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American Airlines Expects a 2026 Loss. How It Plans to Turn a Profit in 2027.
American CEO Robert Isom said he was confident that American’s premium investments will pay off in 2027.
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American Airlines Expects to Lose Money in 2026 Due to High Fuel Costs
American is still pushing forward with premium product investments to improve its profitability, even as it expects to pay a staggering $4.70 a gallon for jet fuel.
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Southwest Airlines Slashes 2026 Profit Guidance on Higher Fuel Bills
Southwest is the latest airline to slash its profit outlook for the year as surging fuel costs bite into record revenues.
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United Airlines Cuts Profit Outlook as Jet Fuel Costs Rise
Despite the higher fuel costs, United is still seeing high travel demand — premium and loyalty revenues were both up 17%.
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Airlines Can’t Upgrade Every Plane – So They’re Upgrading the Menu
New cabins are expensive, complicated, and slow to arrive. Celebrity chefs? A faster way to serve up an upscale experience — and help justify the premium fare.
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Southwest Airlines Overhauls Loyalty Program, Gives First Look of New Lounges
Southwest’s loyalty changes and new lounges make it even more like the rivals it spent decades trying to set itself apart from.
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American Airlines Network Chief Exits
American has largely focused on a domestic network strategy. But the money has been in international.
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Airlines Can Handle a Crisis – But What About Several at Once?
Black swans are starting to look like pigeons in the park. For airlines, the exceptional is becoming routine – and increasingly expensive.
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Fighting Spirit’s Data Sale to Google: Court Filings Show the List Getting Longer
The deal has faced months of delays and pushback, coming to represent a thorny issue of how far bankruptcy code should go to protect employee privacy as AI makes rapid advances.
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Delta CEO on 20% Fare Hikes (‘Limited Resistance’) and Starlink (‘No Tit-For-Tat’)
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline industry will need to find a way to sustain its revenue momentum whenever fuel prices start to recede.
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Delta Air Lines Expects to Absorb $6 Billion Increase in Fuel Costs, Lowers 2026 Profit Outlook
Delta still had a profitable third quarter, even as volatile fuel costs are now forcing it to lower its 2026 forecast. The carrier has already accrued $900 million in profit sharing for 2027.
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Alaska Airlines’ Plan to Grow Beyond Its West Coast Roots
Despite constraints at its biggest hub, competition from Delta, and surging fuel prices, Alaska’s chief commercial officer told Skift that he thinks the carrier can dominate the West Coast with its premium investments and push into international routes.
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Delta Air Lines Is Building Out Its Own Media Network
While Delta is still in the early stages of building out its own media network, personalization could become a major revenue stream for airlines looking to appeal to more affluent travelers.
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No Starlink? United Airlines Targets Rivals With Status Match Offer
United is betting that Starlink will become one of its biggest selling points as it ramps up rollout of the in-flight Wi-Fi. Meanwhile, its chief rival, Delta, is receiving pushback online for not choosing the internet provider.
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Alaska Airlines Adds Premium Economy and More Business Class — Can It Catch Up to the Big 3?
Despite grappling with a surge in high fuel costs, Alaska Airlines is doubling down on premium travel with more business class seats across its fleet and the introduction of premium economy.
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Virgin Atlantic CEO: Don’t Make Customers Pay More for SAF Without the Environmental Benefit
Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster said more progress needs to be made on scaling SAF, which has faced severe supply chain bottlenecks.
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Qatar Airways CEO Wants to Avoid Airfare Hikes: ‘We Don’t Want to Pass It on to Our Customers Just Yet’
Qatar Airways CEO Hamad Al-Khater’s comments on pricing are a stark contrast with Western counterparts, most of which have passed on fuel costs to customers.
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Equipment Outage Triggers Flight Delays, Cancellations at Northeast Airports
Airports in the New York area and Philadelphia are facing flight disruptions after the FAA issued a ground stop due to an equipment outage.
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Southwest Airlines Hopes to Capture More High-Spend Customers With New Lounges
Southwest is looking to lure in more premium customers with the new lounges and credit card it will launch next year, making Rapid Rewards more “aspirational.”