The Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast

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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Asia-Pacific

Korean Divergence: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 41

Why are we seeing such different results from the two big Korean airlines? Korean Air again overcame systemic challenges to deliver a standout performance in the first quarter. And although…

10 years ago

Emirates

Emirates Strikes Back: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 40

Emirates last week posted an operating margin nearing 10% for its fiscal year. That’s significantly better than the 7% the year before and a whole lot better than the 5%,…

10 years ago

Air France

Eurowing and a Prayer: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 39

Is growing Eurowings a safe bet? Lufthansa’s low-cost unit had a rough first quarter and that might not be the last. Eurowings is growing like gangbusters, propelling itself into the…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago

airline loyalty

Delta CEO Interview: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 38

Delta’s new CEO Ed Bastian thinks it’s great that the competition is trying to catch up to Delta in terms of operational performance. He also says, without hesitation, that the…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago

Alaska Airlines

Southwest and Alaska Outperform: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 37

While Delta, American and United have all seen both revenues and costs dropping, Southwest and Alaska just experienced the opposite in the first quarter. In fact, Southwest and Alaska rode…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago

Azul

Delta Feels No Pain: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 36

Here’s a simple recipe for success: Make all the right moves in all the right places. Whether overseas or in the U.S., Delta has managed to avoid the pockets of…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago

Air China

Chinese Airlines Show Stress: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 35

Is China’s slowing economy taking its toll on the country’s Big Three carriers? So far Air China, China Eastern and China Southern have held up well and posted a rather…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago

Alaska Airlines

Will Virgin and Alaska Be Happy Together? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 34

Alaska Airlines clearly wants to be the dominant carrier on the West Coast, and if its purchase of Virgin America goes through, it will have four focus cities—Los Angeles, San…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago

El Al Airlines

Is Virgin Merging With Alaska? Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 33

If the U.S. airline market were to see even more consolidation, what kind of effect would it have? That’s one question we consider in a discussion about the possible acquisition…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago

Brussels Airlines

Post-Brussels Attack Roundup: Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 32

Attacks at airports are rare, and Tuesday’s bombing at Brussels Airport will no doubt have repercussions around the world. Which airlines will see the worst financial impact from the attacks?…

Seth Kaplan | 10 years ago