Five US airlines, five fuel bills, one story. Revenue is up 14% to 21% at every carrier that has reported, and of the carriers we can measure, only Southwest turned it into a better margin. Delta opened the season, followed…
Delta opens US airline earnings season on Friday with a quarter that says more about the industry. Demand was strong, pricing held. Revenue grew 16%, and Delta Air Lines holds a distinct position in the industry. Pre-tax profit grew only…
Alaska Airlines is new to twin-aisle operations. It began operating the Hawaiian-ordered fleet of 787-9s, and US DOT data show this is an uphill battle. Alaska now has to feed its own service out of its Seattle hub. Even as…
Delta Air Lines chose Amazon’s Leo satellite network over Starlink for its next-generation in-flight Wi-Fi. That’s the actual news. Everything else happening around it this week — a CEO allegedly trash-talking Elon Musk, Musk threatening to end that CEO’s career,…
