Interviews

James Asquith, Global Airlines

«A lot of people got the Airbus A380 wrong»

With Global Airlines, James Asquith is building an airline with a pure Airbus A380 fleet. In our interview, he talks about the first aircraft, about schedule and routes and about mistakes made by other A380 operators. More

15.07.24 - 10:34 | Timo Nowack 0 Comments

Antonoaldo Neves, Etihad Aviation Group

«For now the 777X doesn’t play any role in our five year plan»

Etihad CEO Antonoaldo Neves talks in an interview about competition in the Gulf, the order for Boeing 777Xs, joining an alliance and the cabin and destinations of the Airbus A321 LR. More

27.05.24 - 6:01 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Eduardo Fairen, TAAG

«We are studying mainly the Boeing 787-9 and the A330 Neo»

Eduardo Fairen has been at the helm of Angola's national airline TAAG for almost two years. In this interview, he talks about the renewal of the long-haul fleet, new destinations in Europe and America, Luanda as a transfer hub and the Airbus A220. More

19.07.23 - 11:00 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Jonas Janukenas, Avia Solutions Group

«Wet leasing will become more important in the future»

Avia Solutions Group is the market leader in wet leasing in Europe with Avion Express, Smart Lynx and Klasjet. In this interview, CEO Jonas Janukėnas talks about expansion plans, the future fleet and challenges. More

06.03.23 - 21:37 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Jiri Marek, Air Serbia

«Embraer’s turboprop looks interesting to Air Serbia»

Jiri Marek has been CEO of Air Serbia for eight months. In our interview, he talks about new destinations in the U.S. and China, the replacement of the Airbus A319, the Superjet 100, consolidation in the Balkans and the disadvantages of alliances. More

01.09.22 - 13:29 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Tandi Wangchuk, Drukair

«At Drukair, we are planning to convert an Airbus A319 into a freighter»

Tandi Wangchuk is the CEO of Drukair. In this interview, he speaks about how the Bhutanese national airline survived the pandemic, that it is converting an Airbus 319 into a freighter, and why his airline is drawn to Dubai. More

10.07.22 - 13:12 | Stefan Eiselin 0

John Plueger, Air Lease Corporation

«It will have to be proven to many customers as to the capabilities of an A350 freighter»

John Plueger, Chief Executive Officer of Air Lease Corporation, talks about the problems with 737 Max and 787, gives guidance to Boeing about a new aircraft and takes a look at Airbus' A350 F plans. More

08.07.21 - 20:08 | Timo Nowack 0

Alexandre de Juniac, Director General of IATA

«We can expect to be in for a hard winter»

Summer traffic will disguise how deep the crisis in European aviation really is, says IATA's Director General Alexandre de Juniac. In our interview he also talks about state intervention, bankruptcies and wearing masks. More

20.07.20 - 7:06 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Interview with Austrian Environmental Minister Leonore Gewessler

«The future is the train, especially on short haul routes»

Austria's Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler on the minimum price for airline tickets, train vs. flight and the future of aviation. More

24.06.20 - 15:14 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Interview with Jozsef Varadi of Wizz Air

«Then we simply close the base and move on»

Wizz Air is constantly opening new bases. CEO József Varadi talks about opportunities through Covid-19, expansion in Germany, unions and Lufthansa's slots. More

22.06.20 - 12:29 | Timo Nowack 0