Back in July, at the Q2 earnings call, Alaska Airlines Group, including Horizon Air, said that Q3 would not be easy: massive demand for international travel would hurt Alaska’s domestic network, and a period of high fares would end. It shows in the Q3 results presented on Thursday, but not entirely for the same reasons. The Q4 and full-year guidance has been lowered.
Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016.
Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.
