All Airline Business articles – Page 2
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Airline BusinessDelta forecasts strong 2026 as demand for air travel rebounds
Delta Air Lines is gaining momentum alongside much-improved demand trends in early 2026, with company executives forecasting 5-7% year-on-year revenue growth in the first quarter.
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Airline BusinessAllegiant and Sun Country’s proposed combination builds off shared DNA
After years of separately developing similar business models, Allegiant and Sun Country have revealed intentions to combine under the Allegiant brand name.
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Airline BusinessWeek 2 2026: Delta kicks off earnings season as Allegiant moves for Sun Country
The fourth-quarter earnings season kicks off this week with Delta Air Lines having plenty to talk about on its Tuesday earnings call, including a fresh M&A development in the USA
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 3-9 January 2026
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessHow TUI Airline is seeking to leverage unified and commercialised operation
TUI Airline is moving on from the task of consolidating its airline units to focusing on tackling some of the fresh competitive dynamics and opportunities that exist in Europe today.
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Airline BusinessSAF production growth rate ‘falls short’ of expectations: IATA
IATA says airlines face SAF prices up to five times conventional jet fuel as European mandates create supply bottlenecks
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Airline BusinessWeek 1 2026: What does the coming year have in store for airlines?
While there are likely to be surprises along the way, it is already possible to cite numerous airline themes to watch out for in 2026.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 20 December 2025 - 2 January 2026
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past 14 days
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Airline BusinessAir Transat’s search for profitability continues into 2026
Canadian airline company Transat AT remains optimistic it is on track to realise profits in the long term.
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Airline BusinessWeek 52 2025: Another Turkish consolidation move amid busy end to year
The recent news that Pegasus would be buying Czech operator Smartwings was a surprise development, given Israir and then LOT Polish Airlines were said to be in the driving seat for such a deal.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 13-19 December 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark global airlines
Full third-quarter 2025 data for Airline Business’s benchmark global carriers leaves it in the balance as to whether the industry will beat 2024’s full-year profitability performance after a mixed July-September period.
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Airline BusinessIs the airline industry’s new-found ‘resilience’ actually just peak premium demand?
It might be the case that strong demand for the expensive seats among travel-hungry leisure passengers is a structural change in the post-Covid era. But there are clear risks in going all-in on that assumption
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Airline BusinessWhy IATA chief Walsh has engine-makers and their profits in his sights
It was on a key post-Covid topic that the association’s director general was most outspoken: aerospace supply-chain challenges.
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Airline BusinessIs the airline industry at a point of inflection?
Some regions face a changed revenue environment amid slow GDP growth and stubborn inflation, writes CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark Latin American airlines
Full third-quarter results from Airline Business’ benchmark airlines in Latin America show year-on-year improvement across all key performance indicators, as demand for airline travel and air freight continues to grow throughout the region.
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark Asia-Pacific airlines
Full data from Airline Business’s benchmark airlines in Asia-Pacific shows improvement in all operating indicators except for net profitability, which dipped slightly year on year.
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Airline BusinessQ3 2025 performance report for benchmark North American airlines
Complete third-quarter earnings reports from Airline Business’s benchmark North American airlines show the region’s carriers posting lower operating and net profits compared with the equivalent period of 2024.
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Airline BusinessWeek 51 2025: IndiGo disruptions and India’s aviation ambitions
For a few days in December, travellers in India witnessed the unprecedented meltdown of the country’s largest carrier, as the perfect storm of challenges culminated in days of travel upheaval.
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Airline BusinessAirline news digest: 6-12 December 2025
Our regular rundown of the biggest airline stories from the past seven days.