Issues

The Americas

The Under and the Over

Caribbean overcapacity is one of many reasons why JetBlue can’t seem to stop its financial bleeding. American Airlines has a Caribbean overcapacity problem too. But in Mexico, the situation is…
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 8 months ago
Airline Rankings

The Airline Weekly Earnings Scoreboard

United and Alaska joined the earnings parade last week. More on that in a second. First, there’s growing chatter about a possible mega-merger in South America, pairing the Brazilian carriers…
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 8 months ago
North America

Delta’s Premium Power

First quarter earnings season is now underway, with Delta as usual ringing the opening bell. The esteemed airline from Atlanta again delivered strong profits, aided some by lower fuel prices…
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 8 months ago
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China

China’s Missing Market

IATA, in a press release last week, made it perfectly clear that the Covid era is over. “In February 2024,” it stated, “the airline industry achieved full recovery in total…
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 8 months ago
India

An A.I. Revolution for India? 

Is Air India on course to revolutionize its country’s airline industry, and its economy? There might just be an A.I. revolution underway. IndiGo, too, and a young upstart named Akasa,…
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 9 months ago
Global Airports

A New Quarter Beckons

Time is not the only thing that’s flying. We’ve now just about reached the second quarter of 2024, and airlines worldwide are planning an 8% increase in seat capacity versus…
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 9 months ago

Lufthansa’s Lufthansa Problem

The Lufthansa Group is trying to field a championship football squad. But the team captain isn’t playing well. Its name is Lufthansa. What’s wrong with the German airline, and can…
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 9 months ago
North America

Dis-AAdvantaged

American Airlines has got problems. There’s no disputing that. It shows in its lagging margins. But does it have solutions?
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 9 months ago
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Latin America

The South American Airline Paradox

Pity the airlines of South America. So many bankruptcies and near bankruptcies. Must be an awful market. 
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 9 months ago
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North America

Canada Goosed

Air Canada has just delivered its best year since 2015 and is now one of the region's most profitable airlines. Will the good times last? We probe this question and…
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat | 10 months ago