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Watch IATA Director Walsh Says the Airline Industry Is Not in a Crisis
IATA Director Walsh Says the Airline Industry Is Not in a Crisis The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director Willie Walsh says the air transport industry faces challenges, but is not in a crisis. He tells Bloomberg's Guy Johnson…
Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely
The aviation industry's landmark pledges to be net zero by 2050 will probably not now be achieved, airline leaders have admitted. The collective goal to eliminate net carbon emissions was declared by global airlines only five years ago in 2021…
The global airline industry's profits could be cut in half as it braces for its worst year since the pandemic
Even as travelers keep flying, airlines' profits could be cut in half, thanks in part to the stranglehold Iran has imposed on the global oil supply, according to a global trade group for the industry. The airline sector's net profit for the year is…
What Airline Flights In The 80s Were Really Like
United Airlines aircraft parked at one of the carrier's hubs. The 1980s were a transitional period for the U.S. airline industry. The Airline Deregulation Act had just been signed in 1978, but it took the nation's airlines several years to take…
Ryanair, TUI, Jet2 and easyJet flight price latest as $100bn jet fuel bill to hit airline industry
Multiple major airlines have promised Brits there won't be any surprise price increases, amid concerns about a looming jet fuel crisis. Global trade has been upended since the US-Israeli decision to launch a series of strikes on Iran at the end of…
Airlines Take $100 Billion Jet Fuel Hit-Plunging Profits By 50% In 2026
The airline industry's top executives are reckoning with the reality of sustained higher jet fuel costs and plummeting profits—with a souring shift in tone and clearer signs that travelers can expect higher airfares on the horizon. Jet fuel…
Iran war spikes airline fuel costs
On Friday, a report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) stated that U.S. airlines paid nearly $6.5 billion in fuel costs in April. That was up more than 26 percent from March and up 78 percent from April 2025, the BTS noted. The cost…
Airline fuel costs jump 78 percent in past year amid war with Iran
As the war in Iran passes the 100-day mark, the cost for America's airline industry is mounting. On Friday, a report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) stated that U.S. airlines paid nearly $6.5 billion in fuel costs in April. That…
US airlines spent $6.5 billion on fuel in April as Iran war strangled energy market
U.S. airlines spent $6.5 billion on airplane fuel in April, another sign of the economic damage wrought by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The total is over double what airlines reported paying back in February. The Department of Transportation…
WestJet Slams Canada's Loan Offer to Airlines Hit by Fuel Costs
WestJet Airlines Ltd. condemned the Canadian government's offer of loans to help carriers hit by high jet fuel costs in the wake of the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. The Calgary-based company “strongly opposes” Canada's plan to…
Airlines find the grass isn't always greener with new engines
Airline CEOs said at the industry's largest annual gathering in Rio de Janeiro that more fuel-efficient engines have fallen short of availability and reliability standards. That means carriers have to take engines out of their planes for…
Airlines say taxes and rules bigger worry than Mideast war
Airlines are facing surging fuel costs from the war in the Middle East but executives say they are more concerned about taxes and regulations deemed too restrictive that could further crimp their bottom lines. Despite hand-wringing over the risk…
FedEx, China Southern Airlines to explore cargo cooperation
FedEx Corp. and the air cargo arm of China Southern Airlines last week agreed to strategically collaborate on ways to improve the efficiency and service capabilities of their air logistics networks by leveraging each company's respective advantages…
Airline profits plummet as US fuel costs nearly double
Jet fuel prices in the United States are rising sharply ahead of the peak summer travel season as escalating tensions between the US and Iran raise concerns about disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for global energy shipments.
United CEO brushes off airline mergers after American rejection: 'There's nothing
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby dismissed the potential for airline consolidation after American rebuffed a potential merger earlier this year. Allegiant and Sun Country merged this year and Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines combined in 2024.
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