Latam: The Biggest Bankruptcy Yet
The month of May, to the great relief of airlines, was considerably better than April. June and July are trending better too as cancellation rates drop, bookings increase, and flights…
Past Issues
America’s Airlines Start to Recover… A Little Bit
By its own lofty standards, 2019 was not a good year for Ryanair. Needless to say, 2020 will be worse. But with an important caveat: This year’s distress contains unmistakable…
Covid’s Paradox: The Losers are the Winners
Airlines are just going to have to learn to live with the virus. Might there be a miracle vaccine before 2020 ends? Or a miracle cure? Not impossible. But also…
Start Your Engines
It’s going to be a smaller airline industry. That much seems sure, for at least the next few years as carriers adjust to a world with less travel. Fewer planes.…
Flight Path Unknown
The carnage is now plain to see. Some of the largest airlines from the U.S., China, Japan, and Europe showed just how much money the wicked coronavirus is bleeding from…
Another Virgin Lost
Let’s start with a bit of good news for a change. Jet2.com, a British LCC, says people are now booking holidays for late summer and beyond. Air Arabia and Etihad…
The 2020 ‘Pancession’
It’s a pandemic. It’s a recession. A "pancession?" By whatever name, the Covid-19 virus is destroying both lives and livelihoods. For airlines, it’s destroying both supply and demand. When will…
Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
Aside from a few stragglers like Hainan Airlines, Philippine Airlines, and El Al, fourth-quarter earnings season is now finished. Those were simpler times, featuring familiar names near the top of…
‘Aviation’s Darkest Hour’
The questions are more numerous than the answers. Will warm weather stunt the spread of Covid-19? Can victims be re-infected? When, if ever, can the world produce and administer a…
Uncle Sam to the Rescue
The counterattack is underway. Governments around the world are spending trillions of dollars to cushion their economies from the wrath of Covid-19. In the U.S., the rescue mission will cost…