Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast
The editors of Airline Weekly discuss the most interesting developments within the commercial airline industry. In keeping with Airline Weekly’s style, conversation generally centers on one question: How do you make money in this industry?
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Setting the Scene for Earnings Season
In this week's show, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat explain the key elements to watch as third-quarter earnings season begins.
30 min
52
Southwest and its New Plan
In this week’s episode, Jay Shabat and Meghna Maharishi discuss Southwest's latest turnaround plan. They also look at the current state of the transatlantic market connecting the U.S. with Europe.
24 min
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El Al Comes Out on Top
26 min
54
Skift Global Forum: The Airline Storylines
25 min
55
Southwest's Evolving Network
In part one, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat examine the huge changes taking place across Southwest Airlines' network and reveal the big winners and losers as the LCC's route map evolves. In part two, we discuss the key trends to watch for the coming season in the U.S. airline sector.
32 min
56
Qantas in Focus
In part one, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat take a closer look at Qantas and ask how major new projects could change its business. In part two, we turn our attention to Colombian national carrier Avianca and put its latest earnings in context.
30 min
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Busiest Global Airports: The Q4 2024 Preview
Of the 100 busiest airports worldwide, we reveal the likely winners and losers for Q4.
24 min
58
Our Air Canada Check-In
29 min
59
Jet2's Secret Sauce
Go deep into the story behind UK leisure carrier Jet2 and what makes it work.
31 min
60
The Q2 2024 Earnings Scoreboard
Which U.S. airlines had the best and worst second quarters of 2024? Then its a look at the latest developments at European supergroup IAG, as it withdraws from a planned acquisition of Air Europa.
32 min
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Former American Airlines Chief Commercial Offic...
44 min
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How Was Q2 for JetBlue?
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss the latest earnings from JetBlue and examine the U.S. carrier's turnaround plan. In part two, we turn our attention to IndiGo and discover what makes it the world's most ambitious airline.
34 min
63
The Ben Smith Interview
37 min
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Hong Kong's Slow Climb
29 min
65
Qantas: From Perth to Paris
30 min
66
Air France's Olympic Headache
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat examine why this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris are likely to be a financial drag on Air France.
33 min
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More Headwinds for Southwest Airlines
29 min
68
Why is Korean Air so Profitable?
32 min
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What's Going on at Southwest Airlines?
27 min
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Captain Theresa Claiborne Interview
30 min
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American Airlines and Southeast Asia
34 min
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Ryanair Earnings and U.S. Summer Trends
29 min
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Emirates Earnings and Booming Brazil
29 min
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Spirit Airlines and Japan
29 min
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Euro-Things
30 min