Korean Air Does It Again and Reports Profit
Korean Air achieved a vanishingly rare distinction this week when it reported a quarterly profit. Granted, that profit was tiny — about $5 million — and its operating margin was…
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Resurgent Virus Dims Airlines’ Earlier Hopes From This Summer
The peak summer season in the Northern Hemisphere wrapped up with some hard truths for airlines: There will be no miraculous recovery in demand. September's numbers from the International Air…
What Airlines Are Looking for on Election Day
Airline CEOs, not surprisingly, have been mum about whom they're endorsing in today's U.S. presidential election, but eyes are on Capitol Hill and what might happen in the lame-duck period…
Mexican Low-Cost Carrier Interjet Can’t Pay for Fuel, Cancels Flights
Beleaguered Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet abruptly canceled flights over the weekend through Tuesday, reportedly because it lacked cash to pay its fuel bills.
How Delta Managed to Avoid Pilot Furloughs
Delta Air Lines and the leadership of its pilots union reached a tentative deal that would prevent furloughs until Jan. 1, 2022. The carrier previously had said as many as…
Boeing to Slash 7,000 Jobs in Another Round of Reductions, Pegging Airline Recovery at 3 Years
Boeing, after grappling with the grounding of its best-selling aircraft, now faces a commercial aviation market that won't recover for at least three years, CEO David Calhoun said Wednesday on…
U.S. Tentatively Approves Delta-WestJet Joint Venture
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has tentatively approved a proposed transborder joint venture between Delta Air Lines and Canada's WestJet, but is requiring the two airlines to divest coveted takeoff…
Alaska Eyeing Replacements for Legacy Virgin America Fleet
Alaska Airlines said it is shopping around to replace the Airbus A320-family jets it inherited from Virgin America. The historically all-Boeing carrier said it is in talks with both airframers…
Why the Recovery Will Take Longer for Middle East Airlines
In a word, quarantines. International travel, after a brief period of optimism over the summer, appears to be shutting down again as countries around the world restrict travel to contain…
U.S. Airport Screenings Top 1 Million: Hiccup or Signs of a Recovery?
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported a milestone on October 18: It screened more than 1 million people at the nation's airports, the first time the number of screenings topped…