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Taylor Swift: Singapore’s Love Story

For Singapore based Swifties last month their wildest dreams came true. With ...

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Middle East LCCs Focus East to Expand European Networks

Overall airline capacity between the Middle East and Europe, traditionally a ...

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Why Is Average Flight Capacity Increasing at Its Fastest Rate Ever?

Things change slowly in the aviation industry and it’s very rare to see a “step ...

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Thailand Aims High in 2024 - But Can It Make It?

In 2024, Thailand is aiming for 40 million international arrivals, which would ...

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Spring Capacity Points to a Full Travel Recovery

It’s finally over. The IATA Winter Season has just a few more days to run and ...

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Spain’s Hollow Domestic Flight Change: Regulatory Interference Highlights How Well Airlines Self-Regulate

Spain’s announcement of plans to switch domestic flights to rail services is ...

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A Shift in Power to Aircraft Lessors

This blog takes a closer look at the those issues and challenges raised in ...

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China Outbound: There’s Never Been a Better Time to Travel from China

Globally, airline capacity is back to pre-pandemic levels. Despite January 2024 ...

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Are Ryanair Proving That Domestic Services Can Work?

This week Ryanair released their Q3 financial results, and it was my turn for ...

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Have January's Cancellation Rates Dashed US Airlines' Hopes for the New Year?

Every airline and airport operations director starts the new year full of hope ...

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Turkish Airlines Adds Another Country to Their Network

An airline’s key marketing message is frequently built around the products ...

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Boeing’s New Year Wishes Blown Away Already

Every year Boeing’s executives hope that the next year will be better than the ...

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The Top 10 Aviation Industry Stories of 2023, Told By The Numbers

What mattered most to aviation industry professionals last year? Since we at ...

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Navigating the Future of Air Travel: Insights for 2024

In the ever-evolving realm of air travel, the coming year holds a multitude of ...

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Vietnam’s Domestic Aviation Recalibrates As Plans For Overall Growth Continue

Vietnam’s aviation market, along with that of Indonesia, has always been seen ...

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Edinburgh Airport: January Sales Arrive Early

It’s been rumoured for quite some time, but as an early seasonal present to the ...

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The First and Last Flights of the Year

Aviation never rests, there are always scheduled services in the sky carrying ...

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Where Is Santa In December? His Secret Hideaway Is Hidden In The Flight Data

Data always points you in the way of valuable insights, and as the year comes ...

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Aviation Leaders Discuss 2024 Challenges

Against the backdrop of the Dubai Air Show and COP28, the aviation industry’s ...

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A Marginal Improvement In Thanksgiving Punctuality Is An Achievement To Celebrate

As the dust settles on the latest seasonal holiday and attention switches to ...

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LCCs' Domestic Capacity Share Grows in the US

At times, change can occur gradually, slowly evolving over time. It often ...

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On-Time Performance On The Up In North America

According to our latest data, on-time performance (OTP) in North America has ...

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Peaks and Lows in Thanksgiving Demand Cause Operational Challenges for US Airlines

The next week will see US Airlines come under tremendous pressure as the rush ...

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China’s Domestic Market: Holidaying at Home

While destinations and tourism authorities around the world await the return of ...

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Tracking the Evolution of airlines: 2019-2023

In 2019, 256 new airlines entered the industry (listing scheduled capacity for ...

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The World's Smallest Aviation Markets

In the global aviation market, we often talk about the largest, the longest and ...

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How Punctual Were The World’s Largest Airlines and Airports in September 2023?

Worldwide, the most punctual airport in September 2023 was Baoshan Airport ...

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China Still Holding the Cards for Asia’s Tourism Recovery

Asia’s international air capacity recovery has largely been a mixed bag due to ...

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Mediterranean Travel Hotspots

The Mediterranean is undoubtedly one of Europe’s most popular tourist ...

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Europe: The Frustrations of a Hub Airport

Commercial aviation is dominated by a series of hub airports where passengers ...

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Competition In The Middle East Intensifies As Saudi Arabia Works Toward Vision 2030

In May 2023, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) revealed that Saudi Arabia ...

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Australia: When a Fair Share Isn’t Quite Fair!

Aviation is a regulated industry, and however much we like to think otherwise, ...

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Airports Climbing Megahubs Ranks Indicate Areas of Industry Growth

Friday 11th August 2023 was the busiest day for global aviation over the past ...

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Low-Cost Carriers In The Aviation Industry: What Are They?

Low-cost carriers (LCCs) are responsible for a third of the world’s scheduled ...

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Africa: When the Crossroads Get Closed

We’ve all been there, you are in a rush to get somewhere and suddenly hit a ...

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Volaris Records Highest On-Time Performance In July 2023, North America Improving

In July 2023, a Mexican carrier has topped OAG’s on-time performance (OTP) ...

