Kurt Hofmann, Author at SamChui.com https://samchui.com/author/kurthofmann/ Sam Chui Aviation & Travel Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:34:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1con2-100x100.png Kurt Hofmann, Author at SamChui.com https://samchui.com/author/kurthofmann/ 32 32 108386868 CEO Talks: An Update from Scandinavian Airlines on Alliance and Fleet https://samchui.com/2023/12/19/ceo-talks-an-update-from-scandinavian-airlines-on-alliance-and-fleet/ https://samchui.com/2023/12/19/ceo-talks-an-update-from-scandinavian-airlines-on-alliance-and-fleet/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:10:20 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=50259 There are quite some changes we can see at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) during these times. With a new investor consortium around Air France-KLM, SAS is planning to leave the Star Alliance in favor of SkyTeam. I had a chat with Scandinavian Airlines President & CEO Anko van der Werff during a recent webcast. Leaving the […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/12/19/ceo-talks-an-update-from-scandinavian-airlines-on-alliance-and-fleet/feed/ 0 50259 CEO Talks: Turkish Airlines Large Aircraft Order Delayed and Leasing 34 Aircraft https://samchui.com/2023/10/29/ceo-talks-turkish-airlines-large-aircraft-order-delayed-and-leasing-34-aircraft/ https://samchui.com/2023/10/29/ceo-talks-turkish-airlines-large-aircraft-order-delayed-and-leasing-34-aircraft/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:10:11 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49780 Turkish Airlines’ large aircraft order has been further delayed and will be made in the upcoming months, Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat confirmed to CEO talks. In the meantime, the Star Alliance member has agreed to lease 34 aircraft from AerCap, including three Boeing 787-9s, 25 737 MAX 8s and lease extensions on six current […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/10/29/ceo-talks-turkish-airlines-large-aircraft-order-delayed-and-leasing-34-aircraft/feed/ 4 49780 CEO Talks: Air Astana Fleet Update on B787, A321LR and E190-E2 https://samchui.com/2023/07/11/ceo-talks-air-astana-fleet-update-on-b787-a321lr-and-e190-e2/ https://samchui.com/2023/07/11/ceo-talks-air-astana-fleet-update-on-b787-a321lr-and-e190-e2/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:57:08 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48753 With an area of 2,724,900 square kilometres, Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country in the world and also the largest landlocked country. Located in Central Asia and the former Soviet Republic, Kazakhstan stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains on its eastern border with China and Russia. The country's largest metropolis, […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/07/11/ceo-talks-air-astana-fleet-update-on-b787-a321lr-and-e190-e2/feed/ 0 48753 CEO Talks: Turkish Airlines Outlines Australia Strategy and 600 Aircraft Orders https://samchui.com/2023/06/18/ceo-talks-turkish-airlines-outlines-australia-strategy-and-600-aircraft-orders/ https://samchui.com/2023/06/18/ceo-talks-turkish-airlines-outlines-australia-strategy-and-600-aircraft-orders/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:18:34 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48579 Turkish Airlines is preparing to serve the Australian market, as it evaluates adding more destinations to its network. Australasia is the sole continent to which Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines does not currently operate. This will change from December 2023, when a 3X-weekly Istanbul-Singapore-Melbourne service will be launched, operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. “At the beginning, it [will not […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/06/18/ceo-talks-turkish-airlines-outlines-australia-strategy-and-600-aircraft-orders/feed/ 0 48579 CEO Talks with Embraer President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto https://samchui.com/2023/06/06/ceo-talks-with-embraer-president-and-ceo-francisco-gomes-neto/ https://samchui.com/2023/06/06/ceo-talks-with-embraer-president-and-ceo-francisco-gomes-neto/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:32:50 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48120 Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer sees itself coming out even stronger without the established joint venture with Boeing. The partnership was founded in February 2019, after Boeing agreed to purchase an 80% stake in Embraer's commercial aircraft division, but in April 2020 it was not executed due to the pandemic and an uncertain market outlook. During […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/06/06/ceo-talks-with-embraer-president-and-ceo-francisco-gomes-neto/feed/ 0 48120 CEO Talks: flydubai considers Airbus A321LR Orders https://samchui.com/2023/05/17/ceo-talks-flydubai-considers-airbus-a321lr-orders/ https://samchui.com/2023/05/17/ceo-talks-flydubai-considers-airbus-a321lr-orders/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 13:39:25 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48316 flydubai hopes to make a new aircraft order soon. The long-term Boeing operator is open for Airbus as the A320neo family range creates new opportunities, flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith told me in Dubai. “As a matter of fact it has been a long time, since 2017, we have not made any aircraft order“, Ghaith […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/05/17/ceo-talks-flydubai-considers-airbus-a321lr-orders/feed/ 0 48316 CEO Talks: Emirates New Fleet and Network Update from Sir Tim Clark https://samchui.com/2023/05/09/ceo-talk-emirates-new-fleet-and-network-update-from-sir-tim-clark/ https://samchui.com/2023/05/09/ceo-talk-emirates-new-fleet-and-network-update-from-sir-tim-clark/#comments Tue, 09 May 2023 15:18:59 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48311 During my recent visit to Dubai, I had the chance to meet Sir Tim Clark, Emirates Airline President, at the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market. Emirates Retrofitted Fleet Emirates refurbished and retrofitted fleet could operate longer as delivery delays for new aircraft remain an issue. The availability of manufacturers to deliver on schedule is […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/04/11/lufthansa-ceo-talks-insight-on-new-cabin-product-operational-challenges/feed/ 1 47994 CEO Talks: Is the Worst Over for Finnair? https://samchui.com/2023/04/05/ceo-talks-is-the-worst-over-for-finnair/ https://samchui.com/2023/04/05/ceo-talks-is-the-worst-over-for-finnair/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:04:16 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=47872 No other airline is probably more affected by the closure of Russian aerospace like Finnair. The Oneworld Alliance member, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, has to adjust its strategy. Offering for many years the shortest flight route between Europe and Asia, this became now obsolete.  Following Finnair as a correspondent for around 20 […]

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