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North America
Alaska Airlines Optimistic Despite January and February Stumbles
Alaska Airlines, headquartered in Seattle, again exposed its first quarter difficulties. The carrier, which produced outstanding summertime profits last year, followed by modest profits in the fourth quarter, dipped into…April 20th, 2023
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North America
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…April 18th, 2023
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North America
American Airlines Pilots Union Moves Towards Possibly Joining ALPA
Some pilots at American Airlines want to leave their union, the Allied Pilots Association, and link up with the largest pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association. They will present their…April 17th, 2023
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Europe
El Al Emerges from Pandemic with Strongest Annual Profit Since 2015
Things are looking up for El Al. Last year, Israel’s largest airline enjoyed its most profitable year since 2015, earning just shy of a 6 percent operating margin. That follows…April 14th, 2023
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North America
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.April 13th, 2023
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North America
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…April 12th, 2023
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Europe
JetBlue Touts Disruption in Its European Expansion. Is It Actually Changing Things?
JetBlue Airways has named Amsterdam as its third European destination with flights due to begin later this summer. The Dutch city will join London and, beginning in June, Paris on…April 11th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Korean Air, Japanese Airlines Could Benefit From Limits on U.S.-China Flights
Korean Air, in the late 1970s, lured Western travelers with a "Seoul Shortcut." It was making reference to the advantageous location of its Seoul hub, for routes between North America…April 10th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Air India Mum on Cost Savings as Restructuring Progresses
Air India is moving on to the second phase of its Vihaan.AI turnaround plan, after claiming a number of financial and operational records during the first six months. But absent…April 7th, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
What’s the World’s Busiest Airport? Atlanta, Yet Again
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was, once again, the busiest airport worldwide last year. That’s according to the latest rankings just published by Airports Council International (ACI).April 6th, 2023