Delta Expects to Meet Original 2026 Outlook, Despite Fuel Price Uncertainty
Despite Delta’s fuel costs doubling this year, the carrier is still expecting to meet its original profit outlook for 2026.
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‘Hey @British_Airways’: Norwegian Air Shows How to Get Free World Cup Buzz
Two carriers with no official World Cup sponsorship have generated one of the tournament's biggest travel marketing moments – all without paying FIFA a cent.
Skift Airlines•Gordon Smith9 Jul
Delta Launches Stripped-Down Business-Class Fares
Delta is betting wealthy customers will pay Delta One prices for a coach-class experience on the ground
Skift Airlines•Rashaad Jorden8 Jul
Air Canada Names SAS Chief Anko Van der Werff as New CEO
The outgoing Air Canada CEO couldn't speak French. His successor speaks that and five more languages.
Skift Airlines•Gordon Smith8 Jul
Who’s Next After EasyJet? We Size Up 10 Possible Takeover Targets
A U.S. buyer has done what none of EasyJet's past suitors managed: It got the airline's board to the table.
Skift Airlines•Gordon Smith8 Jul
If India Is Going Premium, Why Are its Airlines Fighting for the Budget Traveler?
While India's premium travel boom is real, Air India and IndiGo's new entry-level fares reveal that the country's biggest aviation opportunity remains attracting cost-conscious first-time flyers.
Skift Airlines•Peden Doma Bhutia6 Jul
Airlines Are Turning Live Entertainment Into a Loyalty Strategy
Theaters and arenas are becoming year-round brand real estate for airlines targeting premium customers. Whether that presence pays off in bookings, rather than just awareness, remains to be seen.
Skift Airlines•Hannah Brandler4 Jul
UAE Bets on Discounts, Insurance, and New Visa Markets to Refill Hotel Rooms After Iran War Hit
The UAE is running two recovery tracks at once — emergency incentives to plug a war-driven demand hole and multibillion-dollar infrastructure bets. The gap between those timelines is the story.
Skift Airlines•Deepthi Nair2 Jul
Trump Administration Moves to Repeal Obama’s Airfare Transparency Rule
It's the latest move to roll back consumer protections and enforcement measures against airlines.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi1 Jul
American Launches Flights to Tokyo From Chicago O’Hare as It Looks to Rebuild Hub
American is launching flights to Tokyo from Chicago as it seeks to regain some of its market share in the hub that it lost during the pandemic.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi1 Jul
The Airline CEOs Who Don’t Leave
Michael O'Leary has tied himself to Ryanair until 2032. He belongs to a shrinking class of airline chiefs who have become almost impossible to replace – which is exactly what makes their eventual departures so risky.
Skift Airlines•Gordon Smith1 Jul
U.S. Paves Way for Supersonic Flight Over Land, Looks to Lift 1973 Ban
The U.S. is looking to repeal a 1973 ban on supersonic flight, which would clear the way for such technology to be operated in the U.S.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi30 Jun
Allegiant Now Sees a Q2 Profit: Falling Fuel and Sun Country Merger Are Only Part of the Story
Allegiant’s second-quarter guidance swung from a loss to a profit on the heels of lower fuel prices and strong demand.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi30 Jun
Fewer Flights, Higher Fares, More Travelers: The July 4 Squeeze
Going into what is expected to be a busy July 4 travel season, airlines are cutting capacity as they hope to hold onto their pricing gains.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi26 Jun
Delta Makes Moves to Catch Up With United in the Pacific
Delta has spent much of 2026 building up its presence in Asia partly in an attempt to gain more market share in the Pacific from its major rival in the region, United.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi26 Jun
IAG’s €1 Billion Loyalty Ambition Depends More on Banks Than Airlines
Is Avios becoming the tail that wags the airline? IAG Loyalty wants to make a billion euros, and many of the levers it's pulling to get there have nothing to do with flying.
Skift Airlines•Gordon Smith25 Jun
Airline Lobby Backs Ban on Surveillance Pricing — While Insisting No Airline Does It
The airline industry is arguing surveillance pricing is different from dynamic pricing. But as airlines get more sophisticated in their use of AI, the issue isn't going away.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi24 Jun
Amadeus Has an Answer for AI’s Infinite Search Problem
If airlines can't be seen by the machines, someone has to translate for them. Amadeus would very much like to be that someone.
Skift Airlines•Gordon Smith23 Jun
Air India Partners With Booking.com, Joining Airlines Selling Hotels, Not Just Seats
Air India is late to a model already proven by domestic as well as Gulf and Asian carriers, but the Booking.com deal shows how quickly it wants to catch up through loyalty-led commerce at home.
Skift Airlines•Peden Doma Bhutia23 Jun
Those Higher Airfares May Stick Even if Fuel Prices Drop
Airlines are betting that they can hold onto their pricing power even as the price of fuel decreases due to strong demand and fewer competitors in the industry.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi22 Jun