It’s an unhappy time for airlines in East Asia. Last year, the giant Chinese economy slowed, the region’s export markets shrank due to tariffs, a street rebellion erupted in Hong Kong, and tensions flared between Japan and Korea. This year,...
Read MoreHow bad is the Covid-19 demand shock so far? ICAO, an agency of the United Nations charged with supporting civil aviation, released some preliminary estimates of the damage. It believes airlines will have lost $4b to $5b in first quarter...
Read MoreGreen Africa Airways, an ambitious startup airline in Nigeria, placed another big plane order. In late 2018, it chose Boeing to supply it with 50 B737 MAXs, or as many as 100 including options. Last week, it signed a memorandum...
Read MoreTime is running out for Qantas. It needs to tell Airbus soon whether it’s going to proceed with orders for A350-1000s capable of flying from Sydney to London. This is the “Project Sunrise” to which the carrier often refers. Before...
Read MoreGroupe ADP, which manages 26 airports in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, reported its full-year 2019 traffic was down almost 17%, but this was mainly due to the shift of the bulk of Istanbul’s commercial traffic to the new...
Read MoreIndian online travel agency (OTA) MakeMyTrip said macroeconomic headwinds affected its calendar Q4 earnings, even as the Indian government works to improve airport infrastructure. The International Monetary Fund has downgraded India’s GDP growth to 4.8% for the current fiscal year,...
Read MoreThings were looking dark for American. Poor margins. Messy operations. Fights with unions. Grounded MAXs. Lost friends. Then suddenly, this: A revived partnership with Alaska Airlines, this time envisioning a much deeper relationship than the two ever had before. Make...
Read MoreFor U.S. airlines, Q4 earnings season is now complete. And as is customary these days, all players produced solid profits. Collectively, Delta, American, United, Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue, Hawaiian, Spirit, and Allegiant reached a double-digit operating margin, topping 10% on nearly...
Read MoreThe Trump administration has barred New York state residents from applying for or renewing membership in the popular Global Entry expedited passport control as well as similar programs that ease return trips from Canada and Mexico. At issue is the...
Read MoreAs expected, American and Gol are teaming up. Both are recovering from the fateful decision of Latam and Delta to run off with each other. In doing so, Latam ditched American and Delta ditched Gol. American won’t take an ownership...
Read MoreSkyMoney A gentle Breeze? Or a powerful gust of wind? U.S. airlines will soon enough see the true competitive impact of a new airline created by David Neeleman, the man behind airlines like Morris Air, JetBlue, WestJet, and Azul....
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