An inflection point for the European network carriers
The European network airline groups are starting to recover after almost two years of catastrophic losses. What do their latest results tell us about how well they've weathered the crisis and their prospects going forward?
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?
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.
Waiting for a vaccine: the big three European network airlines in Q3
All three of the big network airline groups in Europe made big losses in the third quarter. That is going to continue until we see a recovery in demand. We got some good news on that today, but which company coped best in Q3 and how are they doing getting themselves in shape for the future?
Air France - KLM beats IAG and Lufthansa in Q3
Air France - KLM and IAG both reported their Q3 results today. How did they compare?
Lufthansa versus IAG, who did better in Q3?
IAG and Lufthansa have just shared the headlines of their upcoming Q3 results. What do they tell us about which is handling the crisis better?
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?
Low-cost long-haul: Is it dead or has its time finally come?
The low-cost business model has been all conquering in short-haul markets, but few have tried to make a go of it in long-haul. With the pandemic triggering high profile failures like Norwegian, is the idea dead, or has its time finally come?
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?
Willie Walsh’s last IAG results
Willie Walsh presented his last set of IAG results before he heads off into retirement at the start of September. How well did the team at IAG do in bringing down costs and managing cash in the face of the worst airline downturn in the history of the industry?
IAG versus Air France-KLM: a tale of contrasts
My previous post comparing the liquidity levels of Lufthansa with IAG proved to be fairly popular. So I've done a sequel looking at the other big network airline group, Air France-KLM, again using IAG as the reference point.
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
Comparing the liquidity positions of IAG and Lufthansa, given the huge difference in levels of government support.