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Designing a Better Business Class
The same few manufacturers build most of the industry's premium seats. But Air Canada spent considerable effort to customize its offering. It expects…
May 22
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Brian Sumers
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No, Europe Won't Run Out of Jet Fuel
The Strait of Hormuz is closed, and it's a real pain. But the oil market is global. Airlines can find jet fuel. Whether they want to pay for it is…
May 15
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Brian Sumers
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Frontier Is All About 'Discipline'
America's lone remaining national ULCC is going hard into Spirit's markets. But if it didn't care about returning to profitability, it could go harder.
May 7
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Brian Sumers
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Why Are Airlines So Bad at Raising Fares?*
*In normal times, when fuel is reasonably priced.
May 1
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Brian Sumers
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April 2026
I Hate Scott Kirby's Merger Idea
But I don't blame United's CEO for trying.
Apr 28
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Brian Sumers
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Should We Worry About Alaska Air Group?
The first quarter stunk. The second probably won't be great. But CEO Ben Minicucci says his company "is firing on all cylinders."
Apr 22
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Brian Sumers
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Wizz Air's Bumpy Journey Back From Abu Dhabi
Ryanair's Michael O'Leary likes to argue that Wizz might not make it. But Wizz's chief commercial officer says his airline can turn things around.
Apr 21
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Brian Sumers
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Ed Bastian's 'Breath of Fresh Air'
Delta's CEO said he had high hopes for how this administration would treat airlines. On a regulatory basis he was right. But what about fuel?
Apr 10
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Brian Sumers
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The American-United Spat Takes a Weird Turn
United insiders say their top competitor in Chicago has cut off their ability to fly American at discounted rates. American says it's all a…
Apr 7
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Brian Sumers
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Air New Zealand Has Been Paying *How Much* for Fuel?
I spent time last week with the airline's CEO. He called the current situation a crisis.
Apr 2
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Brian Sumers
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March 2026
My Scott Kirby Omission
This story is about JetBlue, Frontier, and Southwest. But at last week's JP Morgan Conference, I missed one of Kirby's most fiery quotes ever. Let's…
Mar 23
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Brian Sumers
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Crisis? What Crisis?
The CEOs of American, Delta, United, and Alaska say they're not particularly worried about high fuel prices.
Mar 18
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Brian Sumers
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