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Southwest Airlines Beats Earnings Estimates as Summer Travel Boom Gets Underway

Southwest Airlines posted better-than-expected second-quarter financial results on Thursday, furthermore announcing a shift in its business model. The U.S. airline explained that it would be introducing assigned seating as well as premium seating options to its fleet cabins. The U.S. carrier's second-quarter adjusted profit came...

Delta Struggling With Flight Cancellations Following Tech Outage

Delta Air Lines has continued to struggle with flight cancellations following last week's global cyber outage. This came after a software update by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused system problems from Microsoft and its customers, Delta included. Since the outage, Delta canceled over 5,000 flights,...

Delta Reports Record Q2 Revenue, Disappoints on Profit and Summer Forecast

Delta Air Lines reported a record revenue in the second quarter this week but the investors were not particularly impressed as the biggest U.S. airline disappointed on profit and summer forecasts.  Delta had a revenue of $16.7 billion in Q2 but only a profit of...

JetBlue Stock Jumps Following Adjusted Forecast

JetBlue Airways shares jumped by 7% in premarket trading on Thursday after the U.S. airline narrowed its annual adjusted loss forecast. With a previous forecast of a per-share adjusted loss of 65 cents to 45 cents for 2023, the airline now expects a per-share...

Flights in China Expected to Surge Past Pre-Pandemic Levels

China's Civil Aviation Administration has reported that the country is expecting domestic flights to rise 34% above pre-pandemic levels, providing Chinese airlines with a further boost amid the country's economic recovery. A summary of a Friday press conference on the website of CAAC News revealed...

Virgin Australia Gains First Profit in 11 Years on Travel Boom

The airline Virgin Australia has managed to turn a profit in fiscal 2023—its first in 11 years—the company confirmed on Tuesday. This comes as air travel continues to make a strong recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. Virgin Australia reported a statutory net profit after tax...