Issues

Fall? What fall? It still feels like summer for U.S. airlines, judging from comments by several carriers at an investor event last week. Peak, summer-like demand persists despite the change…

European consolidation got a leg up last week, but not in the way many expected. Italian authorities named the offer from private equity firm Certares with Air France-KLM and Delta…

September 1 marks the beginning of spring in Australia and New Zealand, two airline markets, appropriately enough, now springing back to life. Demand for Qantas and Air New Zealand is…

Airlines from Thailand, South Korea, and Turkey headlined the earnings parade last week, offering mixed messages on the recovery. Travelers are clearly returning to the beaches and cities of Thailand,…

The second quarter earnings results keep rolling in, depicting an airline industry enjoying a resurgence in demand, but also a shortage of supply, especially of people and planes.

With many airlines having now reported their second quarter results, some clear trends are emerging. Most importantly, travel is back in a big way in all but a few markets,…

There’s life in the airline industry again. For the first time since the onset of Covid, the aviation world gathered near London for the Farnborough Air Show. Delta grabbed the…

Second quarter earnings season is underway, ushered in with solid performance from Delta. The Atlanta-based giant earned a double-digit operating margin for the spring quarter, a welcome lift from its…

As expected, America’s skies were busy this Independence Day holiday. And they would have been busier still were it not for high ticket prices, elevated by high fuel prices, and…

As America’s Independence Day holiday approached, airlines and their customers braced for more operational distress. Simply put, airlines, airports, and air traffic control towers throughout the U.S. are understaffed, owing…