Articles tagged “jet stream”

Budget airlines are turning to the Trump administration for aid as high fuel costs threaten their ability to stay in business.

In a region that has been hit hard by the fuel crisis, Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil Ravishankar told Skift that the company is “nervous about what the future holds.”

Wizz Air was burned by its Abu Dhabi experiment. CEO József Váradi suggests that's the cost of pushing boundaries — and he intends to keep pushing.

As the terms of a bailout for Spirit are being finalized, President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was interested in the U.S. buying the airline and selling it for a profit once oil prices drop.

The airline industry has a high appetite for M&A right now as executives expect high fuel prices to further strain already struggling carriers.

Clark's bounceback thesis rests on a single assumption: that the Iran war ends soon. If it doesn't, short memories won't count for much.

American is expecting high fuel prices to add $4 billion in expenses.

Such a partnership could give both American and Alaska a revenue boost as they struggle with surging fuel costs.

Major U.S. airlines are each responding differently to surging fuel costs, with some like Southwest and Delta opting not to change their profit outlooks for the year. United and Alaska, on the other hand, have either revised or pulled back guidance.

Airlines are hoping 2026 is a short, sharp fuel shock, but with supply routes at risk and fewer policy tools available, this crisis could last longer and test demand in ways recent history hasn’t.