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Airlines are still growing, but the economics of growth are turning sour

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Aviation has spent much of the post-pandemic period testing the proposition that travel demand is unusually resistant to economic shocks. The...

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Vietnam’s ultra expensive Long Thanh Airport nears end-2026 opening date but there are problems

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The absence of the private sector at Vietnam 's airports has eased in recent years and several airports now have private firms involved in their...

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Ancillary revenue is no longer ancillary to the airline business

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Airline ancillary revenue has crossed a threshold. The latest SeatMaps .com 2026 Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue by IdeaWorksCompany, now in its...

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The oil shock is not fading from the headlines and is leaving red ink on airline balance sheets

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At first glance, aviation is beginning to look remarkably normal again. Global scheduled seat capacity reached 137.1 million in the week to...

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International tourism has not stopped growing, but that growth is 'fragile'

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A global tourism market that adds 3 million international travellers in six months might ordinarily be considered healthy. In 2026, it is better...

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The intelligent airport revolution – how data, automation and AI are reshaping aviation’s future

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At Tokyo Haneda Airport , Japan Airlines is testing humanoid robots to move cargo containers. The image looks like aviation's future. In...

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Tourism no longer resets: resilience becomes the new competitive edge

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A tourism crisis used to be measured in months of lost demand. Increasingly, the more revealing measure is how quickly travellers, airlines and...

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Megahubs 2025 – Asia Pacific is the region to watch for growing connectivity

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The latest iteration of  OAG 's Global Megahubs report points to the  Asia Pacific  region being the one still to watch in respect...

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Latin American airlines exude confidence amid prolonged economic ambiguity

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Although no region is completely shielded from ever-changing  US  trade policy,  Latin America  has arguably fared better than...

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Australasian airline update: earnings briefings reveal more about fleet strategies

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With the three major Australasian airlines all releasing their annual results within a 24-hour span in 3Q2025, new details emerged that shed more...

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