The Good and the Bad of Mexico's Airline Market
Time to try again. Selling TAP Air Portugal is hardly new and novel for the Portuguese government. It once sold a stake to the old Swissair. It more recently sold…
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KLM CEO Rebukes Dutch Proposal to Tax Transit Passengers at Schiphol
KLM CEO Marjan Rintel offered a firm rebuke of a proposal in the Netherlands' legislature to tax transfer passengers at the airline's hub, Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.
TUI Bullish on European Leisure Travel this Winter
TUI is bullish winter travel demand with bookings exhibiting “positive momentum," the European travel conglomerate said Thursday. The outlook comes after summer bookings came in well ahead of last summer's…
U.S. Government Shutdown Could Worsen Air Traffic Controller Shortage
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had bleak words for House members Wednesday on the impact of a potential federal government shutdown to the country's air transportation system.
Why Are Airlines so Eager for a Piece of TAP Air Portugal?
TAP Air Portugal is seemingly the apple of every European airline group's eye these days. That's because the state-owned airline in the southwestern corner of Europe is about to come…
Mexico’s Airlines Lifted by U.S. Upgrade but Face Quagmire in Mexico City
It's a tale of two outlooks in Mexico. On the one hand, the U.S. recently upgraded the country's safety rating, which means Mexico's airlines can resume growth to markets north…
Air Arabia Crowned as World's Most Profitable Airline
Can you hear the alarm bells ringing? Spirit and Frontier, two ultra-low cost carriers, delivered shockingly bad news to investors last week. The third quarter has developed far worse than…
Spirit Airlines Stuns with Forecast of Steep Third-Quarter Loss
Spirit Airlines delivered an extremely bearish message to investors this week, warning of a steep operating loss in the quarter that ends this month.
JetBlue CEO: We're Selling Flights We Can't Fly Due to Air Traffic Controller Shortage
Slow action by U.S. authorities to address the air traffic controller shortage is hurting travelers and making it tough to do business, JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes said Tuesday.
Airbus A320neo Pratt Engine Issues to Ground 650 Planes Next Year
The quality issues affecting Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines on Airbus A320neo-family aircraft will ground 600 to 650 aircraft globally next year, the latest setback to the airline industry's…