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How do you make a million dollars running an airline? Start with two million.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s an old aviation joke, but it still rings true today. The pitfalls facing commercial airlines are many, often highlighted by bankruptcies and losses in the industry. Nevertheless, some of the world\u2019s most profitable airlines are proving it doesn\u2019t always have to be this way.<\/p>\n

Globally, airlines run on wafer-thin profit margins. According to IATA<\/a>, the average operating profit margin globally was around 6.4% in 2024. This year is projected to be an improvement,<\/a> reaching an expected 6.7% average on revenues that are forecast to exceed a trillion dollars for the first time.<\/p>\n