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Confirmed: Delta Plans Final Scheduled 777 Flight
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines will operate its final Boeing 777 flight on Oct. 31, the carrier confirmed to AirlineGeeks. After announcing earlier this year that it would retire all of its 777s by the end of 2020, the date is now official. Two flights have been put on the schedule to cap off the aircraft’s […]
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American Scales Back Winter Transcontinental Frequencies
American Airlines has changed its transcontinental flight schedules to remove the Airbus A321 Transcontinental aircraft — known inside the airline as the A321T — from its flagship route from Los Angeles International Airport to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport for some of its November flight schedule. Originally reported in a FlyerTalk forum on […]
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American Airlines, Southwest Airlines Report $2.1 Billion, $915 Million Losses
The final two of the U.S.’s four largest airlines to report second quarter earnings released their figures before market open on Thursday. Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines announced a $2.1 billion net loss on the back of $1.6 billion in revenue. Southwest Airlines, headquartered at Love Field Airport in neighboring Dallas, posted a $915 million […]
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United Reports $1.6 Billion Second Quarter Loss
Chicago-based United Airlines released its second quarter earnings report on Tuesday afternoon, announcing a $1.6 billion net loss on approximately $1.5 billion in revenue. The revenue figure, which comes on the back of an 87.8% drop in total capacity, is 87.1% less than revenue in the second quarter of 2019. With its announcement Tuesday, United […]
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Delta Reports Massive $7 Billion Loss in Second Quarter
Delta Air Lines this morning became the first U.S. airline to report second-quarter earnings. After a full three months full of depressed traffic and drastic cost-cutting measures coming on the heels of huge industry fallout stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline reported a loss of $7 billion on revenue of only $1.5 billion. That […]
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Opinion: Don’t Fault Airlines For Not Blocking the Middle Seat
Over the course of the past few months, airlines have taken a number of different measures to do their part to curb the spread of COVID-19. Most have mandated that passengers wear masks onboard. Some have scaled back their food and beverage services, as well as cut back their amenities on larger jets. And some […]
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The All-747 U.S. Airline? An Interview with Avatar Airlines’ Chief Legal Officer
A couple of weeks ago, I was perusing the latest aviation news from around the internet. I was looking specifically at what I could find surrounding the Department of Transportation (DOT). And I stumbled across an article about Avatar Airlines. It’s a name that rang a bell but didn’t, of course, have the same recognition […]
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In Midst of Multi-Billion-Dollar Losses, SkyWest Posts First Quarter Profit
SkyWest Airlines — the St. George, Utah-based regional airline that operates flights on behalf of numerous large American carriers — announced its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, reporting a $30 million profit even as the country’s largest airlines saw losses in the billions of dollars. The company, which did still see its stock price fall in […]
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Looking At the Second Half of Major U.S. Airlines’ Earnings
Last week, the first two of the four major U.S. airlines reported their first-quarter earnings. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines announced a loss of $607 million and United Airlines announced a whopping $2.1 billion loss for the same time period. Originally, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines — the two Dallas/Fort-Worth-headquartered competitors — had been slated to […]
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Looking At the First Half of Major U.S. Airlines’ Earnings
This week marks one of the first opportunities American investors and the public will have to see just how the airline industry is suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The four largest U.S. carriers are all set to release their first-quarter earnings this week. United Airlines’ numbers first leaked on April 20 and […]