American, Delta, United, and Alaska all announced record results as the biggest airlines continue to recover from the pandemic downturn.
Shares of American Airlines and Alaska Airlines diverged Thursday following their earnings results. American Airlines topped Q4 views, but tumbled on its outlook. Alaska Air surged following its report.
Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines and newly acquired Hawaiian Airlines, is focused on improving its Airbus A321neo utilization this year. As the two brands steadily inch toward obtaining a single operating certificate,
Alaska Airlines is expanding its service to Seattle from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Alaska, which recently merged with Hawaiian Airlines, will fly twice a day to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport starting this summer. The additional flight starts June 12 and continues through Aug. 19.
A majority of airlines will declare a bag lost between five and 14 days after the flight, according to the DOT, One constant found by the research team is that the larger the airline, the worse the luggage service was in 2024.
In a report released yesterday, Ravi Shanker from Morgan Stanley maintained a Buy rating on American Airlines (AAL – Research Report), with a
Air New Zealand, which flies one of the longest regularly scheduled routes on the entire planet, took the top award, handed out by AirlineRatings.com. The Kiwi carrier serves Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, from New York’s JFK Airport — a distance of 8,828 miles. The trip takes 16 hours and 15 minutes.
Fort Lauderdale is no stranger to long routes. In fact, the flight from LAX is one of the top seven longest flights out of the airport. Other destinations include Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.
Alaska Airlines' merger with Hawaiian Airlines aims to enhance connectivity and drive earnings growth through strategic initiatives in 2025.
Analyst Thomas Fitzgerald CFA of TD Cowen maintained a Buy rating on Alaska Air (ALK – Research Report), boosting the price target to
American said it was anticipating higher costs driven by lower capacity and expensive labor contracts to dampen its first-quarter outlook.
Alaska Air Group ( ALK) shares climbed when the airline also topped profit and sales forecasts after it completed its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. While Alaska Air advanced, shares of American Airlines ( AAL) plunged as the carrier predicted its first-quarter loss would be more than expected and warned of higher costs.