Things were looking dark for American. Poor margins. Messy operations. Fights with unions. Grounded MAXs. Lost friends. Then suddenly, this: A revived partnership with Alaska Airlines, this time envisioning a much deeper relationship than the two ever had before. Make...
Read MoreFor U.S. airlines, Q4 earnings season is now complete. And as is customary these days, all players produced solid profits. Collectively, Delta, American, United, Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue, Hawaiian, Spirit, and Allegiant reached a double-digit operating margin, topping 10% on nearly...
Read MoreThings look great for SAS right now. Things look terribly dire. For Scandinavia’s largest airline, there is plenty to celebrate. Capacity conditions are extremely favorable with rivals missing their MAXs. LCC predators like Ryanair, easyJet, and Wizz Air have their...
Read MoreIf All Nippon Airways (ANA) has a bit of a chip on its shoulder, you can understand why. It was once Japan’s most profitable airline, routinely beating its larger, bloated rival Japan Airlines (JAL). After the Japanese government rescued JAL...
Read MoreChicago’s O’Hare airport has seven active runways. Hey, London Heathrow, are you jealous? Don’t be. Chicago might have lots of runways, but its airline market is barely growing. In fact, during 2019, while Heathrow managed a modest 1% y/y increase...
Read MoreIn the year 2030, Alitalia will be the greatest airline on earth. Just kidding. But would you have laughed any less 15 years ago at the notion that Delta would become the powerhouse it is today? Or that Ireland’s Aer...
Read MoreOn Jan. 4, 2010, Airline Weekly began the new decade with a review of the progress and perils of the prior 10 years. From 2000 to 2009, the world saw a flowering of low-cost carriers on shorthaul routes, the rise...
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