The Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast
North America
A Thanksgiving Week of Travel
Thanksgiving travel in the U.S. is back, said Airlines for America President and CEO Nicholas Calio. But while it may be as busy as it was three years ago, it…November 18th, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST
Europe
Turkish Airlines Blowout
Turkish Airlines had a blowout third quarter. The airline's revenues and capacity are way up from 2019 with no pause in sight. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss Turkish's outlook.…November 11th, 2022 at 4:10 AM EST
Europe
Europe’s Airline Merger Mania
Air France-KLM wants TAP Air Portugal, but so does International Airlines Group. IAG also wants Air Europa, and maybe even EasyJet. And the Lufthansa Group is back in play for…November 4th, 2022 at 12:30 PM EDT
Norwegian
Norwegian Air’s Turnaround
Who would have thought three years ago that we'd be talking about the bright future for Norwegian Air? One restructuring and pandemic later, and the discounter is profitable and taking…October 28th, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT
Latin Caution
Latin American airline executives are mostly bullish on the near-term outlook but, given their exposure to the strong U.S. dollar and other macro pressures, are cautious about what the new…October 21st, 2022 at 5:40 PM EDT
Is Travel Countercyclical?
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian claimed this week, after his airline reported a robust third quarter profit and sees seemingly unsated demand, that travel is "countercyclical" to the economic…October 16th, 2022 at 12:30 PM EDT
All-Star Airports
What's the ado with Austin, Cancun, Ho Chi Minh City, Paris Orly, and Riyadh? All of the airports are seeing tremendous growth above pre-pandemic levels. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat…October 7th, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT
American
American’s Blended Travel Boom
The "real revenue growth" at American Airlines is in blended trips, or travel that includes both business and personal aspects, Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja said at the Skift Global…September 30th, 2022 at 12:10 PM EDT
Orlando
Orlando Rebound
The U.S. travel recovery is strong, and maybe nearly complete. If there is one airport that epitomizes the strength of the leisure-first recovery, it is Orlando where seemingly endless domestic…September 25th, 2022 at 8:33 AM EDT
India
India’s Moment
Is Indian aviation's moment here? Air India under Tata ownership has a deal for new airplanes, while the country's largest airline, IndiGo, keeps growing and several new startups are adding…September 16th, 2022 at 2:10 PM EDT