Airline Weekly Summer Hiatus
Airline Weekly is taking a break until September. Our next weekly issue will publish on September 11, and we will resume updating AW Daily with airline industry news and commentary…
Articles tagged “North America”
What Do Airlines Face This Autumn?
How are airlines doing as the second-quarter earnings season wraps up? Generally good, but yield and cost concerns persist. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss. Plus, Air Arabia's impressive results.
Giant Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver Airports Anticipate Big Growth This Year
Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver are two of the biggest hub airports in the U.S. In fact, last year, they were the second and third busiest, respectively, after Atlanta.
American Chases European Profits With New Copenhagen, Naples, and Nice Flights
American Airlines will add three new European destinations to its map next summer, as U.S. domestic fares fall and airlines post record transatlantic profits.
Southwest Airlines Unveils New Nashville Crew Base as Pilots Move Towards Strike
Southwest Airlines will open a new crew base in Nashville next year, in what appears to be the latest carrot to pilots during increasingly fraught contract talks with airline management.
Embraer May Sell Older E-Jets in the U.S. For Another Decade
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is bullish about the prospect for its flagship commercial aircraft, the E-Jet-E2. It delivered seven of the planes in the second quarter and, with new orders…
The World's Most Profitable Airlines
Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss the latest Airline Weekly profit rankings for the second quarter. Plus, the latest developments at Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific.
American Airlines Could Invest in New U.S. Carrier Connect
New regional carrier Connect Airlines has a memorandum of understanding with a major U.S. airline for a commercial partnership that, upon Connect closing its next round of fundraising, could turn…
Why U.S. Airlines Face a 'Weird' Market This Summer
The U.S. domestic market is in an interesting spot. Airlines report robust travel demand but, at the same time, some are seeing weaker yields through the historically strong peak summer…
Transatlantic Travel Boom
There was one thing in common across Air France-KLM, IAG, and JetBlue in the second quarter: Transatlantic travel demand is booming. That helped lift the first two to impressive profits.…