Both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines have produced a profit during the second quarter, they reported on July 22. American’s was only a small $19 million compared to Southwest’s $348 million net profit. This places Southwest behind Delta Airlines as the second most-profitable…
UPDATE – Thanks to a recovery that has exceeded the original expectations, United Airlines has fared better in the second quarter than it thought it would. On July 20, the carrier reported a Q2 net loss of $434 million compared…
UPDATE – The quest for more sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) in North America has received a boost this week. On July 14, Boeing announced a partnership with SkyNRG Americas on scaling up the availability and use of SAFs on a…
After expressing its appetite for supersonic aircraft from Boom on June 3 and for 270 state-of-the-art Boeing MAX and Airbus A321neo’s on June 29, United Airline’s hunger for more still hasn’t been satisfied. So on another Tuesday, it has announced…
Today’s big industry news is about United’s single-aisle order. The selection of models will be the cause of much chatter and discussion. Big orders are signals of how an airline views the future. The most important item from this order…
UPDATED STORY – After weeks of rumors about a triple-digit aircraft order of a size not seen since 2017, United Airlines confirms plans for 270 aircraft on June 29. It has placed orders for 200 Boeing MAX and 70 Airbus…