Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
American Airlines Group—in its second reporting period since the merger last December of American Airlines and US Airways—reported a record-setting net profit of $864 million, up 70.4% year-over-year from the combined carriers’ $507 million net profit in the 2013 June quarter.
Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, reported $165 million net income for the second-quarter, up 58.7% from a $104 million net income in the second-quarter of 2013.
US scheduled passenger airlines have reported six consecutive months of year-over-year employment growth, according to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
