Virus-Era Volaris
For United CEO Scott Kirby, channeling Winston Churchill, it’s 1942. The war underway is still a long way from over. Battles still are being lost. But positive momentum is building.…
Madhu Unnikrishnan
Boeing's Third-Quarter Deliveries Fall as Airlines Trim Fleets
What a difference a year makes. Boeing's third-quarter commercial aircraft deliveries plummeted by more than half and by two-thirds for the year to date, as airlines defer aircraft and rework…
Delta to Avoid Most Furloughs Even as It Reports Staggering $2.6 Billion Quarterly Loss
Delta Air Lines expects to be a much smaller carrier, at least for the next couple of years when it expects demand to start to return to pre-pandemic levels. The…
What the Ouster of the British Airways CEO Tells Us About the State of European Airlines
European airlines' dark autumn cost another executive his job. British Airways CEO Alex Cruz will step down immediately, to be replaced by Aer Lingus CEO Sean Doyle, International Airlines Group…
European Recovery Derailed
Buckle up, everyone. It’s time for third-quarter earnings season, starting with Delta on Tuesday. The dominant theme across the industry, of course, will be the Covid crisis, and its ongoing…
Wild Week in Washington Ends With No Relief for Airline Workers
Even by the standards of this administration and the 116th Congress, it has been a wild week, one that whipsawed the airline industry and its workers between hope and despair.…
EasyJet Warns of First-Ever Annual Loss -- $1 Billion
U.K.-based low-cost carrier easyJet warned it's on track to report a loss of more than $1 billion for the year, its first-ever full-year loss. In an update to investors, CEO…
Airlines Hold Out Hope for More Aid After Mnuchin, Pelosi Talk
Update: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held a second call on Wednesday on a standalone airline relief bill, signaling that the industry is a priority.
Next 10 Years Could Be a Lost Decade, Boeing Forecast Suggests
The coronavirus pandemic could result in a significantly smaller airline market for the next decade, Boeing's annual Market Outlook says. Although the market will recover, Boeing says, it could take…
Is Spirit Right To Think It Will Recover First?
Earlier this year, when the pandemic first started its rampage, how it would affect the airline industry wasn't clear, other than dire predictions of a total collapse. By the late…