U.S. Airlines Confront ‘Parade Of Horribles’

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The four largest U.S. carriers have reduced or are guiding to the lower end of prior projections for the first quarter.

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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...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

Lori Ranson

Lori covers North American and Latin airlines for Aviation Week and is also a Senior Analyst for CAPA - Centre for Aviation.

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