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Aeroflot
Six Months in 30 Minutes: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 76
Terror attacks… a blockade… Alitalia… The first half of 2017 has been interesting—even against the airline industry’s high standard in that department. In just a 30-minute episode we attempt to…July 4th, 2017
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Aer Lingus
IAG Outperforms: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 67
With its fourth quarter results and a standout 2016, IAG, the airline group that includes British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, continues to separate itself from the other two…February 28th, 2017
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Air Canada
Searching for Positives at Air France/KLM: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 66
Air France/KLM had some good news in 2016. For one thing, its Transavia unit broke even. Also, KLM made a decent profit. But the story is rather disappointing from there,…February 21st, 2017
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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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Europe
Profits Cool in Scandinavia: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 27
Finnair, Norwegian and Icelandair all had rather forgettable off-peak fourth quarters, but not because of the chilly weather they are all enduring. Rather, each has a unique set of challenges…February 17th, 2016
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Alaska Airlines
Great American: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 13
Well that didn’t last long. American Airlines, the biggest carrier in the world, set a new quarterly profit record, with a $1.9b net profit in the third quarter. Of course,…October 27th, 2015
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Azul
A New Frontier for Frontier: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 9
Posting a $54m profit in its second quarter, Frontier Airlines has joined the ranks of America’s most profitable airlines. Frontier and America’s other ultra-low-cost carrier, Spirit, are both highly profitable…September 30th, 2015
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Delta
Can It Get Any Better? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 1
Our inaugural episode of the Airline Weekly Lounge went live today. Within it, Seth Kaplan and I discuss this golden age for U.S. aviation. Can profits get any better? Along…July 22nd, 2015