Europe's airlines say wars, red tape are holding them back as rivals streak ahead

Europe’s airlines say they are losing ground to global rivals as rising regulatory costs, expensive sustainable jet fuel, and weaker crisis management weigh on the sector. The lobby group is pushing for stronger EU support to improve competitiveness and lower compliance and decarbonization costs. The article is sector-negative, but it contains no specific company-level financial figures.

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Europe’s airlines say they are losing ground to global rivals as rising regulatory costs, expensive sustainable jet fuel, and weaker crisis management weigh on the sector. The lobby group is pushing for stronger EU support to improve competitiveness and lower compliance and decarbonization costs. The article is sector-negative, but it contains no specific company-level financial figures.