Corporate Travel Analysis Reports

A new joint venture has been established between Chinese and Russian aircraft manufacturers with the goal of creating a new 280-seat widebody aircraft. But the question is… will anyone outside of those two countries actually order it?

The battle between short term holiday letting communities and traditional hotels has been raging for some time - but new findings reveal that the market might just be big enough for both. Global hospitality benchmarking organisation STR recently highlighted some interesting facts about the accommodation industry, such as the impact of Airbnb on average daily rates, occupancy, as well as supply and demand.

The Blue Swan Daily and CAPA - Centre for Aviation presents an exclusive Blue Swan infographic.

I am sure there are numerous questions that will be raised by any company board looking to enter into a partnership with Ryanair, but the budget carrier has seemingly overcome a childhood with a blatant disregard for authority and is now showing the maturity of adulthood. The language has changed, the model has changed and its 'Always Getting Better' programme has propelled it into new markets and introduced significant new revenue streams.

CAPA's Global Airport Leaders' Forum rolled into Dubai last week on the 16^th and 17^th May. Co-located with airport show 2017, the event included a variety of high profile industry leaders discussing topical issues related to aviation.

Thai Airways has been blocked for nearly a year by Australian authorities from operating its new fleet of A350s to Australia, forcing the airline to continue offering an outdated product in the Melbourne and Sydney markets.

In a twist on the way tourism boards promote their places, Sweden has this week listed the entire country on Airbnb, the online marketplace and hospitality service. In almost nine years, the room letting website has become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to holiday accommodation and this latest tie-up with VisitSweden has captured the world's attention.

According to data from OAG, Romanian LCC Blue Air's total seat numbers will grow by 64% year-on-year in the summer 2017 schedule - faster than for any other European airline group in the top 30 by seats. Blue Air, which launched operations in 2004, is now larger than Romania's flag carrier TAROM by annual passenger numbers and fleet size. Its growth has been prompted by the aggressive expansion of Wizz Air, which is number one in Romania, and of fourth ranked Ryanair.

Europe's big three legacy airline groups collectively reported a wider net loss in 1Q2017 compared with the same period a year earlier. However, this deterioration was largely due to unrealised falls in the value of derivatives and currency translation items. At the operating result level, they collectively grew the combined profit and two of the three, IAG and Lufthansa, improved their operating margin. Air France-KLM's margin declined as a result of currency movements.

Airlines are gradually embracing a digital transformation which will revolutionise the way they interact with their customers. Airlines in Australia and New Zealand have traditionally been pioneers in digital innovation, giving them a leg up on a trend which is now sweeping across the industry.