The Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast
Asia-Pacific
What’s Happening at Spirit and Frontier?
Slower bookings and "heightened" discounting are hurting Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines this quarter. That means potentially deep losses for the ultra low-cost carriers. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss…September 15th, 2023 at 11:28 AM EDT
Europe
Fuel Costs Take a Bite Out of Airline Outlook
Fuel prices keep steadily rising after bottoming out in May. That's beginning to take a bite out the airline financial outlook for the third and fourth quarters. Edward Russell and…September 10th, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT
Asia-Pacific
What Do Airlines Face This Autumn?
How are airlines doing as the second-quarter earnings season wraps up? Generally good, but yield and cost concerns persist. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss. Plus, Air Arabia's impressive results.August 18th, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
Asia-Pacific
The World’s Most Profitable Airlines
Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss the latest Airline Weekly profit rankings for the second quarter. Plus, the latest developments at Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific.August 11th, 2023 at 1:21 PM EDT
Europe
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. That helped lift the first two to impressive profits.…August 4th, 2023 at 1:27 PM EDT
Europe
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…July 28th, 2023 at 12:45 PM EDT
North America
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 through the third quarter and beyond? Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss.July 21st, 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT
Europe
Norse Atlantic’s Strategy Comes Into Focus
Norse Atlantic Airways President Charles Duncan is optimistic, if nothing else, about the longhaul low-cost airline's future. But even with some summer profits under its belt, he and his team…July 14th, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT
Europe
Norwegian Air’s Wise Wideroe Move
After a decade of reckless growth in the aughts, Norwegian Air made a strategically smart decision in its deal to buy regional Wideroe. The combination would, if approved by regulators,…July 7th, 2023 at 3:10 PM EDT
North America
Diversifying Delta’s Business
Delta Air Lines held an investor day this week where CEO Ed Bastian said business was "gangbusters." That's what Wall Street wanted to hear but it appears also true for…June 30th, 2023 at 10:31 AM EDT