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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So Long to the Boeing 747: Mini Episode
A goodbye to the Boeing 747, the Queen of the Skies.
6 min
127
The Thick of Fourth Quarter Airline Earnings
It's a busy earnings week with American, Southwest, Alaska, and JetBlue all reporting.
18 min
128
United Comes Out Swinging
Was that a hint of an Irish accent when United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby took down the U.S. industry for being unprepared for the post-Covid operating reality?
22 min
129
Airlines Enter Earnings Season
Oil prices have come down from the peak of the year but labor costs are climbing as the system of pulleys and levers that determine the industry's costs continue to fluctuate.
24 min
130
Southwest's Holiday Debacle
Southwest Airlines had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad holiday season.
20 min
131
The Airline Stories We'll Be Following in 2023
Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss what they'll be following in the New Year. Enjoy the last Airline Weekly Lounge episode of 2022.
25 min
132
United and Delta Have Big Ambitions
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines unveiled ambitious plans this week.
21 min
133
Delta Air Lines Pilots' New Benchmark
The Air Line Pilots Association reached an agreement-in-principal with Delta Air Lines in a deal that could set a new benchmark for pilot pay if ratified.
20 min
134
EasyJet's Unique Comeback Tale
EasyJet is making good on its recovery plan. From expanding at slot-constrained airports like Lisbon and opening new seasonal bases in Greece, the airline is on its way back to the black.
21 min
135
The Future of Aircraft Leasing With Steven Udva...
Airlines want more planes to meet travel demand but, with supply chains backed up, there are few new models to go around. Air Lease Corp. Executive Chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy offers his perspective.
28 min
136
A Thanksgiving Week of Travel
Thanksgiving travel in the U.S. is back, said Airlines for America President and CEO Nicholas Calio. But while it will be as busy as it was three years ago, it will also be different .
14 min
137
Turkish Airlines Blowout
Turkish Airlines had a blowout third quarter. The airline's revenues and capacity are way up from 2019 with no pause in sight.
20 min
138
Europe's Airline Merger Mania
Air France-KLM wants TAP Air Portugal, but so does International Airlines Group. IAG also wants Air Europa, and maybe even EasyJet. And the Lufthansa Group is back in play for ITA Airways.
22 min
139
Norwegian Air's Turnaround
Who would have thought three years ago that we'd be talking about the bright future for Norwegian Air?
19 min
140
Latin American Airline Caution
Latin American airline executives are mostly bullish on the near-term outlook but, given their exposure to the strong U.S. dollar and other macro pressures, are cautious about what the new year may hold.
24 min
141
Is Travel Countercyclical?
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian claimed this week, after his airline reported a robust third quarter profit and sees seemingly unsated demand, that travel is "countercyclical" to the economic winds. And he's not alone.
20 min
142
The World’s All-Star Airports
What's the ado with Austin, Cancun, Ho Chi Minh City, Paris Orly, and Riyadh?
19 min
143
American Airlines’ Blended Travel Boom
23 min
144
Orlando Airport’s Rebound
If there is one airport that epitomizes the strength of the leisure-first recovery, it is Orlando where seemingly endless domestic demand before the pandemic has translated to much the same post-pandemic.
22 min
145
Indian Aviation’s Moment
Is Indian aviation's moment here? Air India under Tata ownership has a deal for new airplanes, while the country's largest airline, IndiGo, keeps growing
25 min
146
China's Red Ink
Chinese airlines struggled mightily during the first half of the year under the country's zero-Covid policy.
17 min
147
Hawaiian Airline's Recovery
Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram joins Edward Russell to discuss the airline's recovery and outlook.
21 min
148
The London Airport Crunch
Flying through London is getting a little better with the end of capacity caps at Gatwick Airport, but we are far from a full recovery in one of Europe's busiest markets.
19 min
149
Lufthansa, ITA and European Airline Consolidation
The Lufthansa Group has spent the better part of 20 years trying to improve its fortunes through consolidation. Here’s where that has taken the carrier.
21 min
150
Southwest's Airports Czar
17 min