Air 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.
Week 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.
Airline news digest: 13-19 December 2025
Flight-data monitoring from Spanish carrier Vueling was used to validate a European methodology for calculating carbon emissions based on fuel burn for gate-to-gate scenarios. Air-ground radio communications have revealed that a JetBlue Airbus A320 crew in the Caribbean was startled by a US Air Force tanker in their vicinity which ...
Q3 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.
Is 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
Why 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.
Is 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
Q3 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.
Q3 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.
Q3 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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