Since August 20 this year to the time of writing, Flight Centre’s (ASX:FLT) share price has risen almost 66 per cent, from $13.74 to $22.90. It’s been spurred on by investors wanting to profit from the reopening of travel, particularly outbound international travel. And despite being heavily shorted, I believe there are some compelling reasons why the share price has further to run. continue…

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Back in May, we wrote about potential investment merit in Qantas, noting that, while airlines do not readily fit into the “exceptional business” category, we could see good reasons why an investor might be attracted to Qantas (ASX:QAN) at the mid-$3 price that prevailed at the time. continue…

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Sydney Airport Holdings (ASX:SYD) has just provided a trading update for September.  Given Australia’s closed borders, the historically low passengers numbers were hardly surprising. continue…

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When it comes to investing, we’re not big fans of airlines.  But in the case of Alliance Aviation Services (ASX: AQZ), we’re happy to make an exception. You see, Alliance operates fly-in fly-out charter services for Australian mining companies, and its flights are in demand. With high returning business and strong cash generation, we think there’s a lot to like. continue…

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At Montgomery, we have often discussed market power as a driver of competitive advantage. Last week a major player in the travel industry launched a campaign to assert dominance, which, if successful, could have profound implications for Flight Centre (ASX: FLT) and Webjet (ASX: WEB). continue…

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Despite our best efforts to alert investors and advisers to the traps, many remain unwitting speculators.

Take the recent collapse in the price of oil. An army of analysts has already produced a mountain of research and thought-pieces under titles like “Winners & Losers from the Oil Price Crash”. continue…

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Having studied past corporate responses to airline disasters – including those of Japan Airlines, Korean Air and ValuJet – the last of which suffered a major crisis in 1996 after one of its planes crashed in the Florida Everglades – I’m not surprised to hear that Malaysia Airlines is to be delisted pending a major restructure. continue…

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Qantas’ half-yearly ‘loss’ announcement today revealed a business in crisis. Fuel costs surged to a record level for any half-year period (there goes the hoped-for benefits of new, more efficient aircraft), intense competition, unfavourable currency movements and falling demand, have all been offered as reasons for the poor showing. In reality, however, the real reason for the poor result is that this is an airline. continue…

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In this interview with Ticky Fullerton on ABC’s The Business on 25 February 2014, I discuss the recent losses reported by Qantas, and what needs to be done to support an industry on its knees. Watch here.

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