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class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/airline-news-digest-15-22-november-2024/160830.article" class="image"><img alt="Nordica CRJ Tallinn-c-Nordica" class="lazyloaded" loading="eager" sizes="(max-width:479px) 100vw, (max-width:1023px) 50vw, (max-width:1279px) 275px, 374px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/5/9/106359_nordicacrjtallinncnordica_279635.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/5/9/106359_nordicacrjtallinncnordica_279635.jpg 460w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/306x204/3/5/9/106359_nordicacrjtallinncnordica_279635.jpg 306w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/360x240/3/5/9/106359_nordicacrjtallinncnordica_279635.jpg 360w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/275x183/3/5/9/106359_nordicacrjtallinncnordica_279635.jpg 275w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/374x249/3/5/9/106359_nordicacrjtallinncnordica_279635.jpg 374w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/airline-news-digest-15-22-november-2024/160830.article">Airline news digest: 15-22 November 2024</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-11-22T17:47:00"}">2024-11-22T17:47:00+00:00</span><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/airline-business/229.bio">Airline Business</a></span></p><p class="intro">Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days</p></div></div></div></div></div><div id="analysis_2228" class="spinBlock colour1 hasmorelink hasnotitle"><div class="sleeve"><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-first hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/what-might-new-european-commission-mean-for-airlines/160821.article" class="image"><img alt="Filip Cornelis, director of aviation EC" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/8/2/106382_54153133759_e44e3b7ef7_o_83788.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/8/2/106382_54153133759_e44e3b7ef7_o_83788.jpg 100w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/8/2/106382_54153133759_e44e3b7ef7_o_83788.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/what-might-new-european-commission-mean-for-airlines/160821.article">What might new European Commission mean for airlines?</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-11-22T09:44:00"}">2024-11-22T09:44:00+00:00</span><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/graham-dunn/20.bio">Graham Dunn</a></span></p><p class="intro">Delegates met at this year’s IATA-organised Wings of Change Europe conference in Rome at a pivotal point for policy in the region – and beyond – as the new European Commission readies to take office.</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-second hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/q3-2024-performance-report-for-benchmark-european-airlines/160850.article" class="image"><img alt="IAG British Airways" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/9/3/106393_baiberacfasttailwind_shutterstock_96235.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/9/3/106393_baiberacfasttailwind_shutterstock_96235.jpg 100w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/9/3/106393_baiberacfasttailwind_shutterstock_96235.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/q3-2024-performance-report-for-benchmark-european-airlines/160850.article">Q3 2024 performance report for benchmark European airlines</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-11-21T17:11:00"}">2024-11-21T17:11:00+00:00</span><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/lewis-harper/415.bio">Lewis Harper</a></span></p><p class="intro">Full third-quarter 2024 data from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Europe shows the region’s carriers arresting most of the year-on-year falls in profitability seen in the second quarter of the year</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-third hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/q3-2024-performance-report-for-benchmark-north-american-airlines/160819.article" class="image"><img alt="Airbus A330" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/3/9/106339_aircanadaa330csoosjozsef_shutterstock_100755.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/3/9/106339_aircanadaa330csoosjozsef_shutterstock_100755.jpg 100w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/3/9/106339_aircanadaa330csoosjozsef_shutterstock_100755.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/q3-2024-performance-report-for-benchmark-north-american-airlines/160819.article">Q3 2024 performance report for benchmark North American airlines</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-11-20T16:31:00"}">2024-11-20T16:31:00+00:00</span><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/lewis-harper/415.bio">Lewis Harper</a></span></p><p class="intro">Full third-quarter 2024 data for Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in North America shows an improved year-on-year profitability picture since the second quarter</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-fourth hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/spirit-still-flying-at-outset-of-financial-restructuring-as-liquidation-warnings-arise/160799.article" class="image"><img alt="Spirit Airlines" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/0/2/106302_spiritairlines_253693.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/0/2/106302_spiritairlines_253693.jpg 100w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/0/2/106302_spiritairlines_253693.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/spirit-still-flying-at-outset-of-financial-restructuring-as-liquidation-warnings-arise/160799.article">Spirit ‘still flying’ at outset of financial restructuring as liquidation warnings arise</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-11-19T11:02:00"}">2024-11-19T11:02:00+00:00</span><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/howard-hardee/1112.bio">Howard Hardee</a></span></p><p class="intro">As Spirit Airlines executes a long-foreshadowed decision to undergo financial restructuring, some analysts foresee short-term turbulence ahead for Spirit – and even the potential liquidation of its fleet</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/a-year-on-supply-chain-woes-continue-to-haunt-asia-pacific-carriers/160785.article" class="image"><img alt="AAPA_ CEO Panel" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/7/0/106270_aapa_ceopanel_912841.