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Issue No. 904

Three's A Crowd in Taiwan

The first quarter of 2023 will end in just a few days, making way for what’s typically a busier and more financially rewarding period of the year for most airlines. Looking back at the fourth quarter, it was undeniably a…

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Weekly Skies

Of all European countries west of Turkey, none have added more airline seats since 2019 than Portugal (see “By the Numbers”). That reflects a boom in tourism, which propelled state-owned TAP Air Portugal to a brawny 9 percent operating margin…

Fleet

Japan Airlines, one of the last holdouts in ordering the latest generation of narrowbody planes, finally pulled the trigger on an order, opting for Boeing's Max. But it's a modest order. The Tokyo-based carrier will take just 21 737-Max 8s.…

Landing Strip

Throughout a troubled 2022, the pandemic exposed many fragilities in a troubled U.S. airline industry, but it also enabled a widely recognized miracle in the $8 billion resurrection of New York LaGuardia Airport. Once widely viewed as a hellhole, LaGuardia was…

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The Different Ways Aviation Is Booming in India and Saudi Arabia
Jason Clampet

Big changes are underway in Saudi Arabia and India, with both poised for rapid growth in airline traffic. Each, however, is taking a distinct approach with respect to protecting their domestic airlines. Airline Weekly's Jay Shabat discusses with Skift's Asia...

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Issue No. 904

Three's A Crowd in Taiwan

The first quarter of 2023 will end in just a few days, making way for what’s typically a busier and more financially rewarding period of the year for most airlines. Looking back at the fourth quarter, it was undeniably a…

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Issue No. 903

The Demand Party: When Will it End?

They said it again: Demand remains exceedingly strong. Nearly all U.S. airlines presented to investors last week, sounding universally bullish about the upcoming spring and summer peaks. They talked about elevated yields. They talked about constricted supply. They talked about…

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Issue No. 902

Thai Turns to Black

The U.S. Justice Department has removed any doubt about its feelings toward the JetBlue-Spirit merger. It doesn't like the idea and is suing to stop it. That's hardly the end of the story though. JetBlue plans to mount a vigorous…

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Issue No. 901

Air France's Premium Bet

Lufthansa’s fourth quarter results are in and — once again — IAG’s were better and Air France-KLM’s were worse. Will the Lufthansa Group forever be stuck in the middle? For any chance of surpassing IAG, it will surely need to…

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