In the first half of 2021, Doha overtook Dubai to become the busiest hub airport in the Middle East – and for reasons beyond the pandemic
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Why the recovery in air traffic is gathering momentum on both international and domestic routes, despite many aircraft still being grounded
Aviation – the only UK industry to remain in lockdown – needs sector-specific support, says BALPA, as it urges The Chancellor of the Exchequer to intervene
Avolon has six ‘Fearless Forecasts’ for 2021, including an expected growth in aircraft leasing in order to finance airline fleet renewals
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The UK risks missing out on a multi-billion pound economic boost unless its travel green list is extended. New CEBR research reveals that business and leisure passengers through Heathrow alone account for over £16 billion spent across the UK
The UK Government has torn up its own rule book and ignored the science, throwing peoples’ plans into chaos, says Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet
The ‘stop, go, stop’ decision making by the UK Government makes scheduling future capacity almost impossible for airlines, with all the cost implications this has in terms of readying aircraft and staff for deployment and then having to stand them down again
Aircraft utilisation on domestic routes in Asia Pacific and North America has grown significantly since the start of 2021, whilst other markets have stalled. However, despite the regional variance in recovery, over 130 new airlines are preparing to start up in 2021 and 2022, taking advantage of low costs of aircraft acquisition and leasing