Articles tagged “sun country airlines”

As ultra-low-cost carriers struggle to remain profitable, we'll hear from numerous executives at the Skift Aviation Forum on how the business can survive.

As ultra-low-cost carriers like Spirit and Frontier falter, Sun Country has been able to routinely stand out as one of the most profitable airlines in the U.S.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby replaced Delta's Ed Bastian as the highest-paid U.S. airline chief in 2022. Here's how much the industry's leading executives took home — as well as how their pay was calculated.

Sun Country Airlines CEO Jude Bricker doesn't believe that changes in travel patterns since the start of the pandemic are permanent. But he explained at Skift Aviation Forum why the demand for ultra low-cost carriers is changing.

Demand is robust but it's different — and the challenges very much real for the aviation industry as it exits the pandemic.

Sun Country Chief Jude Bricker made the case for why low-cost carriers are the real growth story in aviation. "Our cost structure isn't dependent on adding new airplanes or keeping our pilots junior." Take that, Scott Kirby.

Sun Country Airlines' successful, diversified business model met its match in the pilot shortage.

The U.S. government got creative with a grant to fund new Sun Country Airlines flights to Eau Claire, Wis. The win opens the door to more budget airlines seeking federal funds to serve small cities.

It's little surprise that the CEO of most America's most financially sound big airline, Ed Bastian of Delta, was also the highest paid. But how does he stack up to his peers?

Sun Country usually has a strong first quarter, as it ferries passengers from its home base of Minneapolis to warm-weather vacation destinations in the winter. But the Omicron variant dented its profits this year, although bookings surged again in March. Despite that, the airline, unlike most of its peers, turned a profit.