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Asia-Pacific
Air India Seals $34 Billion in Aircraft Orders With Airbus and Boeing
Air India has committed to at least 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing worth an estimated $34 billion as part of the Tata Group's effort to remake the long-ailing Indian…February 14th, 2023
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North America
JetBlue May Need to Give Up American Airlines Alliance to Win Spirit Merger Approval
JetBlue Airways has one big bargaining chip that it can offer the U.S. Department of Justice in exchange for approval of its proposed merger with Spirit Airlines. That chip? Its…February 13th, 2023
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U.S. Earnings Highlights
Reliving bad memories is never pleasant. But Southwest Airlines didn’t have much of a choice as it faced a barrage of hostile questions about its holiday fiasco. How did it…February 13th, 2023
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Latin America
Spirit Airlines’s Woes
Spirit Airlines lags other U.S. airlines in financial performance. In fact, it lost money last year while most of its peers produced profits. Can it fix its cost problems and…February 10th, 2023
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North America
JetBlue Hints at New Hawaii Flights if Spirit Airlines Merger Approved
JetBlue Airways is in clear selling mode of its proposed merger with Spirit Airlines as the U.S. Justice Department weighs the combination that would create the country's fifth largest airline.February 10th, 2023
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North America
Southwest Airlines to Dock Executive Bonuses After ‘Epic Screwup’ Over Holidays
Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson was grilled by U.S. senators over the carrier's meltdown during the year-end holidays in Washington, D.C., Thursday.February 9th, 2023
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Latin America
Chile’s JetSmart Enters Fray as Potential Spoiler to Viva Air-Avianca Merger
Chilean discounter JetSmart wants to buy Colombian Viva Air in the latest twist to South America's on-going round of airline consolidation. The offer is the latest stumbling block to Avianca's…February 8th, 2023
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Latin America
Brazil’s Azul Eyes Potential Restructuring
The fundamentals at Brazilian airline Azul look good. Revenues are up significantly from before the pandemic, and so are passenger numbers. New business lines, including air freight and vacations, are…February 6th, 2023
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Mideast Goes Low Cost
The earnings parade marches on. More airlines reported their calendar fourth results last week, including Japan’s two major airlines. In a break with pre-Covid norms, ANA is now outperforming its…February 6th, 2023
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Europe
Leaner Icelandair Forecasts Robust Transatlantic Demand This Summer and Higher Profits in 2023
Icelandair will fly its largest schedule ever this summer, in response to what executives think could be a very strong peak travel season across the North Atlantic.February 3rd, 2023