Allegiant Air

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant is reassuring stakeholders of its long-term commitment after cutting hundreds of Sun Country flights from Minneapolis-St. Paul due to pilot attrition.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant is favoring the Boeing 737-8 over the 737-7 as its premium seating expansion shifts seat-cost economics.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Former Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker resigns from Allegiant's board as the two carriers integrate and Bricker's OAI Holdings group works to acquire Omni Air International.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A cohort of U.S. carriers are expanding new premium offerings in pursuit of lucrative revenue streams.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Financial results for the June quarter reveal that challenges continue to weigh on the three main U.S. low-cost carriers, Allegiant, Frontier and JetBlue.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
Smaller U.S. airlines are working to grow loyalty programs into more meaningful shock absorbers, seeing growth in co-brand credit cards bolstered by their rollouts of new premium offerings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant evaluates expanding its MAX options, leveraging Sun Country’s network and fleet integration to boost efficiency and growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Allegiant Air shifts from its no-frills model with premium seating launching in 2027, following its merger with Sun Country Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The U.S. DOT approves Allegiant’s acquisition of Sun Country, preserving international route rights and enabling fleet integration for expanded leisure markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
As U.S. value airlines face the back half of a challenging decade, headwinds and premium appetites are reshaping how the segment can define success, and themselves.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Allegiant Air has upped its second quarter guidance driven by strong demand trends and lower fuel prices.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Fresh from closing on its acquisition of Sun Country Airlines, Allegiant Air is offering clues into how it plans to manage the combined fleet of 195 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant and Sun Country are preparing to weather the latest industry turbulence together with similar, niche models.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
As it navigates the higher fuel environment, Allegiant Air sees opportunity to potentially accelerate some retirements of older Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines have new approval from the U.S. Transportation Department for their merger and now expect the deal to close as early as May 13.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
What might the relevance of value airlines be, four short years from now?
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton
Consolidation among ultra-low-cost carriers in the Americas kicks into high gear this year with two major mergers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Sun Country Airlines expects its two newest cargo aircraft to be operational early in the third quarter, further expanding its flying for Amazon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
While growing its number of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the year ahead, Allegiant is mulling the timing for its remaining options.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Allegiant and Sun Country seem to be natural merger mates.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis assesses how some major U.S. low-cost carriers have performed, efficiency-wise, in 2025, namely JetBlue, Frontier, Allegiant and Southwest.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lori Ranson
After numerous attempts to launch international service, Allegiant is finally preparing for flights outside the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant’s acquisition of Sun Country Airlines will combine the ninth- and 12th-largest U.S. carriers, linking complementary networks and similar models.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker, Christine Boynton, David Casey, Aaron Karp
Is the Allegiant-Sun Country merger a good match, and will it get regulatory approval? Aviation Week editors discuss.
Window Seat Podcast

By Aaron Karp
Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines believe their business models insulate them from the financial difficulties their U.S. LCC rivals have endured.
Airlines & Lessors