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/7/0/106270_aapa_ceopanel_912841.jpg 100w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/2/7/0/106270_aapa_ceopanel_912841.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/a-year-on-supply-chain-woes-continue-to-haunt-asia-pacific-carriers/160785.article">A year on, supply chain woes continue to haunt Asia-Pacific carriers</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-11-18T14:05:00"}">2024-11-18T14:05:00+00:00</span><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/alfred-chua/443.bio">Alfred Chua</a></span></p><p class="intro">Airline leaders of several Asia-Pacific carriers have lamented a long-drawn battle against supply chain issues, calling for greater collaboration and for industry associations to “take up the issue”. </p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-penultimate hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/airline-news-digest-9-15-november/160704.article" class="image"><img alt="Vietnam Airlines A321neo" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/6/0/106260_photo1_289626.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/6/0/106260_photo1_289626.jpg 100w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/2/6/0/106260_photo1_289626.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/airline-news-digest-9-15-november/160704.article">Airline news digest: 9-15 November</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-11-15T17:00:00"}">2024-11-15T17:00:00+00:00</span><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/airline-business/229.bio">Airline Business</a></span></p><p class="intro">Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-last hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/azul-looks-to-long-term-after-debt-restructuring-boost/160762.article" class="image"><img alt="Airbus" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/4/6/106246_azula320neocmiguellagoa_shutterstock_997545.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/4/6/106246_azula320neocmiguellagoa_shutterstock_997545.jpg 100w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/2/4/6/106246_azula320neocmiguellagoa_shutterstock_997545.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/azul-looks-to-long-term-after-debt-restructuring-boost/160762.article">Azul looks to long-term after debt restructuring boost</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2024-11-15T14:26:00"}">2024-11-15T14:26:00+00:00</span><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/graham-dunn/20.bio">Graham Dunn</a></span></p><p class="intro">While Azul had a positive story to tell around its third-quarter financial performance – despite continued challenges in the market – it was the significance of debt restructuring which saw its executives strike a markedly brighter tone.</p></div></div></div><p class="more"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis/2228.more?navcode=465">More analysis</a></p></div></div></div> <div class="column columnTwo"> <div id="editors-choice_2231" class="spinBlock colour2 hasmorelink hastitle"><div class="sleeve"><div class="sectionhead"><h2>Interviews</h2></div><div class="spinLayout full onecol left item-first item-last hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/totally-different-from-the-past-thai-looks-to-new-chapter-post-rehabilitation/160802.article" class="image"><img alt="Chai Eamsiri - Thai Airways" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/0/7/106307_chaieamsirithaiairways002_692439.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/0/7/106307_chaieamsirithaiairways002_692439.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/totally-different-from-the-past-thai-looks-to-new-chapter-post-rehabilitation/160802.article">‘Totally different from the past’: Thai looks to new chapter post-rehabilitation</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/alfred-chua/443.bio">Alfred Chua</a></span></p><p class="intro">As Thai Airways International moves closer towards an exit from business rehabilitation, its chief executive Chai Eamsiri says the airline has changed from its former self. </p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-first hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/gulf-air-looks-to-transformational-pivot-to-differentiate-offer-in-crowded-middle-east-market/160679.article" class="image"><img alt="GAG-CEO-DrJeffreyGoh-002" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/0/2/106102_gagceodrjeffreygoh002_451141.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/0/2/106102_gagceodrjeffreygoh002_451141.jpg 100w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/gulf-air-looks-to-transformational-pivot-to-differentiate-offer-in-crowded-middle-east-market/160679.article">Gulf Air looks to ‘transformational pivot’ to differentiate offer in crowded Middle East market</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/murdo-morrison/47.bio">Murdo Morrison</a></span></p><p class="intro">Bahrain’s flag-carrier is putting its faith in a customer offering based on convenient connections and a strong on-board product on a young Airbus narrowbody and Boeing 787 fleet, while playing its part in boosting tourism and investment into the kingdom</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-second hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/new-chief-greg-anderson-wants-to-restore-allegiant-of-old-and-grow-out-and-back-network/160648.article" class="image"><img alt="Greg Anderson" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/4/6/106046_greganderson_777311.