Airline Weekly Lounge7 Apr 2023

Let's Hear It For Delta's Atlanta Airport Powerhouse

Atlanta retained its title as the world’s busiest airport last year, shocker we know. But more interesting is the rise of the Denver and Istanbul airports — to third and seventh busiest, respectively — that were not even in the top 10 in 2019. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss, plus the unfortunate shortage of air traffic controllers in the New York-area this summer. Reading List What’s the World’s Busiest Airport? Atlanta, Yet Again Delta, United, JetBlue, American to Cut New York Flights This Summer to Reduce Delays American and United Cut Spring Flights Due to Pilot Shortage, Aircraft Delays

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Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 4: The Wild, Wild Eastern Market

The creditors of bankrupt Skymark Airlines chose All Nippon Airways (ANA) as its equity partner going forward. This of course leaves Delta—again!—without a dance partner in Asia. With that news, we ta...

12 Aug 201523min

Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 3: The European Earnings Picture Is Complicated

With most European airlines having now reported second-quarter earnings, the picture is filling in. But it’s a mosaic—not a portrait. Some carriers did well. Some did lousy. One thing we learned from ...

5 Aug 201524min

Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 2: Postcards from the Hedge

American Airlines doesn’t hedge its jet fuel, and now it’s enjoying the fruits of that somewhat contrarian strategy. Is AA onto something here? Is fuel hedging a smart play? Will other airlines mimic ...

29 Juli 201523min

Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 1: Can It Get Any Better?

Our inaugural episode of the Airline Weekly Lounge went live today. Within it, Seth Kaplan and I discuss this golden age for U.S. aviation. Can profits get any better? Along those lines, Delta reporte...

22 Juli 201525min