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easyJet

Wider winter losses

easyJet has reported a Q1 headline loss before tax of £93m (Q1 25 loss: £61m). The result was driven by RASK flat and total CASK +2%. Cask inflation reflects the first winter operating...

Wizz Air Holdings

Near breakeven year as expected

Wizz FY26 guide as expected a range of +€25m to -€25m (Davy €0.4m). Challenges with the GTF remain and aircraft deferred deliveries only kick-in in FY28 – we could see yield pressure...

Ryanair Holdings

Continues to excel

Q3 numbers continue to excel. Ryanair is cautiously guiding FY26 profit after tax (pre-exceptional) in a range of €2.13-2.23bn. We are likely to broadly keep our €2.21bn forecasts...

Hostelworld

FY25 trading update

Hostelworld issued a full year trading update this morning, with the key metrics coming in broadly in line with our expectations. Revenue momentum improved in H2 owing to better...

Airlines

The Sun Also Rises

The aviation industry may have lost nearly half a decade of growth (almost a ‘lost generation’) during the pandemic, but we believe earnings are in the middle of an upcycle. We are in a...

On the Beach Group plc

Results in line; FY26 momentum building

On The Beach has reported a headline adjusted PBT of £35m, in line with consensus (Davy: £35m). Total transaction volume (TTV) was up 11% year-on-year (yoy), while revenue was up 6%...

Irish Continental Grp

Steady as she goes

Irish Continental Group (ICG) has issued a solid trading statement. We are likely to keep our €145m 2025 EBITDA forecast unchanged. Year-end net debt is likely to be in the c.€235m...

easyJet

FY25 in line; mid-term target raised for holidays

EasyJet has reported a FY25 headline PBT of £665m, +9% year-on-year (yoy) (consensus: £652m (Davy: £664.3m). EasyJet holidays delivered £250m PBT, achieving its medium-term target...

Jet2 plc

FY26 in line; additional £100m buyback announced

Jet2 has reported a H1 operating profit of £715.2m, +2% year-on-year (yoy). EPS grew 8% to 300.4p, reflecting share buyback EPS acceleration. The company has announced a £100m reload...

Wizz Air Holdings

Q2 performance in line, H2 decline as anticipated

Wizz has reported a Q2 PAT of €285.1m, 8% ahead of median consensus of €264m (Davy: €280m) reflecting a 14.9% margin. RASK was soft in Q2 (-0.9%) while ex-fuel CASK improved, down 6%...