Airline Weekly Lounge Live, Sept. 14, 2020

EasyJet's Tricky Quarter and Atlanta's Crown

A rough quarter for easyJet has the numbers telling a stark story. In part one, Gordon and Jay dig into a -27% operating margin and the missteps, market pressures, and…

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The Airline Europe Wrote Off — and Shouldn't Have

Iberia has become one of the world's most profitable airlines — its 16.4% operating margin now rivals Ryanair, completing a decade-plus turnaround from near-Alitalia-level dysfunction.

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The Profit Gap Splitting U.S. Airlines

Gordon sits down with Skift airlines reporter Meghna Maharishi to break down a revealing Q1 earnings season for U.S. carriers — separating the standouts from the strugglers. Plus: the latest…

Gordon Smith and Meghna Maharishi | 3 weeks ago

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Spirit Airlines: The Post-Mortem

Spirit Airlines is gone, and on this Airline Weekly Lounge we unpack how runaway costs killed the carrier, who's next in the crosshairs, and why no new ULCC is coming to take its place.

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What's Going Wrong at JetBlue?

Gordon and Jay open with JetBlue's latest quarterly results, unpacking what's behind the airline's struggles and what it might take to get back on course. Then they turn to Norwegian,…

Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 1 month ago

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