Jay Shabat

In this week’s episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat are joined by Skift airlines reporter Meghna Maharishi to discuss why ancillary fees are coming under pressure from lawmakers in Washington.…

Ten years ago, Airline Weekly published a story about Taiwan’s booming airline traffic. East Asian economies were growing rapidly, low-cost carriers were expanding aggressively, and Emirates had just launched services linking Taipei with its Dubai mega-hub. Today, as 2024 nears its end, Taiwan’s airline market is again flourishing, however the dynamics are rather different. In this week's feature, we examine the key factors driving impressive margins and double-digit growth.

Talk about bad luck. Greg Foran’s first day as chief executive of Air New Zealand was February 3rd, 2020. Barely a month later, the Covid virus all but grounded the airline’s passenger business. The crisis would end. But Foran’s luck didn’t get much better. Today, about 16% of ANZ’s jet fleet is grounded due to engine issues, affecting both B787s and A320-family Neos. Despite the woes, Foran and his team are bullish about the carrier's prospects, as we discover in this week's feature story.

It’s the question everyone’s been asking for more than a year now: Will Spirit Airlines, a profit superstar before the pandemic, file for bankruptcy? Now we have the answer: Yes. 

Barbecue. Big Hats. Big Oil. The Cowboys. Here’s something else that Dallas is known for: Its airlines. American is based there. So is Southwest. It wasn’t too long ago that…

Have you heard? America has a new president. Or actually, an old president coming back for a second round. What will the return of Donald Trump mean for the airline…

There's only one place to go next week to learn about the fast-growing DFW hub. JetBlue's targeted adjustments, Southwest's strategic upgrade, and more aviation essentials. Here's a preview.

November has arrived, which this year brings such joyous events as the mild-mannered U.S. presidential election. U.S. airlines are seeing a lull in demand ahead of the tense vote. But…

As Q3 earnings season gathers momentum, South America’s Latam Airlines took some time to visit New York City. Surely, it did some sightseeing. Maybe it saw a Broadway show. But…

In this special episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss the key takeaways from LATAM's investor day event in New York. The pair explore how the company's turbulent history has…