Low-cost airline hibernation skills
The last few months have been a truly terrible period for airlines in Europe. Which of the three big low-cost airlines did the best job of keeping losses to a minimum?
Airline pricing strategies for the summer restart
What do the current prices on offer for August tell us about UK airline strategies for the hoped for summer restart in travel?
Record losses for 2020 at IAG
IAG reported record losses for its 2020 financial year. How did its figures stack up against other European airlines and what are the prospects for 2021?
Digging around in Ryanair’s Q3 results
This week Ryanair reported record pre-tax losses of €345m for the December 2020 quarter. Guidance for the March 2021 quarter suggests that will be even worse. Figures buried deep within the balance sheet also revealed some very interesting insights about their recent financial dealings with Boeing.
A quick update on passenger volumes in Europe
Normal seasonal weakness has combined with lock-downs in Europe to deliver rock-bottom passenger volumes in November. How are the big hubs doing compared to the low-cost carriers?
Airline industry predictions for 2021
2020 has been the worst ever year for the aviation industry, but the arrival of vaccines is finally providing some grounds for optimism about 2021. What might we expect to see next year? I've made a few predictions.
Assessing September quarter results from Wizz
Wizz reported its first half results this morning. I took a look at how they stack up against those of their arch rival, Ryanair.
Ryanair posts a profit for the September quarter
Excluding exceptional hedging costs, Ryanair became the first European airline to post a quarterly profit since the pandemic began. Impressive cost performance lay behind this achievement, putting other airlines on notice that they need to up their game.
European air traffic recovery snuffed out by second wave
Passenger numbers from the key European airports reveal the extent to which demand fell away in September compared to August.
Outlook for European airline revenue in Q3
As we enter the final month of the third quarter, what can we say about how much revenue Europe’s airlines are likely to have earned when they report their next quarterly results?
Tracking the recovery in European airline demand
European airlines have been adding back capacity since June, but has passenger demand kept up? And who are the leaders and laggards amongst Europe’s big hub airports?
Europe’s big airlines clear the first hurdle
With the second quarter results now in for all the big European airlines, how well did they manage the grounding phase and what kind of financial position are they each in for the restart?
A quick update on the London - Spain market
A week is a long time in today’s airline business. I check in again on how UK airlines are faring on flights to Spain as they ramp up schedules post relaxation of the lock-down.
A spot of sunshine amidst the COVID-19 airline gloom?
With Spain once again open for business for lock down weary British tourists, could this also provide some financial relief for the UK's cash starved airlines? With assistance from data guru Pablo Fernandez, I took a look at what we can pick out from the data.