Airline Weekly Lounge
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 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
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United and Delta Have Big Ambitions
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines unveiled ambitious plans this week.
21 min
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The World’s All-Star Airports
What's the ado with Austin, Cancun, Ho Chi Minh City, Paris Orly, and Riyadh?
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American Airlines’ Blended Travel Boom
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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
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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
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China's Red Ink
Chinese airlines struggled mightily during the first half of the year under the country's zero-Covid policy.
17 min
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Hawaiian Airline's Recovery
Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram joins Edward Russell to discuss the airline's recovery and outlook.
21 min
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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
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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
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Southwest's Airports Czar
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Southwest Airline’s Secret Weapon
Southwest Airlines had a secret weapon in the second quarter: Its fuel hedges.
21 min
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Boeing's 41,000 Aircraft Forecast
Airline Weekly’s Edward Russell sits down with Boeing's Vice President of Commercial Marketing Darren Hulst at the Farnborough Air Show to discuss the industry’s outlook.
12 min
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Travel's Like a T.J. Maxx
Travel Columnist Dawn Gilbertson on her stress test of the U.S. airline system
20 min
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SAS Airline's Long Road to Bankruptcy
Scandinavian airline SAS is in bankruptcy after years of struggles. What's next for the legacy carrier?
17 min
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The Courtship of Spirit Airlines
For those who hoped we'd have a resolution to the Spirit Airlines merger saga this week, no dice.
23 min