Sun Country Airlines

By Christine Boynton
On the heels of a financially strong year that saw its revenues top $1 billion for the first time, Sun Country is potentially eyeing a second focus city.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson, Jens Flottau
While majors make gains, regional carriers’ struggles start to abate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Sun Country CFO David Davis said Sun Country is “designed to move airplanes around.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The airline forged favorable deals for used Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft during and shortly after the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
As the first quarter of 2024 is drawing to a close, pilot staffing is improving for a variety of reasons.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
By the end of 2023, Sun Country operated 12 freighters and 42 passenger aircraft, all mid-life Boeing 737-800s.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Antoine Fafard
While the U.S. Big 4 carriers have all been showing signs of recovery, the picture hasn’t been quite the same for U.S. LCCs.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lori Ranson
Improved staffing has allowed the Minneapolis-based airline to allocate additional peak capacity into its scheduled service and its charter operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Since its transition to a ULCC began in 2018, Minneapolis-based Sun Country airlines has forged its own path within that space.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Sun Country Airlines is bracing for cost headwinds in the fourth quarter due to a high number of its aircraft undergoing heavy airframe maintenance checks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The seasonal routes to YUL and YYZ will be flown from Sun Country’s Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport base from June 2024 through Sept. 10, 2024.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Bus services are enabling smaller US airports to maintain links with major hubs.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Sun Country would like to grow at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport by roughly 40% over the next two to three years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
In two years, Sun Country Airlines expects its scheduled departures to grow by more than 30% over 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Sun Country is acquiring the aircraft under a $119.2 million term loan facility agreed to with UMB Bank.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
U.S. LCC Sun Country Airlines will launch service between its Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport base and St Maarten’s in January 2024.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
It has become ubiquitous: “When compared to 2019 levels ...”
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Plans to increase capacity in 2023 are beginning to materialize for Sun Country Airlines; the upper Midwest ULCC projects a solid year ahead on strong demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Since late 2020, “revenge travel” has frequently been cited as a reason behind burgeoning demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines is set to operate the longest-range variant of the 737NG for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Sun Country Airlines is not planning to add a large number of aircraft to its fleet in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The airline will return to New York JFK in April 2023 for the first time since 2019.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Management’s eight-hour daily utilization target marks an increase from around 6.4 hours per day in the third quarter of 2022 and seven hours in 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Deputy Premier Kye Rymer told the British overseas territory’s legislature that a delegation to Routes World 2022 met with eight airlines about potential routes.
Airports & Networks