Buckle up, everyone. It’s time for third-quarter earnings season, starting with Delta on Tuesday. The dominant theme across the industry, of course, will be the Covid crisis, and its ongoing decimation of travel demand. Seven months into the crisis —…
Read The IssueA mammoth hurricane in Florida. A financial hurricane in the UK. Russia still at war. A global economy showing signs of distress. Even as worldwide demand for air travel stays strong, airlines face a challenging backdrop of economic, geopolitical, and...
Read MoreThe third quarter is nearing its end, with demand still humming in most markets, excluding China and Japan. Better yet, fuel costs continue their downward march, albeit from extremely high levels this summer. West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices dropped...
Read MoreUnited and Emirates working together? The once unthinkable is now true, though the partnership of the two unveiled last week is limited in scope, at least for now. More significant for United is the sustained strength in travel demand right...
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