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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton |Lori Ranson
Airlines in the Americas launched into 2025 making bold predictions on performance, their confidence buoyed by strong demand and firm financial footing. Just three months later, those operators are battling major headwinds, with little clarity about their endurance. At the start of January, before... Prospects For North American Airlines Dim Amid Tariff Turmoil is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton |Lori Ranson
GRAND CAYMAN—As newly imposed tariffs by the Trump administration roil world markets, airlines are bracing for a wave of uncertainty as the busy travel summer season approaches. The tariffs announced April 2 start at 10%, escalating to 34% for Chinese imports; 20% for European Union goods; Vietnam...
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1 month ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton |Lori Ranson
For U.S. airlines, 2025 has been a year of volatility so far. Economic uncertainty, a drop in government demand and fallout from the fatal accident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in January were among the factors major carriers cited in lowering their first-quarter financial... U.S. Airlines Confront ‘Parade Of Horribles’ is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.
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1 month ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton |Lori Ranson
Declining consumer confidence, a drop off in government demand and fallout from the fatal accident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in January have forced major U.S. airlines to slash their first quarter (Q1) financial projections. But operators believe those trends are temporary...
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2 months ago | 
aviationweek.com | Lori Ranson |Sean Broderick
United Airlines has expressed rising confidence in both its aircraft delivery schedule and manufacturers’ abilities to meet it, citing recent progress at Boeing specifically as a positive sign. “ Boeing is doing a pretty miraculous job of turning around and becoming more reliable as a supplier,”...
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2 months ago | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton |Lori Ranson
Spirit Airlines has rejected a third acquisition offer from Frontier Airlines as it works through Chapter 11 restructuring. Striving to maintain low costs and find new revenue streams, ultra-low-cost carriers in the U.S. are working to transform their businesses to counter growing skepticism regarding their viability. The changing ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) landscape has presented many challenges for budget airlines...
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2 months ago | 
aviationweek.com | Lee Ann Shay |Lindsay Bjerregaard |Lori Ranson
Insights from MRO Latin America in Panama—including what potential U.S. tariffs on the region could mean for aerospace manufacturing and workforce—as well as how airlines and MROs are building capacity in the region. With Aviation Week's Lee Ann Shay, Lindsay Bjerregaard and Lori Ranson. Lee Ann Shay: Greetings and welcome to this MRO podcast. We've got a lot of alliteration in this episode. I'm Lee Ann Shay, executive editor for MRO and Business Aviation at Aviation Week Network.
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2 months ago | 
aviationweek.com | Lori Ranson |Christine Boynton
American’s financial prospects for 2025 do not look as bright as those of its rivals Delta and United. Accelerating travel demand and record fourth-quarter revenues are giving Delta Air Lines and United Airlines confidence for continued momentum this year, while prospects for American Airlines should brighten in 2026 after battling cost headwinds. “[This year] is off to a great start, and we are on...
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton |Lori Ranson
Latin American Operators Take More MRO Into Their Own HandsPersistent supply chain challenges are driving Latin American operators to become even more resourceful in handling their maintenance operations—and in some cases, more opportunistic. Noting MRO capacity worldwide is very restricted, Brazilian operator Azul Airlines President Abhi Shah explained at... Christine Boynton Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
aviationweek.com | Lori Ranson
Abra And Azul Make The First Move To Build A Fortress In BrazilAfter months of speculation and discussions, Brazilian operator Azul has reached a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GOL’s parent Abra Group to combine their businesses in Brazil’s aviation market. Abra—which also controls Colombia’s flag carrier Avianca—and Azul concluded the two... Lori Ranson Lori covers North American and Latin airlines for Aviation Week and is also a Senior Analyst for CAPA - Centre for Aviation.
