Seth Kaplan

The worst part about winning streaks? They never last forever.

More than anything, Spirit Airlines’ business model is built on low fares, which it uses to stimulate demand and fill its planes. But what happens when fuel prices drop, enabling…

Europe’s delightful summer didn’t do much for Air Berlin. But it sure paid dividends for ESAS Holdings, never mind that the Turkish investment company owns 12% of the struggling German…

Is Emirates Airline running out of room to fulfill its jumbo-sized ambitions? The Gulf carrier’s combined second- and third-quarter earnings report went over with another “meh.” Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad…

Something’s not right here. International Airlines Group, or IAG—the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling—is spending more money on fuel this year than last year. And…

Whew! The busiest week of earnings season has us hustling. We kick off our around-the-world sprint with IAG, the airline group that is British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and more recently…

Cheap or expensive? In 2005, as American’s CEO Doug Parker reminded investors during the carrier’s recent Q3 earnings presentation, the WTI price of oil was about $56 per barrel. Lord…

Well that didn’t last long. American Airlines, the biggest carrier in the world, set a new quarterly profit record, with a $1.9b net profit in the third quarter. Of course,…

Long overlooked in a region with legions of more established carriers, Vietnam Airlines is now grabbing the airline industry’s attention. This fall, it became just the second airline worldwide to…

How did Delta achieve its record-breaking quarter? We touch on some of the root causes, including Delta’s push for cheap aircraft and near-perfect operations. Also, we discuss Delta’s plan for…