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Airlines News 12 October 2025 - 31 October 2025

Wizz Air’s New “Business Class” Seats: Budget Upgrade or Stock Gamble?

Wizz Air’s New “Business Class” Seats: Budget Upgrade or Stock Gamble?

What is “Wizz Class”? How It Works Wizz Class is essentially a stripped-down “business-class” experience on a budget. On each participating flight, the first row’s middle seat will be kept empty to give the two Wizz Class customers extra space aviationa2z.com. These row-1 seats already have bulkhead legroom, and the unused middle means true 2‑seat rows (similar to legacy short‑haul biz class). Passengers get guaranteed overhead bin space for a larger carry-on, plus early boarding – all aimed at higher-paying travelers who want comfort and quick exit aviationa2z.com aerotime.aero. No cabin refit is needed – the middle-seat block is virtual
31 October 2025
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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Takes Off: Single Operating Certificate and More

Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Takes Off: Single Operating Certificate and More

What This Means for Travelers Behind the scenes, Alaska’s takeoff toward full integration will be mostly transparent to customers. Travel itineraries and loyalty points carry over automatically, and the Hawaiian brand on island‑only routes remains in place airlinegeeks.com. Flight numbers and booking codes have already switched: passengers who booked on HA numbers need do nothing – their flights are now AS flights beatofhawaii.com. Free Wi‑Fi via Starlink (when installed) and an expanded network will be the tangible benefits in the cabin. As Alaska’s CEO put it, the goal is “one combined airline” in terms of systems, safety and service, without
29 October 2025
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IAG Share Price Skyrockets 360% from Lows – Near Record Highs, What’s Next?

IAG Share Price Soars Near 5-Year High Amid Travel Boom – Will It Break Records?

Shares Rally to Multi-Year High IAG’s stock – the parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and other carriers – has staged a remarkable comeback in 2025. As of Tuesday, October 28, shares hovered around 410p, territory not seen since before the pandemic. The price is up roughly 90% year-on-year and has more than quadrupled from its 2020 crash lows uk.investing.com. This rebound makes IAG one of the FTSE 100’s top performers of the past two years uk.investing.com. It now boasts a market capitalization near £19 billion uk.investing.com, reflecting renewed investor confidence in air travel. What’s driving the surge? A sustained
28 October 2025
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IAG Share Price Skyrockets 360% from Lows – Near Record Highs, What’s Next?

IAG Share Price Skyrockets 360% from Lows – Near Record Highs, What’s Next?

Shares Near Pre-Pandemic Highs After a 360% Rebound IAG’s share price has staged a stunning comeback from its pandemic plunge. In October 2020, amid travel bans, IAG traded below 90p. Today it hovers around 410p, its highest level since February 2020 uk.investing.com. The stock has more than quadrupled (↑~360%) off the Covid-era bottom uk.investing.com. Just in the past year, IAG is up roughly 90% el-balad.com, vastly outperforming the broader FTSE 100 index. This rally has put IAG within touching distance of its record high (~440p) set pre-pandemic uk.investing.com – an extraordinary turnaround for the British Airways and Iberia owner. Driving
27 October 2025
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Delta Air Lines Stock Takes Off on Strong Earnings and Upbeat Outlook

Delta Flight Attendant’s $70,000 Slide Blunder Leaves Passengers Stranded

A Routine Departure Turns Chaotic on the Tarmac Passengers aboard Delta Connection flight 3248 (operated by Endeavor Air) at Pittsburgh International Airport got a shock before takeoff when the plane’s forward evacuation slide suddenly burst out of the front door. The Airbus A220 was parked at gate D2, preparing for an on-time 5:30 p.m. departure to Salt Lake City, when the emergency slide unexpectedly deployed onto the jet bridge area viewfromthewing.com viewfromthewing.com. Crew members had just finished the standard pre-departure drill of arming the doors – a safety step that engages each door’s escape slide for automatic inflation if opened
27 October 2025
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American Airlines Lifts Profit Outlook, AAL Stock Rockets – Travel Boom or Turbulence Ahead?

American Airlines Lifts Profit Outlook, AAL Stock Rockets – Travel Boom or Turbulence Ahead?

Financial Results and Upgraded Outlook American Airlines reported mixed but encouraging third-quarter 2025 results, turning in record revenue but a small net loss. Total operating revenue reached $13.69 billion, a quarterly record that was flat versus a year ago but slightly above analyst expectations of ~$13.63 billion stockstory.org. The company posted a net loss of $114 million (roughly -$0.17 per share), which was narrower than feared – analysts had predicted a deeper $0.28 per-share loss stockstory.org. This smaller-than-expected loss reuters.com reflects improved cost management and resilient demand in lucrative segments. In fact, American noted that September turned the corner to positive unit revenue
24 October 2025
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IT Crash at Alaska Airlines: All Flights Grounded, Hundreds Canceled

