade, Thai Airways knew nothing but profits — more than 40 straight years of profits. Then its world turned upside down. From…

The Avionic Plague

Alright, so the global economy is slowing. But it’s still growing. Oil prices are down by roughly a fifth from levels last autumn. Many short-haul markets are seeing a reprieve…