SpiceJet has confirmed that it is in advanced talks with a foreign investor: “We are in advanced stages of capital infusion discussions with an external entity that when completed will help us clean u...
US airlines made 4% less on baggage fees in 2013 than they did the year before. Given that this is a core revenue driver for the ultra-low-cost model, can we argue that there is a problem developing? ...
On May 12 it was announced that the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), BTMU’s US subsidiary BTMU Capital Corporation (BTMUCC), and Mitsubishi U...
So, how many of you out there think it interesting that Airbus should post figures that are slightly down on last year when we are nearing the delivery peak with a myriad of models? Shareholders must ...
We all knew there would be red ink in the race for market share, we just did not think it would extend to engine OEMs too. A few years back someone asked me what they need be worried about, the crux o...
As oil continues its slight downward trend to $107 a barrel for Brent Crude and we wonder about the spread of the MERS virus by air travel to the USA, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommend...
20 months ago we ran an editorial in the face of industry opinion at the time stating that things did not add-up at Tigerair, but once again it is clear that aircraft orders and capacity leaving deman...
As US Secretary of State John Kerry states that additional sanctions may be applied to entire sectors of the Russian economy, we have to remind ourselves again of whom we do business with and what thi...
Speaking at the company’s annual general meeting, Andres Osorio, Chief Financial Officer of LATAM, has stated that he expects to regain LATAM’s investment-grade status by the end of 2015 or the first ...
For many months now we have worried about the Norwegian business model as the aircraft purchase processes seemed to be moving forward while the entire earmarked use of the same seemed in question. Aft...
Make no mistake, the aviation sector is booming in the areas of airline profitability and therefore aircraft and engine manufacture, which in turn makes for a finance and leasing boom. But there are s...
Airline initial public offerings (IPOs) are experiencing a resurgence of late – last year saw the successful listing of Volaris and Pegasus with Interjet, Hong Kong Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and pote...
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