Long Way to “Normalcy”: When Will Americans Return to Flying for Vacation and Business? by Wolf Richter • Mar 12, 2021 • 147 Comments Airlines, meanwhile, face pent-up demand of the wrong kind.
One Year After the Collapse of the Airline Business Began: What’s the Status Now? by Wolf Richter • Feb 8, 2021 • 126 Comments Still collapsed revenues, astronomical losses, red-hot cash-burn, hellish new piles of debt. Meanwhile, amid craziest markets ever, airline shares soared.
Flying During Christmas Travel Period? Still in Collapse Mode by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2020 • 147 Comments But don’t fear for airline shareholders & creditors; they get to benefit from another $15 billion via “Taxpayer Capitalism.”
Congress to Pass $17 Billion Bailout of Airline Shareholders & Bondholders, to Top Off Prior Bailout. Industry Applauds, Airline Stocks Jump by Wolf Richter • Dec 15, 2020 • 161 Comments Top 4 airlines burned $45 billion on share buybacks since 2012. If airlines run out of money, Chapter 11 bankruptcy works. Airlines proved it.
US Air Passenger Traffic Skids Again, Delta & American Warn of Declining Bookings by Wolf Richter • Dec 6, 2020 • 138 Comments L-Shaped Recovery for Air Lines. Staking their future on a vaccine.
Southwest and Delta Douse Hopes for Recovery in Q4. TSA Checkpoint Screenings Already Agree by Wolf Richter • Nov 12, 2020 • 97 Comments The curious effect of the election and now possibly the surge in virus infections.
Interjet Runs Out of Runway. Six Other Latin-American Carriers Already Liquidated or in Bankruptcy by Nick Corbishley • Nov 5, 2020 • 30 Comments They didn’t get bailed out by taxpayers. But in a radical experiment these days, investors got to eat the losses, as they should.
Worst Recovery Ever: To Soothe Investor Pain, Government Agency TSA Hypes Airline Stocks in Chilling PR Stunt by Wolf Richter • Oct 19, 2020 • 147 Comments What the TSA said in its PR stunt and what it forgot to say.
Airlines Raised $$$-Billions via Frequent Flier Programs. Delta alone Raised $9 billion via SkyMiles as Collateral. How? by Wolf Richter • Oct 15, 2020 • 81 Comments “You’re the Collateral.” Separating the assets (including you) from the liabilities (your miles), and pledging the assets.
“Daily Cash Burn” to Continue till Further Notice: US Air Travelers Still -65%, Ticket Prices -25%, a Toxic Mix. Delta Q3 Passenger Revenues -83% by Wolf Richter • Oct 14, 2020 • 107 Comments Eight months into crisis, airlines are stuck in worst recovery ever.
