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Air Canada
Air Canada, Porter Take Flight Again as Canada Reopens
Air Canada is returning to nine long-haul destinations this summer as Canadian airlines begin to spool up their schedules amid the country's gradual reopening.July 6th, 2021
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Air Canada
WestJet Joins Cargo Frenzy With First Air Freighters
WestJet is making a bet that the pandemic's e-commerce boom will last by adding at least four Boeing 737-800 freighters to its fleet next year. The passenger-to-cargo conversions will be…June 23rd, 2021
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Air Canada
Canada’s Transat Walks Away From Hotels to Refocus on Airline
Canada's Transat is abandoning its vertically integrated travel company model to refocus on its core airline business, with plans to retool its network to ferry passengers from all over Canada…June 10th, 2021
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Alitalia
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 107: Amazing Race
Delta is doing a remarkable job keeping pace with rapidly rising costs. Sure, the airline’s third-quarter fuel bill rose 35% year over year. But rising revenues offset enough of those…October 17th, 2018
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Aer Lingus
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 103: Canadian Conundrum
Thanks to rising costs, it’s no surprise profits have declined at Air Canada and WestJet. But rising costs alone don’t explain how these Canadian carriers continue to consistently underperform their…August 14th, 2018
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Air Canada
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 97: Canadian Carriers Trading Places?
For the moment, WestJet is the more profitable carrier. But in recent years, Air Canada has closed the gap and, in the first quarter of 2018, we see signs that…May 22nd, 2018
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Air Berlin
Jet Airway’s Rise: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 81
Jet Airways didn’t give up the ghost. Instead, it rose from the hospital bed and plodded toward recovery, and today the Indian airline is the proud owner of a profit…September 19th, 2017
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Air Canada
Dismay at Cathay Pacific: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 80
Cathay Pacific has seen all its oxygen sucked out of the room by the hyper growth of the Chinese carriers. Is there anything to be done? Sometimes waiting is the…September 5th, 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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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
