Madhu Unnikrishnan

Southwest’s Threat of Historic Furloughs Already Deepening Divide With Unions

Southwest Airlines has famously not laid off or involuntarily furloughed a single worker in its almost 50 years of operation. That may change. The carrier told more than 6,800 employees…

December 4th, 2020 at 5:20 PM EST

Ryanair Order Caps a Good Week for Beleaguered Boeing

European low-cost carrier Ryanair placed an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a signal of faith in the jet despite its remaining grounded in Europe. The order, and its…

December 3rd, 2020 at 12:43 PM EST

U.S. Airlines Could Get $17 Billion in Relief if Bipartisan Covid Relief Is Approved

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives has proposed $908 billion in emergency pandemic fiscal aid, of which $21 billion could go to airlines and…

December 1st, 2020 at 2:29 PM EST

It’s Not Just Airlines

The airline industry is just one part of the larger travel ecosystem, and no one sector has been immune to the effects of a once-in-a-century pandemic. Skift Hospitality Reporter Cameron…

December 1st, 2020 at 1:33 PM EST

Airline Weekly Lounge Live, Nov. 30, 2020

December 1st, 2020 at 1:17 PM EST

Air Cargo Is Hot Right Now: Does AirAsia Have Last-Mile Amazon Dreams?

The Southeast Asian low-cost airline certainly is thinking its future is digital. It may be too soon to say it's a digital company that runs an airline, as AirAsia chief…

November 30th, 2020 at 4:30 PM EST

Leased Lightning

On Wednesday, Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving, close to 1.1m Americans took to the skies. And in one respect, that marked a sign of progress for the U.S. airline…

November 29th, 2020 at 9:15 PM EST

Airlines Expected to Lose $119 Billion This Year Versus $26 Billion Profit in 2019

The year will be even worse for airlines than anyone could have projected. IATA now says the global industry is on track to record $119 billion in losses this year.…

November 24th, 2020 at 2:27 PM EST

Connecting the Through Lines

Last week Skift and the Airline Weekly team hosted our first conference devoted to aviation. Guests including Southwest CEO and Chairman Gary Kelly, Air France CEO Anne Rigali, Air Lease…

November 24th, 2020 at 7:04 AM EST

Willie Walsh to Head IATA as De Juniac Steps Down

Willie Walsh, the former head of IAG, will be the next director general of the IATA, effective April 1. Alexandre de Juniac, who currently leads the association, announced he is…

November 23rd, 2020 at 1:35 PM EST