Strong financials, market ‘normalisation’ and start-up stories

Graham and Lewis look back on another strong set of quarterly results from the global airline industry, while considering whether the coming months will see ‘normalisation’ in more markets. They then discuss the success or otherwise of the various start-up carriers that have launched operations over the past few years – and prospects for a few that are yet to get off the ground. Music credit: Tea K Pea “highabove”/Creative Commons More signs of airline markets ‘normalising’ as fares soften https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/more-signs-of-airline-markets-normalising-as-fares-soften/154592.article US pent-up demand shifts to long-haul at expense of domestic https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/us-pent-up-demand-shifts-to-long-haul-at-expense-of-domestic/154406.article Air cargo grapples with plummeting rates and freighter oversupply fears https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/air-cargo-grapples-with-plummeting-rates-and-freighter-oversupply-fears/154454.article Pegasus sees post-Covid travel boom ebbing after ‘strong’ second quarter https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/pegasus-sees-post-covid-travel-boom-ebbing-after-strong-second-quarter/154553.article IAG again flags slower-than-expected recovery in corporate travel https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/iag-again-flags-slower-than-expected-recovery-in-corporate-travel/154346.article Spohr sees Lufthansa ready to leave operational buffer behind in 2024 https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/spohr-sees-lufthansa-ready-to-leave-operational-buffer-behind-in-2024/154410.article Profitable Lufthansa foresees ‘unabated’ demand across rest of 2023 https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/profitable-lufthansa-foresees-unabated-demand-across-rest-of-2023/154404.article Challenges remain despite Air France-KLM's steady post-pandemic progress https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/challenges-remain-despite-air-france-klms-steady-post-pandemic-progress/154343.article Frontier navigates weather, ATC issues and long-haul competition to Q2 profit https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/frontier-navigates-weather-atc-issues-and-long-haul-competition-to-q2-profit/154380.article Born during the pandemic, Taiwan’s Starlux now makes up for lost time https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/born-during-the-pandemic-taiwans-starlux-now-makes-up-for-lost-time/154522.article US start-up Red Way to cease operations two months after launch https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/us-start-up-carrier-red-way-to-cease-operations-two-months-after-launch/154674.article Monarch revival in doubt as funding runs out https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/monarch-revival-in-doubt-as-funding-runs-out/154765.article Bonza finds its wings with Australia’s infrequent fliers https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/bonza-finds-its-wings-with-australias-infrequent-fliers/154756.article Prospective A380 start-up Global Airlines plans initial New York and Los Angeles routes https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/prospective-a380-start-up-global-airlines-plans-initial-new-york-and-los-angeles-routes/154340.article