Madhu Unnikrishnan

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday challenged American Airlines' and JetBlue Airways' Northeast Alliance in federal court. The suit filed in federal district court for the District of Massachusetts calls…

The electric aircraft market has gone from zero to 60 in just a matter of months, now that one of the world's largest airframers has entered the race. Airbus said…

Crises have wracked the airline industry almost since its inception. Wars, diseases, economic recessions and depressions, jet fuel price spikes — the list is almost endless and illustrates an industry…

This week the Airline Weekly team chews over why Australia's competition regulator denied Qantas and Japan Airlines a joint venture. Will Fly Play buck the odds and make low-cost longhaul…

Boeing's annual Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) paints a rosy picture for air transport's 20-year growth prospects, pandemic notwithstanding. In fact, Boeing predicts now that after 2024, airline traffic will return…

Edward "Ned" Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan talk about why Philippines Airlines Chapter 11 surprised no one. The two also discuss Porter's restart flights, and Ryanair's latest fight with Boeing. Despite…

Canada's Porter Airlines woke from its pandemic slumber with ambitions to become a much larger airline than it was before the crisis hit. The carrier relaunched flights on Wednesday after…

Welcome back! The airline industry is making its usual summer-to-fall transition in a very changed world. Leisure travel demand soared in many regions during the summer, as the pent-up demand…

Eastern Airlines is making a bet — a very big bet — that the seemingly insatiable demand for package freight is here to stay and will only grow. The Wayne,…

Norwegian Air ended the first half of this year a leaner airline — much leaner, as it ended its longhaul ambitions and reduced its workforce by 6,000 employees. Almost one-quarter…