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Matching Supply to Demand: The Art of Successful Management

It’s a very simple equation, match supply to demand or indeed keep supply a ...

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A Productive Q2 2023 For The Airline Industry: Interpreting The Data

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European Markets, Home and Away: Italy Stands Apart

In the vision set out by the European Union (EU) in the late 1990s when the ...

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Which Are The Most Popular Travel Destinations For American Travelers This Summer?

This summer, international travel is firmly back on the agenda for Americans, ...

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Exploring The World's 10 Longest Non-Stop Airline Routes

The world’s first commercial flight took off from St Petersburg, Florida on ...

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Peak Summer Airline Capacity but Mind the Gaps!

As the summer season reaches its peak over the next few weeks it seems that the ...

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Italy's Long-Haul Market Grows Despite ITA's Slimmed Down Network

Post-pandemic, new dynamics have been at play in the Italian long-haul market ...

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US Travel Disruption: Lucky Escape for Some, but Not United Airlines and JetBlue

The last few weeks have created a perfect summer storm for the US majors as a ...

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China: The Return of European Travel

Every month we track the travel recovery in China. As the recovery is now ...

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An Unforgettable Week in Paris

An iconic destination and hot weather - it must be the week of the Paris Air ...

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The Italian Job: Lufthansa’s Investment in ITA Airways

Regulatory approval for the recently announced Deutsche Lufthansa stake in ...

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Spotlight on Singapore Airlines' Network: Strong Results Despite Challenges in Key Markets

In South East Asia, Singapore’s Changi Airport experienced the highest ...

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Transatlantic Bounce Back Becomes a Boing!

Western Europe to the United States of America was one of the first long-haul ...

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Unstoppable LCCs  - Growth Indicates A New Norm

Low-cost carriers (LCCs) now make up almost a third of global airline capacity; ...

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Türkiye: Tourism Set To Boom In The Face Of Adversity

The challenges that Türkiye faced following the catastrophic earthquake in the ...

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How Are US Airlines Adjusting Flight Times on the Busiest Domestic Routes?

For the past two summers airlines were pressured to build their schedules back ...

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State of Play: Where Next For Airline Alliances And Partnerships?

What Was the Pandemic's Impact on Airline Alliances? Airline alliances and ...

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Transatlantic Air Race for the Coronation - How Flying Has Changed Since the 1950s

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 prompted a transatlantic airplane ...

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Formula One Science in Aircraft Turnarounds

Every Second (or Minute) Literally Counts Two point one seconds, the fastest ...

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Spring Break Travel: Data Comparison

Travelers aren’t the only ones flying close to the sun this spring. The spring ...

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Central Asia’s Rapid Travel Recovery

When you have the whole world to look at - and masses of data at your ...

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Hong Kong Travel Recovery: Airlines Back in Business

Hong Kong fully removed its strict border restrictions on 13th December 2022, ...

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The World’s Most Heavily Used Aircraft Types - Answering The Big ASK

It appears that people are obsessed with measuring airlines. From the quality ...

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Competitive Advantage: JetBlue's Strategic Moves on the Transatlantic

Despite being no newcomer to the transatlantic market, JetBlue is taking steps ...

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Surviving Turbulence: Uncertain Times for Regional Jets in the Aviation Industry

The aviation industry has faced ongoing pressures over the last 3 years, and ...

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African Aviation – Another Set of Crossroads

The World Cup is now a distant memory, and the success of Morocco was a great ...

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Stretching Non-Stop Flights to the Limit

Attention is already turning to next year for the people working on Project ...

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Pilot Shortages Likely to Frustrate Airline Growth and Travelers Will Pay the Price in Airfares

Every day we seem to hear of shortages: tomatoes, electricity, micro-chips, and ...

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Will IAG TAP Into a New Opportunity?

In this article, John Grant discusses the possible sale of ITA Airways and the ...

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Bonza: A Much-Needed Boost for Australia’s Domestic Market or Bound to Fail?

In the years before the pandemic Australia’s domestic aviation market had ...

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The Clue Is in the Name for Virgin Atlantic’s Route Network Strategy

The Virgin brand has always been different, a global phenomenon full of amazing ...

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The Worth of Heathrow’s Slots: Europe’s Most Valuable Airport Highlights Market Recovery

There are some established indicators of how confident the airline industry is ...

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Competition Hotting Up In Scandinavia: A Closer Look At The Aviation Market

It feels apt to be writing this blog from the air above Scandinavia, as I ...

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EasyJet Rebuilds: Better Than Expected Results Raise Wider Industry Optimism

It’s not been an easy recovery for easyJet. While the market recovery in Europe ...

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Air India Tidies Up in London

London Gatwick Benefits With New Services India is hot, to state the obvious, ...

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China’s International Reopening: More of a Slow Burner Than a Game Changer

The news that China removed quarantine requirements for inbound travelers and ...

