What does Ryanair's recent profit slump tell us about the state of the aviation market in Europe?
When Ryanair reported poor June quarter results, it blamed a weak pricing environment, causing European airline shares to take a hit. However, subsequent results from competitors seem to tell a different story.
More record profits at IAG in Q3
Q3 pre-tax profits at IAG of €1.7 billion set a new record for a single quarter. But the company’s share price remains mired in the doldrums. What is going on?
IAG full year results
IAG reported its first full year profit for three years last week, with operating profits of €1.2 billion and a pre-tax profit of €415m. How did the results compare to European peers? Which airlines within the group did best? And what other interesting nuggets of information were buried in the small print?
Assessing Q3 performance from the European LCCs
Ryanair reported bumper profits of €1.4 billion for its September quarter yesterday. How well did its results stack up against the other European low-cost airlines?
European airline groups back to profit in Q3
The big three European network airlines groups reported their first solid profits for three years in the third quarter. Which of their airline brands are doing the best?
Normalising Q2 results for fuel and emissions hedging
Fuel hedging policies had a dramatic impact on Q2 airline results in Europe. Which airlines delivered the best results? And how much of that was down to hedging policies?
Big losses announced at easyJet
Despite clocking up another £0.5 billion of losses over the last six months, things are finally starting to look up for easyJet on the demand side, enabling it to begin to close the gap in performance that opened up against its rivals during the pandemic.
Divergent performance from Europe’s low cost carriers
As we enter the recovery phase for Europe’s aviation industry, how well are the big low-cost airlines doing and how well placed are they for the future?
Airline pricing strategies for the summer restart
What do the current prices on offer for August tell us about UK airline strategies for the hoped for summer restart in travel?
Record losses for 2020 at IAG
IAG reported record losses for its 2020 financial year. How did its figures stack up against other European airlines and what are the prospects for 2021?
Europe’s big airlines clear the first hurdle
With the second quarter results now in for all the big European airlines, how well did they manage the grounding phase and what kind of financial position are they each in for the restart?
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.