First quarter 2025 financial results for U.S. LCCs reveal profits for Allegiant Air and Sun Country Airlines but challenges for Frontier Airlines and JetBlue.
As lower-cost carriers in the U.S. find themselves pressured by decreased domestic demand, certain adjustments give them optimism about the second half of the year.
As newly imposed tariffs by the Trump administration roil world markets, airlines are bracing for a wave of uncertainty as the busy summer season approaches.
Allegiant executives express optimism that the airline and VivaAerobus will gain antitrust immunity to operate a transborder alliance between the U.S. and Mexico.
Spirit Airlines will add two southeast U.S. cities to its map in June, including starting service from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) in South Carolina.
Allegiant has built a growth schedule for 2025 that factors in the arrival of additional Boeing 737-8s, and it believes the OEM will be able to deliver on that.
U.S. LCCs Allegiant Air and JetBlue Airways saw challenges while Spirit Airlines continued to navigate significant financial and operational difficulties.
Allegiant Air is planning to achieve capacity growth through higher aircraft utilization in 2025 as new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft replace older Airbus A320s.
Financial results for the 2024 third quarter (Q3) reveal net profits for two U.S. LCCs, losses for another two budget carriers and a struggling Spirit Airlines.
Hurricanes Helene and Milton have had an outsized impact on Allegiant Air operations, with about 25% of its seat capacity still affected to varying degrees.
