All Sun Country Airlines articles
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NewsSun Country Airlines undaunted by major industry disruptions: CEO Jude Bricker
Sun Country Airlines’ model of mixed operations – scheduled passenger, charter and cargo – is shielding it from many of the industry forces that are impacting other US carriers.
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NewsSun Country stymied by captain availability on way to modest Q3 profit
Sun Country Airlines reports earning $7.6 million during the third quarter as chief executive Jude Bricker cited the lack of pilots upgrading to captain as a persistent problem.
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NewsSun Country planning summer expansion to Canada
US ultra-low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines plans to launch new routes from its base in Minneapolis to Montreal and Toronto in June 2024.
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NewsUS carriers adjust Q3 expectations due to surging fuel costs and extreme weather
US airlines are adjusting their third-quarter financial expectations in response to higher-than-anticipated fuel costs and extreme weather events that have disrupted operations throughout North America.
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NewsSun Country sees higher yields embedded post-Covid
Sun Country Airlines chief executive Jude Bricker believes higher fares post-Covid are now embedded, even if domestic demand has fallen from the spike seen in 2022.
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NewsSun Country Airlines achieves second-quarter profit of $20.6m
Sun Country Airlines reported a $20.6 million profit for the second quarter of 2023 as all three business segments – scheduled passenger service, charter and cargo – posted increases.
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NewsSun Country’s utilisation hindered by low ‘pilot production’
Minnesota-based ultra-low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines reports that its aircraft utilisation been held back in recent months by a lack of pilot instructors and first officers willing to upgrade to captain.
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NewsCharter business helps drive Sun Country's first-quarter profit
Sun Country Airlines posted a $38 million profit in the first quarter of 2023, driven partly by the increasing strength of its charter business.
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NewsSun Country to ‘opportunistically acquire’ leases for five Boeing 737-900ERs
Ultra-low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines plans to acquire five Boeing 737-900ERs that are currently being leased to Oman Air.
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NewsSun Country Airlines 'prudently' grows as it posts $17.7m Q4 profit
Sun Country Airlines was able to “prudently” grow its operations in 2022, achieving a modest profit for both the fourth quarter and the full year.
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NewsSun Country plans to grow network with 15 new routes in summer 2023
In one of the ultra-low cost carrier’s largest-ever expansions, Sun Country Airlines plans to roll out 15 new nonstop routes next summer from its base in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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NewsSun Country Airlines makes $10.7m profit despite Q3 headwinds
Sun Country Airlines posted a $10.7 million profit in the third quarter of 2022 despite higher operating costs and ongoing struggles to hire enough flight crews.
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NewsSun Country sees higher leisure demand, struggles with ‘training challenges’
Sun Country Airlines notched higher revenue during the second quarter of 2022, as leisure travel demand rose. However, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-headquartered carrier joins its airline peers across the USA in struggling with ensuring it has enough qualified and current flight crew to cover all of its needs.
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NewsSun Country reports profit as scheduled service demand soars
Sun Country Airlines has reported a first-quarter profit as customer demand in its scheduled service segment grew quickly following an Omicron-driven dip early in the year.
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NewsSun Country to ‘grow sensibly’ after reporting small Q4 loss
Sun Country Airlines says it continues to “grow sensibly through the recovery” as it posts a small loss for the fourth quarter of 2021.
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NewsSun Country has a ‘great’ third quarter, turning $14m profit
Sun Country Airlines benefited from rebounding leisure traffic during the third quarter of 2021, ending the period with a small profit.
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NewsSun Country will buy used aircraft – even if not yet needed
Sun Country Airlines is prepared to buy aircraft – even if it does not yet need them – to meet its goal of having 50 passenger aircraft by the end of 2023.
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NewsSun Country Q2 profit rises to $52m as scheduled service outperforms
Sun Country Airlines posted a $51.8 million profit in the second quarter of 2021 as leisure travel demand in its scheduled service rebounded strongly following the more-than year-long coronavirus crisis in the air transport industry.
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In depthThe big shift: How the pandemic forced US airlines to revamp networks
Carriers are now deploying jets on numerous new “point-to-point” routes that connect secondary cities to leisure destinations. Such flights bypass major hubs – a strategy departing starkly from that of the heady pre-Covid years, when carriers centralised nearly all their operations at handfuls of major hubs.
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NewsSun Country earns $12.4m profit in first quarter
Sun Country Airlines’ diversified business model – which includes scheduled passenger services, charter flights and freight transport – helped propel the airline to a first-quarter profit.