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Mesa’s Move Into Cargo Provides Pilots a New Career Path
Mesa Air Group, which provides regional lift for United and American, is diversifying into cargo, the latest airline to tap into a lucrative revenue stream as the pandemic squelches travel…August 11th, 2020
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Cargo Fuels Korean, Asiana Profits
Believe it or not, while airlines the world over lamented the worst quarter in the air transport industry's century-long history, two airlines actually made money. But not by carrying passengers.…August 10th, 2020
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Copa’s Lost Quarter
Airline executives call the pandemic the worst crisis in air transport's century of existence. And when you look at Copa Airlines' second-quarter results, it's easy to see why they say…August 7th, 2020
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No, We Won’t Lose Airlines
In an Aug. 5 media briefing, President Donald Trump signaled his support for further government aid to the airline industry. "I think it's very important that we keep the airlines…August 6th, 2020
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Virgin Australia Lays Out Plan for Future
Virgin Australia is scaling back its international ambitions and simplifying its fleet, CEO Paul Scurrah said Aug. 5. The carrier will fly to 28 cities in Australia and add destinations…August 5th, 2020
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A Contrarian View on Why Airlines Shouldn’t Take Any Stimulus Money
Airline CEOs and labor groups have called for the U.S. federal government to extend the CARES Act payroll protection program by another six months, till the end of March. By…August 4th, 2020
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A Lot of ‘Ifs’
In this week's feature story, Senior Analyst Jay Shabat takes an in-depth look into the phases of the pandemic for U.S. airlines. We all know the second quarter was awful.…August 3rd, 2020
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A Quarter Everyone Wants to Forget
In the Aug. 3, 2020 issue of Airline Weekly, we'll take an in-depth look at the U.S. airline industry's second-quarter results. It's not pretty. As we all know now, the…July 31st, 2020
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Airbus Orders Plunge
Airbus's first-half 2019 results read almost like fantasy fiction now, after looking at the airframer's first-half 2020 results. Then, Airbus was flying high on the strength of its A320 family,…July 30th, 2020
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The Pain Continues at Boeing
It's been a rough 18 months or so for Boeing. First, regulators grounded the 737 MAX after two fatal accidents. And now Covid has brought its airline customers to the…July 29th, 2020