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North America
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom joined Edward Russell on stage at the Skift Aviation Forum on November 1. Enjoy their wide-ranging discussion from the year-end holiday outlook to international growth…November 3rd, 2023
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North America
JetBlue Faces Calls to Lower $3.8 Billion Purchase Price for Spirit Airlines
JetBlue Airways' proposed $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines faces a new challenge: Wall Street analysts are increasingly calling for it to lower the purchase price given all of Spirit's problems.November 1st, 2023
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Latin America
Hawaiian and Volaris’s Struggles
Hawaiian Airlines and Volaris are two very different carriers. But they have one thing in common right now: A lot of planes affected by the issues with certain Pratt &…October 27th, 2023
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North America
Frontier Airlines Suffers Third Quarter Loss, Blames ‘Uneven’ Recovery
Denver-based Frontier Airlines suffered a $32 million net loss in the normally strong third quarter. Its operating margin was negative 6%, a sharp reversal from the positive 5% it earned…October 26th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
The U.S. Air Travel Recovery Flatlines
If one thing's clear from the airlines that have reported third-quarter results it's that the U.S. domestic travel recovery has plateaued. That's not necessarily bad, passenger numbers are above 2019…October 20th, 2023
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North America
Alaska Airlines Challenged by Softening Demand, High West Coast Fuel Prices
During the third quarter, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines earned a 12% operating margin (excluding special items), boosted by strong premium demand, contributions from its loyalty program, and growing revenue from its…October 20th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Delta’s Profit Machine
The reaction to Delta Air Lines' controversial loyalty program changes have so far have more bluster than anything else. Its profit, and outlook, remain sound even as U.S. domestic demand…October 13th, 2023
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Europe
Air France-KLM Moves on SAS
SAS is making some big changes. As part of its bankruptcy restructuring, Air France-KLM, along with other investors, will take a minority stake in the Scandinavian airline prompting a new…October 6th, 2023
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Africa
China Air Travel Recovery Drives Global Demand to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
The return of China's domestic travelers helped drive the global air travel recovery a tick closer to pre-pandemic levels, new data from trade group IATA shows.October 4th, 2023
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North America
Breeze Founder and CEO David Neeleman
Breeze Airways founder and CEO, and perennial airline entrepreneur, David Neeleman sat down for a wide ranging conversation with Brian Sumers at the Skift Global Forum in New York last…October 1st, 2023