Issues

Is it the jockey? Or is it the horse?

The leaves are changing color. The weather’s getting cooler. And it now costs more to book a Lufthansa ticket through a global distribution system.

The days when Aeroflot was the world’s largest airline—as the flag carrier of the Soviet Union—are a decades-old memory. But plenty of travelers, including a fair number from outside Russia,…

Skymark Airlines never made it beyond Japan’s borders. Too bad, because what it would have found is a Japanese international market that’s on fire.

By now it’s clear to all: The dominant theme for U.S. airlines during the springtime second quarter was profitability—immense profitability, driven by much cheaper fuel. In fact, the country’s 10…

Doing something 40 consecutive times might sound boring. But there’s nothing boring about WestJet, which will this week announce its 41st consecutive quarter of profitability. The last time it reported…

In the year’s first quarter, Allegiant and Spirit were the world’s two most profitable lowcost carriers, measured by operating margin. Can you name the third?

Something highly unusual happened in the first quarter of 2015: Mighty Delta found itself dead last in its contest with American and United for profit margin supremacy among U.S.-based global…