Latin Caution

October 21st, 2022 at 5:40 PM EDT

An empty gate at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport.

Latin American airline executives are mostly bullish on the near-term outlook but, given their exposure to the strong U.S. dollar and other macro pressures, are cautious about what the new year may hold. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss the forecast from the ALTA Leaders Forum in Buenos Aires this week, plus American and United’s third quarter results.

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