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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 at 10:00 PM EST
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Delta
Worse, But Still Good: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 61
Rising labor costs at Delta dented its fourth quarter results significantly—but not enough to prevent the airline from posting a terrific profit for 2016. And the big story within the…January 17th, 2017 at 10:00 PM EST
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Europe
Around and Around: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 60
SAS has tried and tried to turn itself around, but to no avail—at least judging by its recent earnings report. In fact, on profits alone, the airline’s third quarter was…January 10th, 2017 at 10:00 PM EST
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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 at 10:00 PM EST
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Frontier
Frontier Airlines CEO Interview: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 56
Because Frontier Airlines is a non-publicly-traded carrier (which, for one thing, means it doesn’t have earnings calls), it’s all the more interesting to interview the airline's CEO Barry Biffle. Of…September 20th, 2016 at 10:00 PM EDT
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Aeroflot
Canadian Continuity: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 55
Despite a major oil bust and the weakening currency that followed, Canada’s airlines continue to plod along. Make no mistake, macro issues are leaving a mark on the earnings reports…September 13th, 2016 at 10:01 PM EDT
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Air France
Air France Is Missing Out: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 51
The second quarter year-over-year profit margin improved at Air France/KLM, but only because of a huge windfall from fuel. In fact, the real story is that the airline group is…August 2nd, 2016 at 9:59 PM EDT
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American
Have U.S. Airlines Peaked? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 50
Earnings season is in full swing and really there’s too much to talk about within the average commute or treadmill run. So we’ll talk fast. And in this episode, our…July 26th, 2016 at 10:00 PM EDT
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Europe
Turkish Troubles: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 47
Turkish Airlines and its cross-town rival Pegasus were seeing trouble in their business before the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport. In this episode we try to assess—or at least…July 5th, 2016 at 10:00 PM EDT
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Air Mauritius
Left Behind by Brexit? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 46
In the wake of Brexit, will the U.K. be able to remain in the European Common Aviation Area? We don’t know. But we do know that if the U.K. is…June 28th, 2016 at 10:00 PM EDT