Articles tagged “North America”

Europe

American Chases European Profits With New Copenhagen, Naples, and Nice Flights

American Airlines will add three new European destinations to its map next summer, as U.S. domestic fares fall and airlines post record transatlantic profits.

August 17th, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

North America

Southwest Airlines Unveils New Nashville Crew Base as Pilots Move Towards Strike

Southwest Airlines will open a new crew base in Nashville next year, in what appears to be the latest carrot to pilots during increasingly fraught contract talks with airline management.

August 15th, 2023 at 11:39 AM EDT

Asia-Pacific

Embraer May Sell Older E-Jets in the U.S. For Another Decade

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is bullish about the prospect for its flagship commercial aircraft, the E-Jet-E2. It delivered seven of the planes in the second quarter and, with new orders…

August 14th, 2023 at 2:55 PM EDT

Asia-Pacific

The World’s Most Profitable Airlines

Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss the latest Airline Weekly profit rankings for the second quarter. Plus, the latest developments at Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific.

August 11th, 2023 at 1:21 PM EDT

North America

American Airlines Could Invest in New U.S. Carrier Connect

New regional carrier Connect Airlines has a memorandum of understanding with a major U.S. airline for a commercial partnership that, upon Connect closing its next round of fundraising, could turn…

August 7th, 2023 at 4:02 PM EDT

North America

Why U.S. Airlines Face a ‘Weird’ Market This Summer

The U.S. domestic market is in an interesting spot. Airlines report robust travel demand but, at the same time, some are seeing weaker yields through the historically strong peak summer…

August 4th, 2023 at 2:07 PM EDT

Europe

Transatlantic Travel Boom

There was one thing in common across Air France-KLM, IAG, and JetBlue in the second quarter: Transatlantic travel demand is booming. That helped lift the first two to impressive profits.…

August 4th, 2023 at 1:27 PM EDT

North America

Spirit Airlines: 5 Things That Went Wrong Last Quarter

Florida-based low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, hoping to merge with JetBlue later this year, has recorded disappointing second-quarter results.

August 3rd, 2023 at 3:28 PM EDT

North America

Allegiant Air Proves Worth of Its Model as It Bucks Trend of Falling U.S. Airfares

Allegiant Air may have just provided the answer to the questions about U.S. domestic travel demand that have nagged many during the latest quarterly earnings cycle. Leisure demand is good…

August 2nd, 2023 at 2:44 PM EDT

Europe

JetBlue Will Pay Dearly to End its Alliance With American Airlines

JetBlue Airways was always going to lose some revenue by ending its alliance with American Airlines in the northeastern U.S. The hit, disclosed Tuesday, is big and will cut the…

August 1st, 2023 at 1:38 PM EDT