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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The U.S. Air Travel Recovery Flatlines
25 min
102
Delta's Profit Machine
23 min
103
Air France-KLM Moves on SAS
28 min
104
Breeze Founder and CEO David Neeleman
Breeze Airways founder and CEO, and perennial airline entrepreneur, David Neeleman sat down for a wide ranging conversation with Brian Sumers at the Skift Global Forum.
26 min
105
What Are Mexican Airlines to Do?
Mexico's airlines face two countervailing trends: the reopening of the U.S. to new growth countered by new restrictions at the country's busiest airport, Mexico City International.
23 min
106
What's Happening at Spirit and Frontier?
22 min
107
Fuel Costs Take a Bite Out of Airline Outlook
Fuel prices keep steadily rising after bottoming out in May and that's beginning to take a bite out the airline financial outlook.
24 min
108
What Do Airlines Face This Autumn?
How are airlines doing as the second-quarter earnings season wraps up?
21 min
109
The World's Most Profitable Airlines
21 min
110
A Transatlantic Travel Boom
There was one thing in common across Air France-KLM, IAG, and JetBlue in the second quarter: Transatlantic travel demand is booming.
19 min
111
Falling Airline Yields Do Not Mean Weak Demand
Both Ryanair and Alaska Airlines reported some decline in yields in the second quarter and continuing into the third. But they also made clear: Overall travel demand remains robust on both sides of the Atlantic.
23 min
112
American and United's Strong Second Quarters
American Airlines and United Airlines just reported record second-quarter results, including double-digit operating margins. Will the magic continue?
19 min
113
Norse Atlantic’s Strategy Comes Into Focus
Norse Atlantic Airways President Charles Duncan remains optimistic about the airline's future despite seasonal challenges, as he discusses its strategy with Airline Weekly.
26 min
114
Norwegian Air's Wise Wideroe Move
23 min
115
Diversifying Delta's Business
Delta Air Lines held an investor day this week where CEO Ed Bastian said business was “gangbusters.”
22 min
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India's Airlines Go Shopping in Paris
Indian airlines IndiGo and Air India grabbed headlines with orders at the Paris Airshow this week. Can the country support all of their planned growth?
23 min
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The Brains Behind Air Canada's Network
Air Canada is flying double-daily high-density Boeing 777s — its equivalent of an Airbus A380 as Mark Galardo put it — to Athens this summer to meet some of the best travel demand it has ever seen.
23 min
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Takeaways From the IATA Annual Meeting
25 min
119
Summer Air Travel Record Forecast
21 min
120
The Return of Icelandair
Icelandair had a rough few years before and during Covid. But the airline believes it has turned the financial corner, and forecasts its best results in seven years.
19 min
121
Air Canada Off to a Good Start
Air Canada lost money in the first quarter of 2023. But that's no surprise. Wintertime losses are common for the carrier. But the red ink was minimal, setting it up for a strong year.
22 min
122
Ryanair Makes Up With Boeing
Ryanair gave Boeing a boost, and let bygones be bygones.
25 min
123
Alan Joyce's Legacy at Qantas
Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss former CEO Joyce's legacy and the challenges that confront incoming CEO Vanessa Hudson.
25 min
124
JetBlue and New York's Problems
JetBlue has a New York problem.
23 min
125
United and Alaska Airlines Navigate Uncertainty
Airline Weekly’s Jay Shabat is joined by former Airline Weekly Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan to discuss United Airlines’ and Alaska Airlines’ first quarter earnings reports from earlier this week.
28 min