Seth Kaplan

During the first half of 2015, no U.S. airline enjoyed stronger y/y RASM trends than JetBlue. And sure enough again last week, the New York-based LCC reported a 1% rise…

Lufthansa is facing competition from Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, Air Berlin, Vueling, Turkish Airlines, Emirates and probably your brother. Competition is not a new thing, but the severity is growing.…

As it prepares for next summer’s peak season, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier has opportunities—opportunities as far as the eye can see. With fuel prices down, profits surging, economies recovering, new…

In airline years, Southwest is certainly old enough to be put out to pasture. Instead, the massive airline is making money like never before. Could some of its contrarian moves,…

Many airlines, like many people, become more resistant to change as they age. Take Southwest, now in its 40s. Many of its policies and practices are no different now from…

Posting a $54m profit in its second quarter, Frontier Airlines has joined the ranks of America’s most profitable airlines. Frontier and America’s other ultra-low-cost carrier, Spirit, are both highly profitable…

It’s really nothing new. People Express and Laker Airways tried low-cost, low-fare transatlantic flying three decades ago. But the trend never really stuck, giving way instead to the dominance of…

Ethiopian Airlines is growing aggressively—and apparently profitably—while other African carriers are struggling. The airline’s centralized location seems to give it a big advantage over other African carriers. Meanwhile, Ethiopian doesn’t…

It calls itself the “pride of Africa,” and for good reason. On a continent notorious for extremely difficult operating conditions, Kenya Airways has since 1977 offered Africans safe and reliable…

Can United Airlines’ new CEO overcome the carrier’s inherent challenges? United is big, powerful and, at the moment, very profitable. But it’s also underperforming Delta and American. When United and…