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Africa
Another Win for Delta: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 77
The airline is on such a roll that not even a grouchy demagogue can stop Delta. The Atlanta-based carrier posted a better second quarter than it did last year, and…July 18th, 2017
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Alitalia
Delta Keeps Dealing: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 71
Delta saw its operating profit margin slashed severely in the first quarter compared to last year’s Q1. Nonetheless there are plenty of reasons to smile—that’s how good things are at…April 25th, 2017
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Asia-Pacific
United on Top: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 62
By just a tenth of a percent, United’s fourth quarter operating profit margin bested that of Delta—and likely that of American, which reports later—making United, for the quarter, No.1 among…January 24th, 2017
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Delta
Worse, But Still Good: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 61
Rising labor costs at Delta dented its fourth quarter results significantly—but not enough to prevent the airline from posting a terrific profit for 2016. And the big story within the…January 17th, 2017
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All Nippon
Korean Competitive Crunch: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 53
Korean carriers Asiana and Korean Air are being squeezed between rapid growth from Chinese carriers and new capacity coming out of Japan. But nonetheless, the two Korean carriers posted some…August 16th, 2016
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Delta
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 52: Don’t Dismiss Swiss Airlines
One of the bright spots in the Lufthansa Group’s second quarter earnings report was its Swiss unit, which bested Lufthansa mainline, the Austrian unit and even the healthy maintenance unit.…August 9th, 2016
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American
Have U.S. Airlines Peaked? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 50
Earnings season is in full swing and really there’s too much to talk about within the average commute or treadmill run. So we’ll talk fast. And in this episode, our…July 26th, 2016
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Delta
Delta Does it Again: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 49
Delta Airlines gets a lot of play in this episode, but it’s not because we’re obsessed with Delta. Rather, there are two practical reasons: First, Delta is the the earliest…July 19th, 2016
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airline loyalty
Delta CEO Interview: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 38
Delta’s new CEO Ed Bastian thinks it’s great that the competition is trying to catch up to Delta in terms of operational performance. He also says, without hesitation, that the…May 4th, 2016
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Azul
Delta Feels No Pain: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 36
Here’s a simple recipe for success: Make all the right moves in all the right places. Whether overseas or in the U.S., Delta has managed to avoid the pockets of…April 20th, 2016
