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Visible Alpha Breakdown Of U.S. Airlines' Q3 2026 Earnings Expectations
US airlines are heading into the third quarter with strong pricing and resilient travel demand, but a surge in fuel costs is threatening to widen the gap between revenue growth and profitability. The cost pressure reflects a broader shock to the…
Airline captain among three dead after Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
Three people, including Saudia Airlines pilot Captain Hamoud Ali al-Kalthami, were killed in an Iran-backed Houthi missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, marking the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia since its recent military…
Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis say they have struck Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport with a ballistic missile, badly damaging a plane and leading some airlines to suspend flights to the capital. The group provided no evidence, and Saudi Arabia…
Delta Cuts Profit Outlook as Surging Fuel Prices Hit Airlines
Delta Air Lines Inc. reduced its full-year earnings outlook as high jet fuel prices stemming from the war in the Middle East continue roiling US airlines, even as strong travel demand helps the carrier offset some of the added costs. The…
'Hotel in the sky': Airlines' A380s to have 'world's biggest business cabin'
Most established airlines have dumped the Airbus A380 or cut back their fleet of the double-decker “superjumbos” because their four engines make them too expensive to run. Not British Airways. BA's chief executive, Sean Doyle, has…
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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) partners with Plan3 to strengthen passenger care during disruption
For airlines, the challenge is no longer simply responding to disruption when it happens, but building the operational resilience to respond quickly and consistently at scale. For SAS, the partnership represents a further investment in that…
TMZ, NYP 'The Low Down' Today's Gripping Stories: Frontier Airlines Altercation on Video
A Frontier Airlines flight turned into a wrestling match when a mechanical issue prevented tired passengers from getting off the plane... and a male flight attendant got into a violent exchange with a woman on video. Check out the new YouTube…
Authorities said Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport killed three Saudi citizens, as airlines suspend at least 124 flights
An airline pilot was among three Saudi citizens killed in attacks targeting Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia aircraft, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said on Friday. Several people “of different…
American Airlines pilot has profound reaction when a stranger hands him a hyperrealistic paper model of his plane
The Instagram account Jaeseo Papercraft has built a following of more than 400,000 people with a truly novel concept: Making hyperrealistic paper model airplanes and gifting them to the pilots of those aircraft. However, when the account's creator…
Houthi strikes kill three at Riyadh airport including airline captain
Three people including an airline pilot were killed in attacks on Riyadh's international airport on Thursday, Saudi Arabia said, after Yemen's Houthis claimed a series of attacks targeting the facility. The Saudi civil aviation authority said two…
'I drive a Tesla': After Elon Musk said he'd lose his job, Delta CEO Ed Bastian says there's 'no tit for tat' as airline unveils earnings miss
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said he isn't feuding with Elon Musk, even after the SpaceX founder predicted he would lose his job. “There's no tit for tat as far as I'm concerned,” Bastian told CNBC's Phil LeBeau on Squawk Box on…
Airlines seek release of funds arising from VAT relief on ATF
The airlines say OMCs are withholding funds to recover June losses Airlines have sought the release of funds arising from value-added tax (VAT) relief on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), alleging that oil marketing companies (OMCs) are withholding…
Money Quote: Delta CEO
📣 'I don't know what the next year holds, but if we see today's fuel prices on a sustained basis, you will see fallout of some variety [in the airline industry].'…
Lawmakers Urge Google and Spirit Airlines to Pause Data Sale
The spokesperson said this after more than 100 U.S. lawmakers called on the CEOs of Spirit Airlines and Google to halt the transfer of information related to former Spirit employees until protections are in place to prevent it from being misused.
Delta Falls 3% on Cut Full-Year Profit Outlook as Fuel Costs Jump 62%; United and American Airlines Slip
A fuel shock hit Delta's quarterly earnings hard enough to force a full-year forecast cut, yet the airline's premium cabins and loyalty program held firm. Whether that cushion survives another costly quarter depends on answers Delta has not yet…
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