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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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American
United Tries to Put You to Sleep: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 43
United last week revealed its new premium experience named Polaris, which includes its business class cabin. Ironically, the big design features in the cabin are all about missing the experience,…June 8th, 2016