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The Case for More Space: Airlines are thrilled with how fast demand is growing. But airports struggle to keep up
You can set your watch to it. Global airline demand, measured by RPK traffic, doubles every 15 years. It did so during the past 15 years. It did so in…June 11th, 2018
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Singapore Airlines
Singing Out of Tune: Singapore Airlines has one challenge above all others: too much competition
Ah, remember those days… fond old memories like the first Gulf war, the Asian financial crisis and the SARS epidemic? If ever there was crisis in the airline industry, Singapore…June 4th, 2018
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Europe’s Many Markets: Each sub-region of Europe has its own unique trends. But everywhere, things are changing.
Some universal truths about Europe’s airlines emerged during the opening quarter of 2018. All enjoyed strong demand conditions, in pretty much all markets, all segments and all classes of service.…May 28th, 2018
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Alaska Airlines
The Eskimo Catches a Cold: Alaska Airlines, a profit superstar for years, is suddenly feeling ill. What’s happening?
As recently as last year’s second quarter, Alaska Airlines was America’s most profitable airline. Its extraordinary 23% operating margin for the spring period didn’t surprise anyone. It was, after all,…May 21st, 2018
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Small of Fame: Some of America’s fastest-growing airports are now small airports. Here’s why.
Five years ago, America’s small-city air service was shrinking. Take the second quarter of 2013, as an example, when the country’s busiest 50 airports (Atlanta to Columbus, at the time)…May 14th, 2018
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Qantas
Qantastic: After a mediocre first half of the decade, Qantas is like a kangaroo on a trampoline
Things could hardly be more different for two airlines in the same country. In one corner of the ring, Virgin Australia is bloodied and battered. In the other, Qantas has…May 7th, 2018
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U.S. airlines
Race to the Top: Revenues are rising, but so are fuel costs. Fuel, for now, is winning.
There were two dominant themes in the U.S. airline business during the opening quarter of 2018: 1) Demand was red hot, and 2) Fuel prices were way up. Unfortunately, trend…April 30th, 2018
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All Nippon
Japan-tastic: Business traffic is up. Tourism is booming. These are good times for Japanese airlines
It’s a good time to be a Japanese airline. The country’s two dominant carriers, All Nippon and Japan Airlines, both earned solid if not spectacular profits last year, fueled by…April 23rd, 2018
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Alaska Airlines
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Never mind the distance between them. Boston and Seattle are strikingly similar.
JetBlue and Alaska Airlines have a lot in common. Both are narrowbody-only operators with reputations for good customer service. Both have networks that combine lots of shorthaul northsouth coastal flying…April 9th, 2018
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Air France
Europe’s Golden Age: So much went so right for Europe’s airlines in 2017. Can the good times last?
Asian carriers remember 2010 as their golden year: Fuel prices were moderate, LCCs were still modest in number and size, cargo was booming and the region’s economies were roaring back…April 2nd, 2018