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Virgin Australia
Borghetti Gets Sweaty: With earnings still weak, Virgin Australia’s CEO again seeks help from foreign airlines
Virgins don’t survive on their own. That’s the lesson drawn from Virgin Atlantic’s partial sale to Delta, Virgin America’s all-out sale to Alaska and a much earlier transaction between Belgium’s…July 12th, 2016
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Fuel
The Airline Weekly Halftime Show: Cheap fuel, revenue distress and a tumultuous macro environment mark the first half of 2016
It’s Independence Day in America, and the beginning of the year’s second half for all the world’s airlines, which thus far have a lot to celebrate. Collectively, the airline industry…July 4th, 2016
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British Airways
London Calling: Brexit becomes reality for U.K. airlines. But it’s not the only big development.
Airlines serving London have a lot to think about following last week’s Brexit vote. But Brexit is far from the only thing on their minds. Last year, the U.K.’s capital…June 27th, 2016
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Southwest
San Diego Charging
When Texas was booming during the era of high oil prices, airlines flocked to cities like Houston. Today, they’re flocking to California instead, as United’s capacity shift from Houston to…June 20th, 2016
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Eurowings
Plug and Play, the Eurowings Way: Lufthansa unveils a new scheme to promote consolidation
Lufthansa has a theory about why Europe’s airline industry remains so fragmented, even as the U.S. airline industry has become so consolidated. More interestingly, Lufthansa has a plan to help…June 13th, 2016
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Avianca
Bidding for Bogotá: Colombia’s largest airline is losing its luster, and two global giants seem eager to help
Avianca, Latin America’s second largest airline after LATAM, wants to improve its balance sheet. That’s evident from recent decisions to slow growth, slash capital spending, defer $1.4b worth of aircraft…June 6th, 2016
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Finnair
Finn in the Game: Against tough odds, Finnair plots a break with its mediocre past. Is a merger its only hope?
If the best you’ve done all decade was a 2% operating margin (in 2012), then you’ve got problems. And if all you could muster during last year’s cheap fuel environment…May 30th, 2016
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China Southern
Beyond the Great Wall: Chinese airlines are voraciously expanding abroad, with implications for airlines everywhere
There’s nothing new about this phenomenon. Since the star of the decade, China’s airlines have expanded their international flying with double-digit zeal— perhaps no surprise given the Chinese economy’s equally…May 23rd, 2016
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Southwest
The Fountain of Youth: Southwest is profiting like its younger self again. But for how long?
Three years into the new decade, America’s most successful airline of all time was no longer—by its own lofty standards, anyway—so successful. In 2012, for the second straight year, Southwest…May 16th, 2016
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Air New Zealand
Winning With a Bad Hand: Air New Zealand is an unlikely superstar. But Qantas and its allies are a growing menace
Its hub geography is terrible. It has limited scale. It has a small home economy with relatively high labor costs.May 9th, 2016