Lufthansa Sees Record Summer Revenue Thanks to Capacity Limits
Things are looking good in Frankfurt. The Lufthansa Group, Europe's largest network carrier, sees all the elements falling into place for a significant improvement in operating profits this year. Travel demand remains robust. Cost pressures are easing despite significant investments...
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New Qantas CEO Must Build on Predecessor’s Legacy
There are few airlines that are held as high in the national consciousness as Qantas Airways is in Australia. That's why the airline's first new CEO in 15 years is such a big deal. Alan Joyce, Qantas CEO since 2008,...
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Japan’s ANA Turns First Post-Pandemic Annual Profit
All Nippon Airways beat profit expectations during the fiscal year ending in March as travelers eagerly returned to Japan. Tokyo-based ANA said inbound international travel demand increased "dramatically" in the fourth quarter. This helped propel its full year operating profit...
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JetBlue and New York’s Problems
JetBlue has a New York problem. The city that made the airline could hold it back this summer if the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control staffing issues are as bad as forecast. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss. Plus,...
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SkyWest Launches Subsidiary Aimed at Busting the U.S. Pilot Shortage
SkyWest Inc. has launched its new subsidiary, SkyWest Charter, that aims to alleviate the captain shortage faced by many U.S. regional airlines. SkyWest Charter has received all of the necessary U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approvals to operate as a charter...
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Avianca-Viva Air Merger Cleared by Colombia’s Regulator
Colombia's civil aviation regulator, Aerocivil, has signed off on the controversial combination of Avianca and bankrupt Viva Air, the country's first and third largest airlines. The merger, which has been held up by Aerocivil due to competition concerns and allegations...
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JetBlue Sounds Alarm on New York Flight Delays This Summer
JetBlue Airways' struggles with flight delays and cancellations in the Northeast could escalate this summer as the shortage in air traffic controllers worsens. "This is going to be a most challenging summer ahead," JetBlue President Joanna Geraghty said during the...
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WestJet to Defer on Renewing Delta Joint Venture
Canada's second airline, WestJet, plans to go it alone when it comes to U.S. flights and not renew its plans for a transborder joint venture with Delta Air Lines. "We are happy with what we are doing, and we haven't...
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Why Delta Needs to Recover at Its Core Atlanta, Detroit, and Minneapolis Hubs
Delta Air Lines took advantage of a unique opportunity last year. As other airlines struggled with surging travel demand, the Atlanta-based carrier used the capacity it was flying to grab share in several of its most competitive hubs. "We wanted...
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First Quarter U.S. Airline Earnings Preview
Delta Air Lines kicked off the first-quarter earnings season this week. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss what they expect. Plus, can American Airlines catch up to the pack? Delta Margin Recovery to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels in Second Quarter American...
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Delta Margin Recovery to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels in Second Quarter
All that talk of slowing air travel demand and a potentially weak summer? Throw it out the window, Delta Air Lines executives said Thursday. "[We] know there's a lot of anxiety about domestic demand for the summer, but we don't...
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American Airlines Expects a Good First Quarter, the Second Is an Open Question
American Airlines saw many of the positive trends of the past few quarters continue through the quarter ending in March, according to new guidance issued Wednesday. Capacity and revenues grew at the upper end of forecasts, and costs dropped as...
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