Airline Weekly Lounge
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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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May 31, 2024 • 36min
American Airlines and Southeast Asia
In part one of this week's specially extended episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss a dramatic few days at American Airlines. In part two, attention turns to Southeast Asia as we discover how some of the region's biggest carriers are performing. Get more airline news at http://airlineweekly.skift.com
May 24, 2024 • 32min
Ryanair Earnings and U.S. Summer Trends
In part one, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss the latest earnings from low-cost giant Ryanair. In part two, our focus turns to the upcoming summer travel season and what it means for the big U.S. airlines.Background Reading:Ryanair ‘Don’t Care’ Who the Next Boeing CEO Ishttps://skift.com/2024/05/20/ryanair-dont-care-who-the-next-boeing-ceo-is/Ryanair CEO Slams Boeing Culture: ‘They Love Talking Corporate Bullsh*t’https://skift.com/2024/03/20/ryanair-ceo-slams-boeing-culture/What Are Summer Travel Trends for 2024?https://skift.com/2024/04/12/ask-skift-what-are-summer-travel-trends-for-2024/What Are the Most Searched Cities for Summer 2024 Flights?https://skift.com/2024/03/19/what-are-the-most-searched-cities-for-summer-2024-flights/
May 17, 2024 • 31min
Emirates Earnings and Booming Brazil
In part one of today's episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss Emirates' record-breaking results and ask how long these good times can last. In part two, we turn our attention to Brazil and find out how two of the country's biggest airlines are performing. Read the latest issue of Airline Weekly every Monday morning at http://airlineweekly.skift.com.
May 10, 2024 • 31min
Spirit Airlines and Japan
Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat explore two big topics in this week's episode. In part one, we examine what Spirit Airlines' Q1 numbers mean for the future direction of the carrier. In part two, we turn our sights across the Pacific to Japan.
May 3, 2024 • 33min
Euro-Things
In this week's episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat take a deep-dive into the latest earnings from carriers across the European continent. From airline supergroups to more niche Nordic players, we make sense of the big numbers and ask what they could mean for the coming summer season.
Apr 26, 2024 • 34min
JetBlue and Volaris
With earnings season well underway, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat examine the key trends and finer details from JetBlue and Volaris - two of the largest low-cost carriers in the Americas.
Apr 19, 2024 • 33min
United's Fascinating First Quarter
Analyzing United Airlines' strategic moves and performance, including the impact of eliminating ticket change fees and Boeing Max delays. Exploring Denver's ascension as a key hub, airline hub performance, and economic factors. Insights on airline profitability for 2023 and teasing unexpected top performers.
Apr 12, 2024 • 31min
Why Delta's Flying High
In this week's episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat dig into Delta's latest earnings report to find out what's making the U.S. carrier one of the industry's biggest success stories.
Apr 5, 2024 • 30min
Low-Cost, Long-Haul Challenges
In this week's episode, Gordon Smith is joined by Ashab Rizvi from Skift Research to discuss the key findings from a new report into the low-cost, long-haul airline sector.
Mar 29, 2024 • 33min
The Michael O'Leary Interview
Join Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary as he discusses airline policies, customer service improvements, the baggage fee dilemma, and the evolution of social media in the airline industry. Explore his insights on Southwest Airlines' business model and revenue strategies.
