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Air Canada
Power Play Abroad: Never mind the oil bust. Canada’s international airline market is red hot
The Alberta oil boom is history. Canada’s economy as a whole is barely growing. And the last time a Canadian hockey team won the Stanley Cup was more than two…August 8th, 2016
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American
America’s Golden Eggs: Why are giant U.S. airlines so profitable now? Don’t overlook the importance of FFPs
How did they do it? How did U.S. airlines— especially legacy airlines— transform themselves, over the course of a decade, from financial laughingstocks of the global airline industry into paragons…August 1st, 2016
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Lufthansa
A Triple Dose of Bearishness: Three airlines—two in Europe and one in East Asia—give gloomy assessments of revenue
It was supposed to be a week dominated by financial reports for U.S. airlines. But for all the many developments there, none seemed as eye-popping and head-turning as the doom…July 25th, 2016
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Delta
Orders of Magnitude: U.S. airlines, with a history of over- and under-buying planes, assess their current fleet needs
Twenty years ago, with oil prices low and profits at their peak, U.S. airlines went shopping for airplanes. In one memorable deal from the late 1990s, Delta ordered up to…July 18th, 2016
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Virgin Australia
Borghetti Gets Sweaty: With earnings still weak, Virgin Australia’s CEO again seeks help from foreign airlines
Virgins don’t survive on their own. That’s the lesson drawn from Virgin Atlantic’s partial sale to Delta, Virgin America’s all-out sale to Alaska and a much earlier transaction between Belgium’s…July 12th, 2016
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Fuel
The Airline Weekly Halftime Show: Cheap fuel, revenue distress and a tumultuous macro environment mark the first half of 2016
It’s Independence Day in America, and the beginning of the year’s second half for all the world’s airlines, which thus far have a lot to celebrate. Collectively, the airline industry…July 4th, 2016
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British Airways
London Calling: Brexit becomes reality for U.K. airlines. But it’s not the only big development.
Airlines serving London have a lot to think about following last week’s Brexit vote. But Brexit is far from the only thing on their minds. Last year, the U.K.’s capital…June 27th, 2016
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Southwest
San Diego Charging
When Texas was booming during the era of high oil prices, airlines flocked to cities like Houston. Today, they’re flocking to California instead, as United’s capacity shift from Houston to…June 20th, 2016
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Eurowings
Plug and Play, the Eurowings Way: Lufthansa unveils a new scheme to promote consolidation
Lufthansa has a theory about why Europe’s airline industry remains so fragmented, even as the U.S. airline industry has become so consolidated. More interestingly, Lufthansa has a plan to help…June 13th, 2016
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Avianca
Bidding for Bogotá: Colombia’s largest airline is losing its luster, and two global giants seem eager to help
Avianca, Latin America’s second largest airline after LATAM, wants to improve its balance sheet. That’s evident from recent decisions to slow growth, slash capital spending, defer $1.4b worth of aircraft…June 6th, 2016