Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
The 10 publicly traded US passenger airlines collectively earned a net profit of $7.3 billion in 2014, down 37.1% year-over-year (YOY) from 2013’s collective net profit of $11.6 billion, according to the Airlines for America (A4A).
Global air passenger traffic increased 4.6% year-over-year (YOY) in January, slowing from December’s 6.1% YOY growth, according to IATA’s January Air Passenger Market Analysis report.