An event-saturated January followed a year not short on its own challenges, and during recent earnings calls airlines projected which issues might spill over.
A weak or failed Spirit is just as much a threat to price-conscious consumers’ ability to fly and enjoy low fares as a merger with JetBlue Airways would be.
Frontier, which operates 14 nonstop routes from SJU, expects to base as many as 90 pilots and 200 flight attendants at the airport within a year of its opening.
The average emissions of Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Spirit Airlines are notably lower than the average emissions of the Big Four.
More than 300 Frontier employees are expected to be stationed at CLE, including up to 110 pilots, 250 flight attendants and 50 aircraft maintenance personnel.
Third-quarter results for U.S. airlines were mixed, as low-cost carriers struggled to turn a profit amid demand shifts and all-too-familiar constraints.
Frontier will transition to an operating model similar to its European counterparts, an evolution it believes will improve reliability and utilization levels.
JetBlue must face the U.S. Justice Department over its proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines as it seeks to create a low-fare challenger to the Big Four.
A flurry of updated third quarter (Q3) guidance raises questions about the cost advantages LCCs have historically had over their mainline counterparts.
United says air traffic control, pilot availability and supply chain challenges “have all contributed to this flipping of the industry dynamic around margin."
Summer 2023 has seen its fair share of challenges, including record-breaking high temperatures—something airlines may have to contend with more in the future.
