While Japan Airlines has enjoyed a strong pick-up in its financial performance since markets reopened after the pandemic, the carrier’s network chief Ross Leggett notes it is doing so against the backdrop of markedly changed travel patterns.
As Africa’s population grows ahead of global trends, the disproportionality of its commercial airline sector only becomes starker.
In the post-Covid landscape, it is no coincidence that alongside ITA Airways, smaller national network carriers such as SAS and TAP Air Portugal are subject to M&A moves
With no end in sight to aircraft maintenance delays and parts shortages in the near term, the companies supplying related services have learned to adapt
Plans for a business-class product and A350 widebodies catch the eye, but chief executive Pieter Elbers sees this building, not replacing, carrier’s low-cost roots