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Punctuality League 2023: The Story Behind the Data

Just one year ago the aviation industry was in a very different position from ...

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Japan's Airports and Covid-19's Continued Impact on International Travel | Part 3 of 3

Like many Asian countries, Japan has been experiencing a twin-track air ...

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Will Japan Achieve Its Inbound Tourism Targets? | Part 2 of 3

Japan finally lifting its stringent travel restrictions on 11th October 2022 ...

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China Air Travel - 2022, A Year of Volatility

2022 has been another year of ups and downs for Chinese aviation, at least in ...

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Japan’s Airlines – What Does the Future Hold? | Part 1 of 3

What does the future hold for Japan’s airlines? This is the first in a series ...

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Airline Alliances…Time To Change Partners?

There has never been a period of such capacity change as we have seen during ...

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Airline Profits: The Upside of Capacity Constraints

This week global scheduled airline capacity – that is, the number of seats ...

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How Are Low-Cost Airlines Shaping the Future at the Largest Airports in the US?

In the United States, changes to how we fly, which airlines we choose, and how ...

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Thinking Big: Vision 2030 and the Future of Aviation in Saudi Arabia

If you’ve not heard about Vision 2030 it won’t be long before you do. Vision ...

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Middle East Hubs: The Rise of Low Cost and the Importance of the Indian Subcontinent

With Qatar soon to host the FIFA World Cup, the big three Middle Eastern hubs, ...

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Tokyo’s Airports: Is Haneda Out-Recovering Narita?

Tokyo’s two airports, Narita and Haneda, have been vying for international ...

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Unique Opportunities for Airlines and Airports Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup

And the World Cup Winner 2022 is...Dubai! The final pre-tournament matches have ...

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US Airports Dominate International Connectivity... For Now

After the hiatus of the past couple of years, OAG Megahubs is back! In a marked ...

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Which South East Asia Hub Airport Has the Edge?

Here we take a deep dive into the travel recovery at three rival hub airports ...

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Ryanair Leads the Way Among Europe's Top Three Low-Cost Carriers

Ryanair is now the fifth largest airline in the world (in terms of capacity) ...

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Network Synergy for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines

JetBlue has finally reached a deal to buy Spirit Airlines after months of “will ...

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The A380 Returns: An Aircraft of Opportunity or Necessity?

In the week when the last A380 was delivered to Emirates, it seemed an ...

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Airlines Face Half Billion Revenue Gap as London Heathrow Restricts Capacity

It came as no surprise that London Heathrow would have to take action on the ...

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A Boost for Aviation in China

USD 22 Billion in Emergency Loans for Aviation Chinese aviation has been given ...

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The Impact of Fuel Surcharges on Airlines and Airfares

When Jet Fuel Prices Surge In May 2022 news outlets covered the story of ...

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European Flight Cancellations on the Rise

The past two weeks have seen a surge in cancelled flights at European airports, ...

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Airport Slots... The Value of Nothing!

For something that does not physically exist airport slots receive a lot of ...

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Making Sense of European Flight Disruption

For the past month or two, the media have carried stories of flight disruption ...

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Platinum Jubilee: Remembering 70 Years of Scheduled Jet Air Services

In June 2022, British citizens had an extended bank holiday weekend to ...

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South East Europe & the UAE : A Market Emerging From Nowhere

Just over 10 years ago there was barely any market for travel between South ...

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Impact of Russian Airspace Sanctions on Flight Routes and Flight Times

Some of the many sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation because of the war ...

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Aviation Dividend from Arab-Israel Normalisation

The first in a series of blogs focusing on the Middle East aviation market. ...

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When Opposites Attract - A Spirited Approach from JetBlue

They say opposites attract and if that is the case, then this week’s approach ...

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European Airlines Lead First Quarter Recovery: Three Regions Now Above 2019 Capacity Levels

As we finish the first quarter of the year, global capacity has remained above ...

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Russia Closes its Aviation Borders: Affected Airlines will Find Alternatives

The escalation of events in the Ukraine are a tragic development at all levels ...

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Low-Cost Carriers in Pole Position - How Adversity Has Led to Opportunity

One of the lessons from the global pandemic was never to miss an opportunity in ...

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Frontier & Spirit Airlines Proposed Merger Makes Them A Top 10 Carrier

We’ve been here before but breaking through the 80 million mark this week is ...

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The Price of On-time Performance, Are We Willing To Pay the Price?

The last two years have been awful for the whole travel and tourism industry ...

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Airport Hubs On Their Way Back

A year ago we looked back at our annual analysis, Megahubs Index and took a ...

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Finding New Air Service Opportunities – Four Best Practice Approaches

Although air travel markets have undergone unprecedented disruption in 2020, ...

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What is Wet Leasing?

Wet leasing – also known as ACMI - is a term peculiar to the aviation industry ...