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American Airlines
U.S. Green Lights American, JetBlue Pact Despite Competitive Concerns
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are free to begin setting up their new northeast alliance after U.S. officials approved the pact despite objections from competitors.January 12th, 2021
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JetBlue
Do Secondary Airports in L.A. and San Francisco Work?
Just what is going on in California? JetBlue is drawing down at Long Beach and dropping Oakland altogether, while United is adding flights to small California cities. Can any airline…January 30th, 2020
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Allegiant
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 108: Is American Airlines OK?
American Airlines truly set itself apart from its peers in the third quarter—and not in a good way. AA posted a dismal 7.5% operating profit margin, nearly half of Delta’s…October 31st, 2018
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Allegiant
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 96: Profit Preservation for U.S. Carriers
Revenues for U.S. carriers remained terrifically healthy in the first quarter, and everybody made money. But rising labor and fuel costs generally shrunk year-over-year profit margins. United, which continues to…May 1st, 2018
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Air Canada
The Best Performers of 2017? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 91
Not only does Ryanair keep on rolling, it seems to be gaining speed. Its full-year 2017 operating profit margin will almost certainly be the world’s best after every airline has…February 20th, 2018
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Delta
SAS Spells Success: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 88
Just a few years ago, the often-troubled SAS was merely inches away from seeing its light burn out permanently. Since then the airline has rallied. This past October the airline…January 10th, 2018
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Allegiant
Sound the Alarm for U.S. Airline Earnings? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 84
With most of the U.S. airlines having reported third-quarter earnings, it’s now clear that rising revenues aren’t keeping up with rising costs. While every U.S. airline fell victim to this…October 31st, 2017
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Allegiant
Good Is Good Enough: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 72
The earnings picture for U.S. carriers in the first quarter was much worse than last year’s Q1—but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t good. It was indeed good—and good is good.…May 10th, 2017
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Alaska Airlines
LCCs’ Strong Finish: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 65
Europe certainly has its share of struggling airlines, but Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air are not among them. And for Ryanair and Wizz, fourth quarter earnings simply topped off a…February 14th, 2017
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Asia-Pacific
South African Airways Is Troubled: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 57
South African Airways finally published its fiscal year results for the 12 months ending March 2015. Yes, that’s 2015. And the result—a $442m net loss—wasn’t worth the wait. But with…September 27th, 2016
