What's Happening at Spirit and Frontier?
Slower bookings and "heightened" airfare discounting are hurting Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines this quarter. That means potentially deep losses for the ultra low-cost carriers. Edward Russell ...
15 Sep 202324min
Fuel Costs Take a Bite Out of Airline Outlook
Fuel prices keep steadily rising after bottoming out in May. That's beginning to take a bite out the airline financial outlook for the third and fourth quarters. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss....
8 Sep 202326min
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...
18 Aug 202323min
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.
11 Aug 202323min
A 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. But, at the l...
4 Aug 202321min
Falling Airline Yields Do Not Mean Weak Demand
Both Ryanair and Alaska Airlines reported some decline in yields in the second quarter and continuing into the third. But they also made clear: Overall travel demand remains robust on both sides of th...
28 Jul 202325min
American and United's Strong Second Quarters
American Airlines and United Airlines just reported record second-quarter results, including double-digit operating margins. Will the magic continue through the third quarter and beyond? Edward Russel...
21 Jul 202320min
Norse Atlantic’s Strategy Comes Into Focus
Norse Atlantic Airways President Charles Duncan is optimistic, if nothing else, about the longhaul low-cost airline’s future. But even with some summer profits under its belt, he and his team still sp...
14 Jul 202327min
