In the past week, the bidding war for buying Spirit Airlines finally came to an end, with its deal with Frontier Group Holdings falling through. The other player in the race, JetBlue Airways, announced that it will merge with Spirit Airlines.

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With labor problems hurting the U.S. airline industry, there was an encouraging update from American Airlines’ CEO Robert Isom. Per the new proposal made to the Allied Pilots Association, pilot pay is likely to be boosted 17% by 2024's end.

With air-travel demand increasing by the day, as reflected in the northbound trend in bookings, Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Holdings provided an improved view for their respective second-quarter 2022 revenues.

There's no mystery to me that the market would have a shock if war comes to Ukraine. Perhaps that explains some of the current S&P hesitation, though the media gives it no mention.