In this episode of the Airline Weekly Lounge, hosts Gordon Smith and Jay Shabbat discuss insights from the Skift India Forum, focusing on interviews with Campbell Wilson, CEO of Air India, and Peter Elbers, CEO of Indigo Airlines.

In part one, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat examine the key players serving the Caribbean from the United States. In part two, we take a closer look at the latest financials from Lufthansa.

As earnings season comes to a close, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat take stock to identify the airlines that had the most profitable Q4 and full-year 2024 periods.

In this special episode, Gordon Smith is joined by Jay Shabat and Meghna Maharishi to discuss breaking news from Southwest HQ. The trio examine the likely impact of the carrier's seismic strategy shift, including an end to its decades-old "bags go free" policy.

Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat examine the factors driving record-breaking profitability at British Airways and its parent company IAG.

Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat set the scene for the upcoming Skift India Forum and preview the big topics ahead of interviews with the CEOs of Air India and IndiGo.

Southwest just had its first round of layoffs in its history. What does that mean for the low-cost pioneer and the industry as a whole?

In this episode of the Airline Weekly Lounge, hosts Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat delve into the current state of both Japan Airlines and British Airways.

In this episode of the Airline Weekly Lounge, hosts Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat delve into the potential merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines.

As earnings season gathers pace, Jay Shabat and Meghna Maharishi take stock and share their insights on the latest numbers from Breeze Airways and American Airlines.

In part one, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss the possible impact of a merger between Azul and Gol in Brazil. In part two, the pair review the key areas to watch after Lufthansa Group secured a 41% slice of ITA Airways.

Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat examine the key factors bringing robust growth to the Egyptian aviation industry.

Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat crunch the big numbers to reveal which U.S. carriers are in expansion mode in the first quarter of 2025 and which operators are shrinking year-on-year.

Going region-by-region, our hosts share the emerging stories that are on their radar for 2025 and beyond.

In this week’s episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat are back for the second half of their 2024 trends countdown.

In this week’s episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss the biggest trends to have shaped the airline sector in 2024

Why is Washington, D.C. focusing on airline fees right now?

In this week's show, Airline Weekly's Gordon Smith is in conversation with Sean Donohue, CEO of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

AirAsia's CEO shares his views on what is next for travel across Asia, his strategy for AirAsia’s global growth in the coming years, and why he wants Kuala Lumpur to be the next super connector hub, just as Dubai has become over the last decade.

In this special episode, Gordon Smith is in conversation with American Airlines CEO, Robert Isom. Recorded at the Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas, the pair discuss many of the thorniest topics impacting the industry.

Airline Weekly co-founder and analyst Jay Shabat shares his first reactions on Spirit Air's bankruptcy filing.

This week we have an extra special treat for you. Recorded at the Skift Aviation Forum, held in Dallas, Texas on November 12th, we're in conversation with the IATA Director General Willie Walsh.

Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat preview the upcoming Skift Aviation Forum, being held in Dallas on November 12.

Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss the key takeaways from LATAM's investor day event in New York.