Madhu Unnikrishnan

U.S.-China Flights Begin the Slow Climb to Recovery

The U.S. and China are stepping back from their sometimes-tense aviation standoff by allowing more flights between the two countries. The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) ruled that Chinese carriers currently…

Vegas Airport Traffic Slowly Rebounds But Will It Last?

Perhaps no other statistic illustrates the pandemic's effect on U.S. travel than traffic figures from McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas. In April, 152,716 passengers traveled through the airport.…

No Soft Landing: Airports in for a Bumpy Ride

It’s nice to be a major cargo carrier right now. China Airlines joined Korean Air and Asiana in the exclusive club of airlines that actually made money last quarter, all…

Cargo Buoys Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines, like almost every other airline in the world, swung to a loss in the horrendous second quarter, reporting a loss of $327m compared with a $26m profit in…

Jet Fuel Demand Plunges to Lowest Level in Decades

In a year of eye-popping aviation statistics, the following may be the most eye-popping yet. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said demand for jet fuel in May was the…

S&P: Air Travel Demand Even Worse Than Expected

After a flurry of second-quarter results showed that the airline industry is worse off than we thought, out comes a new report that makes the bad news even more grim.…