Articles tagged “Sun Country”

Air France

Air France to Streamline Air-Rail Connections as Move to Replace Short Flights Accelerates

There is growing momentum to replace short flights with train trips in Europe amid a renewed interest in reducing aviation emissions. France is using climate legislation to codify a ban…

Edward Russell | 3 years ago

Allegiant Air

Will Budget Airlines Like Allegiant, Frontier and Spirit Gain Share in the Recovery?

U.S. budget carriers accelerated years worth of market share growth into a single pandemic year. Their collective share of passengers jumped several percentage points in 2020 as the returning leisure…

Edward Russell | 4 years ago

American Airlines

Government Profits as American and Sun Country Repay CARES Act Loans

Flush with cash and optimistic for the future, U.S. airlines have begun paying back some of the loans they received from the federal government through the CARES Act during the…

Edward Russell | 4 years ago

IPO

Sun Country Shares Soar 50 Percent on First Day as Wall Street Gives Airlines Vote of Confidence

Shares of regional discount carrier Sun Country Airlines soared 52 percent in their debut on Wall Street Wednesday, underscoring investors' confidence through this rare airline IPO in travel's recovery.

Edward Russell | 4 years ago

IPO

Sun Country Doubles Target for Its Rare Airline IPO With $240 Million Ambition

Sun Country Airlines has more than doubled what it hopes to raise from its initial public offering, outlining plans for a revised target of $240 million in gross proceeds from…

Edward Russell | 4 years ago

podcast

Now Is When Sun Country Plans IPO?

Sun Country has been planning to go public for more than a year, but it made it official now, during the worst crisis to hit the airline industry. Airline Weekly…

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 4 years ago

Frontier

Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 106: Not So Sunny at Sun Country

Sun Country is largely missing out on the golden age that U.S. carriers have been basking in since 2015. In the past 12 months (ending with the second quarter, the…

Seth Kaplan | 6 years ago