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Southwest Airlines
Who’s Right: Kirby or Kelly?
United CEO Scott Kirby says business travel is coming back, while Southwest CEO Gary Kelly says it could take years? Who's right? Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan and Airlines Reporter Edward "Ned"…April 29th, 2021
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Is Your Airline a Pollyanna or Cassandra?
We're in the thick of U.S. airline first-quarter earnings, and executives almost across the board are optimistic that the industry has turned the corner. But is that optimism misplaced? Brazil, after…April 22nd, 2021
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Ottawa Lends a Hand to Air Canada
After not getting any aid from the Canadia government, Air Canada finally got about $5 billion in assistance. Skift Airlines Reporter Edward "Ned" Russell and Airline Weekly Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan…April 16th, 2021
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Is There That Much Pent-Up Demand for Air Travel?
It's a reunion for Brian Sumers, Skift editor at large, and Airline Weekly Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan, as they debate whether there really is that much pent-up demand for travel. Airlines…April 9th, 2021
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Delta’s Bad Week in the News
Georgia's controversial new elections law caused a public relations nightmare for Delta Air Lines and its CEO Ed Bastian, whose first, tepid comment on the law caused immense blowback and…April 1st, 2021
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Will It Be a Cruel, Cruel Summer?
Qatar Airways thinks leisure and visiting friends and relatives traffic will rebound this summer, and it thinks it has the right fleet for the moment. And Eurowings is betting the…March 25th, 2021
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Is the Airline Industry’s Bullishness Misplaced?
U.S. airline CEOs are pretty confident that they've turned the corner. The pandemic isn't in the rearview mirror yet, but they're fairly certain travel will rebound this summer, and some…March 19th, 2021
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Frontier
Frontier’s IPO: Crazy or Crazy Like a Fox?
In this week's episode, Airline Weekly colleagues Edward "Ned" Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan get into why going public may not be the craziest idea of an airline, despite the once-in-a-century…March 12th, 2021
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Cargo and Maxes
Much of the world is trapped at home and shopping online. Who's transporting all those goods? Airlines, and cargo. has been the one silver lining in the airline's terrible pandemic…March 4th, 2021
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The Opportunities Norwegian Air Is Leaving Behind
Norwegian's retrenchment is providing opportunities for all sorts of airlines, like Finnair, United, and Virgin Atlantic, Airline Weekly colleagues Edward "Ned" Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan say in this week's episode.…February 25th, 2021