Fabiola Moura and Mario Sergio Lima, Bloomberg
Brazil clearly wants foreign airlines to come in and help cut prices but in order to do so it probably needs to make regulations as attractive as possible.
1 month ago
Christiana Sciaudone, Vinicius Andrade, and Fabiola Moura, Bloomberg
Consumers grumble about airlines charging a la carte fees for services that used to be included in the ticket price. But they tend to go ahead and patronize those airlines anyway. Brazil's proposed regulations may not reflect true consumer preference.
10 months ago
Vinícius Andrade and Fabiola Moura, Bloomberg
We keep hearing Brazil's economy is coming back. But many of the country's airlines are not racking up profits. The problem? They make their revenue in local currency, but many of their costs and much of their debt is in U.S. dollars. And the Brazilian currency has been losing significant value against the dollar.
12 months ago
Justin Bachman, Bloomberg
For most entrepreneurs, even otherwise successful ones, it's a mistake to start an airline from scratch. The startup costs are immense, and most new airlines fail. But David Neeleman knows airlines, and he has started many of them, including JetBlue Airways and Azul. His track record suggests he might succeed where others would not.
12 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Travelers are entitled to their own opinions, and it makes sense that Emirates is the overall No. 1. But does Aeroflot truly have the world's best business class product?
2 years ago
Brian Sumers , Skift
When David Neeleman was pushed out of JetBlue Airways, the carrier he founded, in 2007, it wasn't clear he would have a next act. But Neeleman, who now controls two airlines, is doing just fine.
3 years ago
Brian Sumers , Skift
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.
3 years ago
Christiana Sciaudone and Paula Sambo, Bloomberg
While China's economy grabs everyone's attention, Brazil's faces major issues of its own that's leaving carriers operating there on edge.
4 years ago
Marisa Garcia, Skift
It's good to at least see some airlines have made up their minds in favor of aircraft tracking systems.
4 years ago
Christiana Sciaudone and Jessica Brice, Bloomberg
Increasingly low-cost carriers are reaching abroad to test their model in a long-haul offering and provide further challenges to the legacy carriers.
5 years ago
Joyce Manalo, Skift
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5 years ago