Issues

Amid the quiet before earnings season, airlines looked on with unease as oil prices marched upward again. The pronouncement of an OPEC supply cut has Brent crude flirting with the…

A mammoth hurricane in Florida. A financial hurricane in the UK. Russia still at war. A global economy showing signs of distress.

The third quarter is nearing its end, with demand still humming in most markets, excluding China and Japan. Better yet, fuel costs continue their downward march, albeit from extremely high…

United and Emirates working together? The once unthinkable is now true, though the partnership of the two unveiled last week is limited in scope, at least for now. More significant…

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,…