In the aviation industry, June is typically a mid-month.
The usual.
Airlines have a chance to regroup between Memorial Day weekend and the start of summer, but pent-up demand for travel extends beyond the normal calendar.
Air travel fares
Airfares in the U.S. are at an all-time low despite rising passenger numbers, and the Transportation Security Administration has already screened a record number of passengers ahead of the July 4th holiday.
But other factors can also affect pricing: new environmental laws in Europe are affecting pricing to a degree that is unfavourable for Lufthansa.
The record heatwave in the US is affecting all airlines.
In aviation news, several airlines have been negotiating with their flight attendants, bringing talk of possible strikes. In late June, Alaska Airlines reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants, averting a strike. The same cannot be said for American Airlines, whose flight attendants constantly complain about the fact that they are grossly underpaid and find it difficult to make a living in big cities.
Of course, America has other problems, including being accused of racism.
Boeing's problems remain
But airlines still make a profit. One good example is a United Airlines flight attendant who created a kind of blockade after the doors closed so that no one could move to an empty seat unless they paid.
Of course, not a month goes by without some news from Boeing in the aviation industry. But analysts seem to think the company is too big to fail. The Federal Aviation Administration has also announced that it is investigating Boeing and Airbus. Previously, the FAA has admitted responsibility for a lack of oversight over Boeing, but it was a somewhat tacit admission.
Boeing's production pace has slowed significantly, and Allegiant Air announced it was lowering its delivery forecast levels for the 737 Max.
What has not abated is rowdy passenger behaviour: even as most COVID-19 restrictions have been relaxed, passenger incidents remain alarmingly high.
Also continuing to rage is speculation about the future of Spirit Airlines after its failed merger with JetBlue, which said it has no plans to go bankrupt and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Not a month went by without another dangerous incident at Southwest Airlines.
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