Seth Kaplan

Aeroflot

Prediction Affliction: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 112:

With a new year underway, we’re thinking about what will happen in 2019—always a dicey proposition. In this episode, we consider the prospects of airlines around the world. Some, like…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Top 10 Airline Developments of 2018 and What to Watch in 2019

Was 2018 a good year or a bad year? Speaking collectively, airlines can’t complain. As IATA pointed out last week, industry profits should hit about $32b this year, good for…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Icelandair

Iceland’s Airline Sector Struggles to Emerge From Its Slump

It’s not quite a done deal yet. Indigo Partners, the ultra-LCC specialist looking to invest in Iceland’s Wow Air, said a few outstanding issues remain before it can sign the…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines Wants to Reverse Its 2017 Profit Slide

Quiz: Aside from the ultralow-cost carriers Spirit and Allegiant, which airline has been America’s most profitable this decade? Hint: There’s an Eskimo on its tails.

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Flybe

A Mess in Mexico: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 110

More and more people are traveling by air in Mexico, but Mexico’s airlines continue to struggle. All four of its main carriers had a disappointing 3rd quarter, which is historically…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Australia

Demand and Capacity Trends Are Good News for the Trans-Tasman Market

Never mind their remote geographies, highish labor costs and turbulent airline histories. Today, Australia and New Zealand are both great places to run an airline. One big reason: strong demand…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

British Airways

Happy at Heathrow: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 109

Of Europe’s “Big Three” airline groups, International Airlines Group (IAG) continues to significantly outperform the other two, namely Air France/KLM and Lufthansa Group. A big part of IAG’s success is…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Aer Lingus

British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus and Level Make Their Parent Proud

In a deep-dive look last month, Airline Weekly explained the magic of Aer Lingus, an Irish carrier bringing smiles to its parent company IAG. But Aer Lingus is far from…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

U.S. airlines

Most U.S. Airlines Are Doing Better Now Than Before the Oil Bust

For U.S. airlines in the peak third quarter, y/y revenue growth (8%) comfortably exceeded capacity growth (5%). But that wasn’t enough to lift the industry’s profit margins, which dropped again…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Allegiant

Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 108: Is American Airlines OK?

American Airlines truly set itself apart from its peers in the third quarter—and not in a good way. AA posted a dismal 7.5% operating profit margin, nearly half of Delta’s…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago