Articles tagged “Qantas”

Qantas

Qantas, Virgin Australia Expand on Strong Domestic Travel Rebound in Australia

Australia's domestic travel market is rebounding quickly after a successful national effort to keep Covid-19 in check with strict border controls and even domestic travel restrictions to contain the spread…

Edward Russell | 4 years ago

Alliance Airlines

How These 2 Decisions Made a World Apart Could Define the Future of Airlines

Domestic leisure travel is sustaining the airline industry, and two airlines on opposite ends of the earth announced moves this week that signal that will be true for the foreseeable…

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 4 years ago

Air New Zealand

Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 105: Satisfaction in Sydney

Qantas continues to romp. In the first half of 2018, the flying kangaroo posted a 9% profit margin—one point better than in the same period last year. And with that,…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago

Qantas

Qantastic: After a mediocre first half of the decade, Qantas is like a kangaroo on a trampoline

Things could hardly be more different for two airlines in the same country. In one corner of the ring, Virgin Australia is bloodied and battered. In the other, Qantas has…

Seth Kaplan | 7 years ago

Air Canada

Dismay at Cathay Pacific: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 80

Cathay Pacific has seen all its oxygen sucked out of the room by the hyper growth of the Chinese carriers. Is there anything to be done? Sometimes waiting is the…

7 years ago

Air New Zealand

The Great Fall of China: Demand still growing fast, but overcapacity, pricier fuel sink Q2 profits for Chinese airlines

In a new book about China, Harvard professor Graham Allison provides a list of astonishing facts about the country’s economic development. In 1980, its gross domestic product was less than…

Seth Kaplan | 7 years ago

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…

8 years ago

Air New Zealand

Qantas’ Down Under Wonder: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 54

Qantas reported a best-ever annual result. Not bad for a company that’s 95 years old. And not bad for a company that was barely breaking even just a few years…

8 years ago

Air New Zealand

Qantas’ Boomerang Effect: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 30

After hitting the floor in 2013, Qantas, has—like a boomerang—come all the way back and more. In fact, the Australian carrier set an annual profit record in 2015. Despite enjoying…

Seth Kaplan | 9 years ago

Aeroflot

The Manic Atlantic: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 6

Airlines in the North Atlantic market are adding capacity at a furious clip. That market has been profitable and should continue to be—in the short term, at least—and airlines seem…

Seth Kaplan | 9 years ago