Issues

Icelandair Soars

We’ve now reached the point where most major airlines have published their first-quarter results. Singapore Airlines was among the carriers reporting last week, joining several other East Asian airlines near…

Anadolujet to the Fore

Ryanair is buying planes again. A lot of planes. The Irish LCC opted for Boeing’s largest narrowbodies on offer, its 737-10s. Ryanair ordered 150 of them, with options for another…

Where Are My Planes

There’s lots of nervous talk about the trajectory of the global economy, perhaps with some justification given rising interest rates, banking stress, lingering inflation, ongoing geopolitical tensions, weak freight markets,…

Vamos Volaris

Most U.S. airlines have now reported their first quarter results and frankly, they’re not pretty. Frontier and Allegiant have yet to announce. But among the country’s other nine publicly-traded non-regional…

A New Old WestJet

First quarter earnings season picks up this week, but not before two major U.S. airlines reported their results last week. United delivered the disappointing first quarter loss it forewarned investors…

The Manila Shake Up

The Delta results are in. As expected, the Atlanta-based giant posted solid, if unspectacular, first quarter operating profits, underpinned by ongoing demand strength. Executives appeared as bullish as ever, with…

China's Pandemic Pain Wanes

Just a few more days to go. On Thursday, Delta will take the stage in the opening act of first quarter earnings season. Recall that in mid-March, Delta said it…

American Plays Catchup

Welcome to the second quarter of 2023. The first quarter is now in the books, with the stronger spring and summer seasons approaching in most major geographies. First quarter earnings…

Three's A Crowd in Taiwan

The first quarter of 2023 will end in just a few days, making way for what’s typically a busier and more financially rewarding period of the year for most airlines.…

The Demand Party: When Will it End?

They said it again: Demand remains exceedingly strong. Nearly all U.S. airlines presented to investors last week, sounding universally bullish about the upcoming spring and summer peaks. They talked about…