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/4/6/106046_greganderson_777311.jpg 100w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/new-chief-greg-anderson-wants-to-restore-allegiant-of-old-and-grow-out-and-back-network/160648.article">New chief Greg Anderson wants to restore ‘Allegiant of old’ and grow out-and-back network</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/howard-hardee/1112.bio">Howard Hardee</a></span></p><p class="intro">Recently installed chief executive Greg Anderson, who has stepped into the shoes of longtime CEO Maurice Gallagher, recently told Airline Business in Las Vegas that the carrier finally sees a path forward. </p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-third item-penultimate hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/uncertainty-breeds-frustration-but-also-resilience-iatas-walsh/160603.article" class="image"><img alt="Willie Walsh 10" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/9/7/7/105977_williewalsh10_611945.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/9/7/7/105977_williewalsh10_611945.jpg 100w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/uncertainty-breeds-frustration-but-also-resilience-iatas-walsh/160603.article">Uncertainty breeds frustration, but also resilience: IATA’s Walsh</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/pilar-wolfsteller/449.bio">Pilar Wolfsteller</a></span></p><p class="intro">The uncertainty that the airline industry is having to deal with since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic – delivery delays, taxation hikes, geopolitical instability – has made it more difficult for managers to plan, but it has also made the entire segment more resilient, IATA director general Willie Walsh tells Airline Business </p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-fourth item-last hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/bahamasair-chief-cooper-has-caribbean-hub-ambitions/160195.article" class="image"><img alt="Bahamasair chief executive" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/4/2/5/105425_tracycoopercalta_963904.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/4/2/5/105425_tracycoopercalta_963904.jpg 100w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/interviews/bahamasair-chief-cooper-has-caribbean-hub-ambitions/160195.article">Bahamasair chief Cooper has Caribbean hub ambitions</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.flightglobal.com/pilar-wolfsteller/449.bio">Pilar Wolfsteller</a></span></p><p class="intro">As host of the 20th ALTA AGM and Airline Leaders Forum this week, Bahamasair has itself a lot to celebrate.</p></div></div></div><p class="more"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/latest-interviews/2361.more?navcode=467">More interviews</a></p></div></div><div id="opinion_2230" class="spinBlock colour2 hasmorelink hastitle"><div class="sleeve"><div class="sectionhead"><h2>Opinion</h2></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-first hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/airlines-must-keep-the-fundamentals-in-mind/160036.article" class="image"><img alt="Holiday" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/7/8/105078_leisuretravellerscyaroslavastakhov_shutterstock_812809.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/7/8/105078_leisuretravellerscyaroslavastakhov_shutterstock_812809.jpg 100w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/airlines-must-keep-the-fundamentals-in-mind/160036.article">Airlines must keep the fundamentals in mind</a></h2><p class="intro">Basic economics suggest fares will continue to fall in many markets while costs are unlikely to follow suit, writes CTAIRA’s Chris Tarry</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-second hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/sustainability-will-change-every-aspect-of-the-airline-business/160034.article" class="image"><img alt="Sustainability" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/7/3/105073_contrailscrussheinl_shutterstock_387835.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/0/7/3/105073_contrailscrussheinl_shutterstock_387835.jpg 100w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/sustainability-will-change-every-aspect-of-the-airline-business/160034.article">Sustainability will change every aspect of the airline business</a></h2><p class="intro">It is hard to think of any area of the airline business that will be unchanged as the net-zero effort intensifies, argues airline marketing specialist Shashank Nigam</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-third item-penultimate hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/airline-leadership-lessons-from-a-generation-of-growth/158878.article" class="image"><img alt="Boeing" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/1/2/103112_american7571999caeroicarus_creativecommons_791998.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/1/2/103112_american7571999caeroicarus_creativecommons_791998.jpg 100w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/airline-leadership-lessons-from-a-generation-of-growth/158878.article">Airline leadership lessons from a generation of growth</a></h2><p class="intro">Reflecting on 25 years of insight into the global airline sector and what it means for strategies today</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-fourth item-last hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/has-marketing-become-the-most-risky-airline-job/158879.article" class="image"><img alt="November 2022" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/1/6/103116_schipholprotestsnovember2022cmilosruzicka_shutterstock_422315_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/1/1/6/103116_schipholprotestsnovember2022cmilosruzicka_shutterstock_422315_crop.jpg 100w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/has-marketing-become-the-most-risky-airline-job/158879.article">Has marketing become the most risky airline job?</a></h2><p class="intro">Once considered a glamorous role, airline marketing now requires navigation of sustainability sensitivities</p></div></div></div><p class="more"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/2230.more?navcode=465">More opinion</a></p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="columns" class="container"> <div id="colwrapper" class="inner-sleeve"> <div id="colmain"> <div id="content"> <div id="content_sleeve"> <div id="main" 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