IT Crash at Alaska Airlines: All Flights Grounded, Hundreds Canceled

Outage Timeline and Airline Response On Thursday afternoon (Oct. 23), Alaska Airlines reported a “significant IT outage” at its Seattle-area data center news.alaskaair.com. Soon after 3:30 pm Pacific, the airline imposed a system-wide ground stop on all Alaska and Horizon flights news.alaskaair.com. (Hawaiian Airlines flights were not halted.) By 11:30 pm PT the carrier announced the ground stop was lifted and flights were resuming news.alaskaair.com. In a midnight Pacific statement, Alaska said it was “working to get our operations back on track as quickly and safely as possible” news.alaskaair.com. Alaska urged passengers to check flight status before going to airports and noted it
24 October 2025
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United Airlines Stock Takes Off on Travel Boom and Record Revenue Forecast

United Airlines Stock Takes Off on Travel Boom and Record Revenue Forecast

Stock Performance and Recent Trends United’s stock has been climbing steadily heading into the earnings report. It closed around $104.18 on Oct. 15, up about 5% in just two days ts2.tech. This week’s rally built on a broader uptrend – shares have gained roughly 13% over the past quarter and nearly 45% year-on-year ts2.tech. Investors drove the stock higher in anticipation of strong results, aided by optimism across the airline sector. Notably, Delta’s upbeat earnings on Oct. 9 sent airline stocks higher, signaling that strength at one major carrier can lift the group ts2.tech. Market bulls argue that United’s emphasis
16 October 2025
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United Airlines Stock Soars on Strong Q3 Results, Bullish Q4 Outlook

United Airlines Stock Soars on Strong Q3 Results, Bullish Q4 Outlook

Stock Performance This Week United’s stock has climbed steadily into the third-quarter earnings release. On Monday, Oct. 13, UAL closed at $99.25, up 2.7% on the day daytraders.com, and above the week’s open. By Tuesday (Oct. 14) it traded around $103–$104 per share, and it closed Oct. 15 near $104.18 investing.com. This marks roughly a 5% gain in two days and a roughly 13% gain over the last three months investing.com. The advance came as peers rallied: notably, Delta’s Oct. 9 earnings beat sent airline stocks higher benzinga.com. Market bulls cite United’s positioning in premium and global travel; bears note
15 October 2025
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Delta’s Focus-City Gambit Pays Off: $2B Amex Windfall & SkyMiles Surge – Is the Stock Set to Soar?

Delta’s Focus-City Gambit Pays Off: $2B Amex Windfall & SkyMiles Surge – Is the Stock Set to Soar?

Delta’s strategy of blending its network with loyalty marketing is drawing notice. Hauenstein’s focus-city approach—linking route planning with credit-card growth—reflects a “full reengineering” of how to maximize revenue, beyond just flying passengers theairlineobserver.com thriftytraveler.com. As Reuters observes, Delta’s exposure to “higher household income” travelers has strengthened its position versus carriers that serve more budget-conscious markets reuters.com. This dovetails with industry trends: U.S. carriers have cut capacity (Spirit’s exit and discipline among peers), boosting fares and unit revenues reuters.com reuters.com. Forecast: With Q3 earnings in line and guidance raised, analysts expect Delta to continue outperforming. Cowen (as reported by MarketBeat) and
15 October 2025
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Southwest Airlines Stock Soars 5% on Holiday Travel Hopes, New Price Targets

Southwest Airlines Stock Soars 5% on Holiday Travel Hopes, New Price Targets

Recent Stock Performance: Volatile Climb into Mid-October Southwest’s stock has seen choppy trading in recent weeks, but momentum improved dramatically heading into mid-October. The shares have rallied from the low-$30s to mid-$33 range in just the past few sessions reuters.com. On October 14, LUV spiked nearly 5% intraday – a significant one-day move – amid a broader market surge. It closed around $33.47 reuters.com, up from $31.90 the prior close reuters.com. This jump puts Southwest back in positive territory for Q4-to-date and close to breakeven on the year. Before today’s move, LUV was down roughly 3.9% year-to-date tradingview.com, underperforming the
14 October 2025
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JetBlue Stock Crashes 41% – Is the Airline Industry About to Hit Turbulence?

JetBlue Stock Crashes 41% – Is the Airline Industry About to Hit Turbulence?

JetBlue’s Slide and Ratings JetBlue’s recent performance has alarmed investors. After trading above $8 in late 2024, JBLU is now near $4.4 investing.com. Analysts note the stock’s heavy debt and weaker pricing power make it “vulnerable” as fare yields soften ts2.tech. On Oct 9, Weiss Ratings – known for rare sell calls – reiterated a “sell (D-)” rating on JetBlue marketbeat.com. Other brokerages have turned cautious: UBS, Barclays and Citigroup have sell/underweight calls on JBLU recently marketbeat.com. MarketBeat reports 7 holds and 5 sells on JBLU, yielding a consensus price target $5.28 marketbeat.com. (JetBlue management notes an improving demand environment and expects unit cost cuts,
12 October 2025
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