Daily Airline News

During the third quarter, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines earned a 12% operating margin (excluding special items), boosted by strong premium demand, contributions from its loyalty program, and growing revenue from its…

Air France-KLM's pending $145 million deal for a minority stake in Scandinavia's SAS is the latest move among Europe's consolidating airlines. But there are more questions than answers as the…

IGA Istanbul Airport is one of the big air travel pandemic recovery success stories. The airport has skyrocketed up global rankings to seventh busiest last year but executives acknowledge that,…

There is light at the end of the Thai Airways pandemic bankruptcy restructuring. The airline is on track to complete the integration of its Thai Smile subsidiary by the beginning…

Gone are the days of growth for growth's sake at AirAsia. The Southeast Asian discounter is taking a much more disciplined approach to expansion after pandemic losses topped $2.7 billion.

Third quarter earnings season is now underway, with Delta as usual hosting the opening ceremonies. Its results were again good, though somewhat disappointing given just how strong demand was this…

EasyJet expects operating profits nearly double analyst forecasts during the year that ended in September, after a banner summer travel season in Europe. That, in part, gave the European discounter…

Passengers on British Airways flight BA165 got an extra four-plus hours in their seats Wednesday after the airline suspended service to Tel Aviv when the plane was inbound from London.…

Virgin Australia, which restructured in bankruptcy during the Covid crisis, announced an annual profit for its fiscal year that ended in June. It was the airline’s first profit in 11…

Air France-KLM isn’t kidding. It wants to participate in industry consolidation, as it’s emphasized repeatedly in recent earnings calls. Now it’s putting some money where its mouth is, striking a…