Posts by Mika Hämäläinen

Air Astana’s order for 25 more A320neo-family aircraft might not attract the same attention as a giant Gulf or East Asian fleet deal. It should. This is one of the…

Virgin Australia’s latest half-year report is not just a good results release. It reads like evidence that the airline has moved beyond simple recovery and into a more confident phase…

Etihad’s decision to add five mainland China routes and 28 extra weekly flights is big on its face. The deeper story is that Abu Dhabi is trying to harden its…

AirAsia’s order for 150 Airbus A220-300s is not just a fleet announcement. It is a strategic declaration that the group wants to move beyond the old short-haul low-cost playbook and…

Ethiopian Airlines converting six Boeing 787 options into firm orders is not the loudest airline story of the season. It may be one of the clearest. While parts of the…

While much of Europe’s airline sector has been sounding defensive, Wizz Air is still talking like an airline that sees opportunity in the chaos. That does not make the strategy…