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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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Air New Zealand
Qantas’ Down Under Wonder: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 54
Qantas reported a best-ever annual result. Not bad for a company that’s 95 years old. And not bad for a company that was barely breaking even just a few years…September 6th, 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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Alaska Airlines
Six Degrees of Singapore Airlines: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 45
Wherever you go in the airline industry, you’re never too far from Singapore Airlines, a carrier that played a primary role in—count ‘em— four of the bigger storylines last week.…June 21st, 2016
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American
United Tries to Put You to Sleep: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 43
United last week revealed its new premium experience named Polaris, which includes its business class cabin. Ironically, the big design features in the cabin are all about missing the experience,…June 8th, 2016
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Alaska Airlines
Southwest and Alaska Outperform: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 37
While Delta, American and United have all seen both revenues and costs dropping, Southwest and Alaska just experienced the opposite in the first quarter. In fact, Southwest and Alaska rode…April 26th, 2016
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Air New Zealand
Qantas’ Boomerang Effect: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 30
After hitting the floor in 2013, Qantas, has—like a boomerang—come all the way back and more. In fact, the Australian carrier set an annual profit record in 2015. Despite enjoying…March 8th, 2016
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American
Rapidly Receding Revenues: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 24
Where Delta’s revenues were relatively resilient, United’s are rapidly receding, at least in the fourth quarter. In Episode 24—informally “part two” of U.S. earnings season—we discuss the sources of United’s…January 27th, 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