Edward Russell

North America

Breeze Sees Softer Bookings as Airline Growth Outpaces Fall Travel Demand

U.S. airlines have scheduled too many flights this fall for the number of travelers, Breeze Airways founder and CEO David Neeleman said. This is pushing down airfares just as fuel…

September 27th, 2023 at 4:23 PM EDT

Asia-Pacific

Hawaiian Airlines Defends Tokyo Haneda Flight Rights as United Seeks to Expand

Hawaiian Airlines plans to resume all of its flights to Tokyo Haneda this winter that were suspended during the pandemic, CEO Peter Ingram said. The move comes as United Airlines…

September 26th, 2023 at 4:40 PM EDT

Asia-Pacific

U.S. Airlines Expect Further Easing of China Flight Limits this Winter

U.S. and Chinese airlines are eager to resume nonstop flights between the two countries following a diplomatic accord in August doubling the number allowed. They have proposed 63 weekly flights…

September 25th, 2023 at 3:30 PM EDT

The Good and the Bad of Mexico’s Airline Market

Time to try again. Selling TAP Air Portugal is hardly new and novel for the Portuguese government. It once sold a stake to the old Swissair. It more recently sold…

September 25th, 2023 at 12:36 AM EDT

Europe

KLM CEO Rebukes Dutch Proposal to Tax Transit Passengers at Schiphol

KLM CEO Marjan Rintel offered a firm rebuke of a proposal in the Netherlands' legislature to tax transfer passengers at the airline's hub, Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.

September 22nd, 2023 at 11:52 AM EDT

Latin America

What Are Mexican Airlines to Do?

Mexico's airlines face two countervailing trends: the reopening of the U.S. to new growth countered by new restrictions at the country's busiest airport, Mexico City International. Edward Russell and Jay…

September 22nd, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

North America

U.S. Government Shutdown Could Worsen Air Traffic Controller Shortage

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had bleak words for House members Wednesday on the impact of a potential federal government shutdown to the country's air transportation system.

September 20th, 2023 at 4:06 PM EDT

Europe

Why Are Airlines so Eager for a Piece of TAP Air Portugal?

TAP Air Portugal is seemingly the apple of every European airline group's eye these days. That's because the state-owned airline in the southwestern corner of Europe is about to come…

September 19th, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT

Latin America

Mexico’s Airlines Lifted by U.S. Upgrade but Face Quagmire in Mexico City

It's a tale of two outlooks in Mexico. On the one hand, the U.S. recently upgraded the country's safety rating, which means Mexico's airlines can resume growth to markets north…

September 18th, 2023 at 11:41 AM EDT

Air Arabia Crowned as World’s Most Profitable Airline

Can you hear the alarm bells ringing? Spirit and Frontier, two ultra-low cost carriers, delivered shockingly bad news to investors last week. The third quarter has developed far worse than…

September 18th, 2023 at 12:36 AM EDT