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Asia-Pacific
United on Top: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 62
By just a tenth of a percent, United’s fourth quarter operating profit margin bested that of Delta—and likely that of American, which reports later—making United, for the quarter, No.1 among…January 24th, 2017
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Air Canada
Kicking Off 2017: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 59
Call it our year-in-preview show. In this first episode of 2017, we look at some of the more interesting stories that are ushering in the airline industry’s new year. Of…January 3rd, 2017
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Asia-Pacific
South African Airways Is Troubled: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 57
South African Airways finally published its fiscal year results for the 12 months ending March 2015. Yes, that’s 2015. And the result—a $442m net loss—wasn’t worth the wait. But with…September 27th, 2016
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Air New Zealand
Qantas’ Down Under Wonder: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 54
Qantas reported a best-ever annual result. Not bad for a company that’s 95 years old. And not bad for a company that was barely breaking even just a few years…September 6th, 2016
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All Nippon
Korean Competitive Crunch: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 53
Korean carriers Asiana and Korean Air are being squeezed between rapid growth from Chinese carriers and new capacity coming out of Japan. But nonetheless, the two Korean carriers posted some…August 16th, 2016
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Alaska Airlines
Six Degrees of Singapore Airlines: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 45
Wherever you go in the airline industry, you’re never too far from Singapore Airlines, a carrier that played a primary role in—count ‘em— four of the bigger storylines last week.…June 21st, 2016
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Asia-Pacific
Korean Divergence: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 41
Why are we seeing such different results from the two big Korean airlines? Korean Air again overcame systemic challenges to deliver a standout performance in the first quarter. And although…May 25th, 2016
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Air China
Chinese Airlines Show Stress: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 35
Is China’s slowing economy taking its toll on the country’s Big Three carriers? So far Air China, China Eastern and China Southern have held up well and posted a rather…April 13th, 2016
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Asia-Pacific
Turkish Airlines Unique Position: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 31
It’s good to be a Gulf carrier—Gulf carriers are well positioned to connect the whole world. But it might be better to be a near-the-Gulf carrier like Turkish Airlines. Turkish…March 16th, 2016
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Air New Zealand
Qantas’ Boomerang Effect: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 30
After hitting the floor in 2013, Qantas, has—like a boomerang—come all the way back and more. In fact, the Australian carrier set an annual profit record in 2015. Despite enjoying…March 8th, 2016