Brian Sumers

JetBlue is in a tough spot. If it wants to fly to Europe, the easy move is to add A321LRs since it already flies a version of that plane. But the A321LR will be range-limited, so perhaps it's time for JetBlue to take a chance and add widebodies.

There's almost no chance that Alaska Airlines will keep Virgin America around as an airline for any longer than necessary. But some smaller elements of the Virgin America brand could remain over time.

Emirates may be among the world's most innovative airlines, but even it is focused on the bottom line. And since fares have been falling, coach passengers may need to get used to the idea that Emirates will start charging for extras, just as other airlines do.

It looks like Latin America has finally hit rock-bottom for airlines. But it will be some time before airlines are making major profits in South America.

There's a bit of blaming the victim (the consumer) in these words. Few in the airline industry think carriers have solved their technology woes, so passengers can expect intermittent outages to continue for the foreseeable future.

Thales is a late-comer to the U.S. market, and it's not clear that its technology is any better than what is already on the market or is planned by other companies.

Yes, Brexit is a big deal politically in the United Kingdom. But the decision should not affect the nation's airlines much.

You might think investors would be most concerned with overall airline profits, which remain high. But they're not. Instead, they're fretting about unit revenues.

Airlines prefer not to take risks with most of their senior hires, which makes sense, because the industry is more complicated than most.

Allegiant Air knows less about its most loyal customers than it would like. Its new co-branded credit card could help change that. But will anyone apply for it?