Articles tagged “North America”

North America

Southwest Airlines Returned to Profits in March After Holiday Meltdown

For Southwest Airlines, January through March was a self-described quarter of “two competing storylines.” During the first two months of the period, the airline suffered residual effects from its December…

April 27th, 2023 at 4:39 PM EDT

North America

JetBlue Sounds Alarm on New York Flight Delays This Summer

JetBlue Airways' struggles with flight delays and cancellations in the Northeast could escalate this summer as the shortage in air traffic controllers worsens.

April 25th, 2023 at 2:06 PM EDT

North America

WestJet to Defer on Renewing Delta Joint Venture

Canada's second airline, WestJet, plans to go it alone when it comes to U.S. flights and not renew its plans for a transborder joint venture with Delta Air Lines.

April 24th, 2023 at 1:10 PM EDT

North America

United and Alaska Airlines Navigate Uncertainty

Airline Weekly's Jay Shabat is joined by former Airline Weekly Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan to discuss United Airlines' and Alaska Airlines' first quarter earnings reports from earlier this week.

April 23rd, 2023 at 7:19 AM EDT

North America

Alaska Airlines Optimistic Despite January and February Stumbles

Alaska Airlines, headquartered in Seattle, again exposed its first quarter difficulties. The carrier, which produced outstanding summertime profits last year, followed by modest profits in the fourth quarter, dipped into…

April 20th, 2023 at 2:52 PM EDT

North America

Why Delta Needs to Recover at Its Core Atlanta, Detroit, and Minneapolis Hubs

Delta Air Lines took advantage of a unique opportunity last year. As other airlines struggled with surging travel demand, the Atlanta-based carrier used the capacity it was flying to grab…

April 18th, 2023 at 8:15 AM EDT

North America

American Airlines Pilots Union Moves Towards Possibly Joining ALPA

Some pilots at American Airlines want to leave their union, the Allied Pilots Association, and link up with the largest pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association. They will present their…

April 17th, 2023 at 8:15 AM EDT

North America

First Quarter U.S. Airline Earnings Preview

Delta Air Lines kicked off the first-quarter earnings season this week. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss what they expect. Plus, can American Airlines catch up to the pack?

April 14th, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT

North America

Delta Margin Recovery to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels in Second Quarter

All that talk of slowing air travel demand and a potentially weak summer? Throw it out the window, Delta Air Lines executives said Thursday.

April 13th, 2023 at 2:01 PM EDT

North America

American Airlines Expects a Good First Quarter, the Second Is an Open Question

American Airlines saw many of the positive trends of the past few quarters continue through the quarter ending in March, according to new guidance issued Wednesday. Capacity and revenues grew…

April 12th, 2023 at 11:28 AM EDT