All Airlines articles – Page 2
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NewsAir Canada’s first A321XLR and 787-10 deliveries delayed into 2026
Air Canada disclosed on 9 May that deliveries of its first Airbus A321XLRs and Boeing 787-10s have been delayed into next year.
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Airline BusinessConfident IAG reassures on transatlantic as it orders dozens of widebodies
If IAG is the best bellwether for the state of transatlantic air travel, then it just delivered a reassuring assessment of what lies ahead.
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NewsSkyTeam partners poised to acquire 25% of Canada's WestJet
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air plan to acquire 25% of Canadian discount carrier WestJet, and Delta intends to sell 2.5% share to Air France-KLM.
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NewsAir Canada’s traffic sinks as US and transatlantic operations suffer
Air Canada reports a broad contraction of air traffic in the first quarter, particularly to US vacation hotspots and destinations across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Airline BusinessUS low-cost sector reports more stable booking trends heading into summer
While much of the USA’s low-cost sector has been struggling amid a slowdown in demand for discount airline seats, companies say bookings are trending positively.
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Airline BusinessEmirates acknowledges ‘jittery’ markets as it powers ahead in global profit race
Emirates has once again set a high benchmark for global airline earnings, announcing a full-year group net profit of Dhs20.5 billion ($5.57 billion) while saying it has “excitement and optimism” about the year to come.
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NewsUnited CEO calls for slot controls at Newark as flight disruptions continue
Amid another day of travel chaos at Newark Liberty International airport, the chief executive of United Airlines is urging the Federal Aviation Administration to cap the number of flights at the delay-afflicted airport.
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Airline BusinessFull-year 2024 report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full-year 2024 data for Airline Business’ benchmark airlines/groups in Latin America shows carriers in the region exceeding the previous year’s operating profit but falling short of 2023’s net profit.
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Airline BusinessTurmoil abroad and weakening peso eats into Mexican airline profits
Mexican carriers Aeromexico and VivaAerobus were dragged down in the first quarter by a ”sluggish” local economy and weakening Mexican peso.
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NewsWestJet suspends nine US routes amid dip in transborder demand
Citing a “downward shift in transborder travel demand”, the Calgary-based carrier said on 6 May that it is focusing on domestic and transatlantic flying during the upcoming summer travel season.
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Airline BusinessQ4 2024 performance report for benchmark global airlines
The global airline industry ended 2024 with a strong performance in terms of operating profit but saw its net result drop, largely accounted for by swingeing losses among the two Brazilian carriers included in the data as they grappled with local currency weakness.
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Airline BusinessWeek 19 2025: Earnings bonanza continues with US-Canada and transatlantic latest
There is little let-up this week from what is proving to be a very condensed airline earnings season, with operators including Air Canada, Allegiant Air, Avianca, Copa Airlines and IAG all set to report their first-quarter performances and outlooks.
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Airline BusinessGol’s optimism building as it nears conclusion of financial restructuring
Brazilian carrier Gol amended its full-year financial expectations based on its Chapter 11 bankruptcy progress and released upbeat preliminary first-quarter financial figures.
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NewsJetBlue sheds innovation arm JetBlue Ventures to focus on ‘core airline operations’
US carrier JetBlue Airways has shed innovation arm JetBlue Ventures to aviation investment group Sky Leasing in a bid to focus more on “core airline operations”.
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NewsRevenue-seeking Spirit Airlines partners with Contour to target essential air service markets
US low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is partnering with regional carrier Contour Airlines in a deal intended to connect essential air service (EAS) markets with popular leisure destinations.
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NewsTrump seeks to cut government-subsidised ‘essential air service’ flying to rural USA
The Trump administration’s “skinny” 2026 budget request includes $308 million of proposed cuts to the Essential Air Service (EAS) programme that subsidises regional airline flights to rural communities throughout the USA.
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Airline BusinessTurkish Airlines heads into summer with point to prove
When Turkish Airlines outlined a loss-making first quarter of 2025 on 29 April, it was noteworthy for being the first red profit figures from the operator since the first half of 2021.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 26 April - 2 May 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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NewsIndia retaliates with airspace ban on Pakistani aircraft
Indian civil aviation authorities have closed the country’s airspace to Pakistani-registered aircraft, in a further deterioration of relations between the neighbouring states. The measure appears to be a retaliatory ban after Pakistan implemented a similar restriction on Indian aircraft on 25 April. Tensions between India and Pakistan have risen after ...
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Airline BusinessAfter five years, post-pandemic profitability still eludes China’s ‘Big Three’
Following the years of China’s onerous ‘zero-Covid’ policy, its three largest carriers are still struggling to achieve the same levels profitability seen by their peers globally.