Maple Leap: Air Canada’s turnaround ranks up there with the best. But what’s next?
What’s the greatest airline turnaround story of the past decade? There is no shortage of candidates, from Delta to Japan Airlines to Avianca.
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Brazilian Bounceback: After managing its way through tough times, Azul’s prospects are brightening
Now a publicly traded company, Azul has a lot to say. And many stakeholders like what they’re hearing.
Uh-oh, United: Suddenly, things are looking considerably worse for America’s third-largest airline
It was all doom and gloom as United CFO Andrew Levy addressed a Cowen Transportation conference last week. Doom and gloom? In the super-profitable U.S. airline industry?
The Great Fall of China: Demand still growing fast, but overcapacity, pricier fuel sink Q2 profits for Chinese airlines
In a new book about China, Harvard professor Graham Allison provides a list of astonishing facts about the country’s economic development. In 1980, its gross domestic product was less than…
Cloud Computing: Airlines everywhere are spending big bucks on information technology
Google. Apple. Facebook. Delta?
Scandimonium: As most of Europe booms, Scandinavia’s Norwegian flies deeper into trouble
The alarm bells are ringing. The concerns are mounting. Is Norwegian, with its bold experiment in low-cost longhaul flying, falling apart?
Ultra-worried?: Is the ultra-LCC business model running into trouble?
It was an earnings call so uncomfortable that anyone who listened or participated still recalls it well.
A Tale of Two Texas Cities: San Antonio is the bigger city. But airlines are flocking to Austin.
Last week was a great week for San Antonio International Airport. True, it was far from the only U.S. airport to benefit from Frontier’s blitz of new route announcements (21…
May Day, May Day, SAA: As other state-owned stumblers see light, answers for South African Airways are hard to find
Finally, the future of Alitalia might be secured. Air India’s possible privatization gives it the chance of a lifetime to become more than just a drain on taxpayers. A new…
A Plummeting Profit Problem?: For Allegiant, not really
There’s a modestly-sized airline—87 planes—whose nonfuel costs are expected to swell some 9% to 12% this year, even as its unit revenues decline. For the first quarter of this year…