Seth Kaplan

American

Deep in the Heart: When it comes to air service, there’s no messing with Texas

In the state capitol building of Texas, on the floor directly under the rotunda (which stands taller than the U.S. capitol), are the seals of six nations whose flags have…

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

Air China

Domestic Disturbance: Chinese airlines are going abroad, because things at home are not what they used to be

Currency, cargo, and capacity woes are hammering Asia’s airlines. And slowing economies and incursions by both Gulf carriers and LCCs alike don’t help. But China, on the other hand, is…

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

British Airways

Getting Hammered: For European longhaul airlines, pressure from Gulf carriers continues

European airlines watched with horror last week as Gulf carriers ordered another 400 widebody aircraft, auguring huge competitive capacity increases. Worse yet, all this demand for new planes is pushing…

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

American

Jugger-Not? The new American Airlines is cleared for takeoff. Now it must execute

Football fans know that history is replete with teams that looked on paper to be among the greatest ever assembled but then failed miserably to live up to expectations.

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

The Silent Killer: Foreign exchange volatility inflicting revenue and cost pain across the industry

For one airline after another—in geographies as diverse as Brazil and Australia, India and Hawaii, Japan and Europe—a silent killer is on the loose. This time it’s not fuel, the…

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

Alaska Airlines

Labor’s Day U.S. airlines are thriving, and so are their workers. Is that a problem?

Ten years ago, in the fall of 2003, the U.S. airline industry was in crisis. The fallout from the 9/11 attacks hadn’t fully dissipated. The U.S. economy was just emerging…

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

VietJet

Pho-nominal: Vietnam’s economy is cooling. But its airline industry is still hot and spicy

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

Ryanair

Celtic Comeback: Darkness Gives Way to Light in Ireland

Ryanair wields perhaps the harshest stick in the entire global airline industry. But the carrot can be just as dramatic.

Jason Clampet and Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

Delta

United Under Attack: America’s Largest Airline Remains Troubled

Touting two new markets last week, United released a statement that, well, sounded like any other: “We look forward to giving travelers in Atlanta convenient access to this country’s best…

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago

Virgin Australia

On the Virg of Crisis: Virgin Australia runs into trouble as a multitude of strategic shareholders vie for influence

In 2005, the government of struggling Samoa decided its taxpayers had more pressing needs than endless subsidies for state-owned Polynesian Airlines. So Samoa accepted an offer from a promising and…

Seth Kaplan | 11 years ago