Does your airline’s post COVID plan stack up?
Some tips and tests to apply when judging how well your post COVID plan stacks up.
Delta records $7 billion pre tax loss for June quarter
Yesterday, Delta became the first of the big airlines to reveal the scale of the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis when it reported its results for the quarter ending June 2020.
Virgin’s £1.2 billion rescue deal, what has changed?
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it has secured a £1.2 bn rescue deal, up from the previously rumoured £900m package. Where has the new money come from, and is it really new money at all?
A quick update on the London - Spain market
A week is a long time in today’s airline business. I check in again on how UK airlines are faring on flights to Spain as they ramp up schedules post relaxation of the lock-down.
A spot of sunshine amidst the COVID-19 airline gloom?
With Spain once again open for business for lock down weary British tourists, could this also provide some financial relief for the UK's cash starved airlines? With assistance from data guru Pablo Fernandez, I took a look at what we can pick out from the data.
Virgin Atlantic rescue: do the sums add up?
What can we expect from the rumoured £900m Virgin Atlantic rescue deal?
British Airways pilot deal, what does it tell us?
British Airways has reportedly reached a deal with its pilot unions to reduce costs in the face of COVID-19. If media reports about the deal are correct, what does it tell us about BA's capacity plans and its attempts to rebuild profitability?
Air travel demand post COVID
What will air travel demand look like over the next year? If we believe what consumers are telling us, it might be stronger than we think.
IAG versus Air France-KLM: a tale of contrasts
My previous post comparing the liquidity levels of Lufthansa with IAG proved to be fairly popular. So I've done a sequel looking at the other big network airline group, Air France-KLM, again using IAG as the reference point.
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
Comparing the liquidity positions of IAG and Lufthansa, given the huge difference in levels of government support.