Richard Maslen has travelled across the globe to report on developments in the aviation sector as airlines and airports have continued to evolve and adapt to changing market conditions. Initially managing the weekly newsletter for respected aviation insurance loss adjuster Airclaims Limited, he later joined aviation media company Key Publishing where he spent almost nine years interviewing many of the industry’s senior players producing content for renowned titles such as Airliner World and Airports of the World. In 2011, he joined air service development specialist Routes (latterly part of UBM) where he developed a complete digital editorial content strategy for the business and has become well respected by the aviation community for his knowledge and insight. In April 2017, he left to establish his own business, Maslen Aviation Consultancy, providing storytelling content production, delivery and promotion support as well as consultancy services on aviation topics. He has already started working independently for a number of clients providing online content, event coverage, conference speaking, media appearances, advice on marketing and live event experience as well as project management on an exciting new content platform.
Fresh from announcing its fiscal Q3 losses this week, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary announced that the airline is vying to grow its market share where it competes with BA, Air France-KLM group and Lufthansa. Routes News offers a snapshot of Ryanair’s market position in these key country markets.
Japan’s national carrier may be flying on empty reserves, but its newly appointed chairman-in-office, Kazuo Inamori, has announced that JAL will soon be making that all-important decision: whether it will align its large network with Delta’s SkyTeam or with American Airlines and its oneworld partners. Routes News examines in which areas the respective alliances stand to gain from JAL’s high yielding domestic, as well as its US–Japan and Japan–Far East routings.
Post-war Iraq has seen a resurgence of interest from foreign carriers, who are tapping in to a high net worth business market and the Iraqi expat community living in the UK. This week, Swedish charter carrier Viking Airlines became the latest to show confidence in Iraq, launching its scheduled offshoot – Viking Hellas – and flights from Manchester to Athens, with onward connections to Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Baghdad.
