US airline stocks soared last year towards the end of the year when a vaccine for Covid-19 was discovered. When Covid-19 started raging in the country in early last year the airline sector was one of the worst affected in addition to other sectors like hospitality and restaurants. This year though the story is different. …
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Four major airlines account for 81% of the domestic capacity in the US. These airlines are Delta(DAL), American(AAL), United (UAL) and Southwest(LUV). The rest of the market is shared by a few discount carriers. The market share of the US airline industry is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: How Will Airports …
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“Competition is a sin.” – John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist The recent atrocious behavior of United Airlines treating a fare-paying passenger has shocked Americans and others like.Millions of people are learning that as a passenger their rights are limited. All the millions of regulations and laws won’t help them even if they are dragged like a …
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The Economist’s 1843 magazine published an article ranking international airlines. According to the report, the best airlines based on user rankings are Singapore Airline(SINGY) and All Nippon Airlines. The chart below shows the best and worst airlines: Click to enlarge Source: Come Fly with Me, 1843, The Economist Group Among the US airlines. Delta(DAL) earned …
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Airlines generally tend to perform well when the economy where they are based at is in expansion mode. This has been the case with Latin American airlines. Latin American carriers have performed poorly recently due to the adverse economic conditions in countries like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, etc. Panama-based Copa Holdings SA (CPA) which operates Copa Airlines is …
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