The Recovery Will Start When?
Ned and Madhu digest United's third-quarter earnings in this latest episode of the Lounge and observe that airline CEO predictions about the recovery run the gamut from United CEO Scott Kirby's extrem...
22 Okt 202128min
Delta‘s Premium Leisure Bet
This week in the Lounge, Madhu and Ned breakdown Delta's third-quarter earnings, and take bets on whether premium leisure is the travel trend of the future that CEO Ed Bastian thinks it is. Also, Sout...
15 Okt 202121min
It‘s Anyone‘s Guess When Business Travel Returns
Airline Weekly's' Edward "Ned" Russell heard a variety of forecasts for when business travel will return at the IATA Annual General Meeting this week in Boston. He and Madhu Unnikrishnan discuss wheth...
8 Okt 202122min
The Pandemic Exacerbated Labor Issues at U.S. Regionals
Airline Weekly's Edward Russell reports back on the annual Regional Airline Association Leaders Conference, where executives said their long-standing labor issues expanded during the crisis. Also, Mad...
1 Okt 202125min
Live From the Skift Global Forum
This week's episode of the 'Lounge comes to you live from the TWA Hotel at New York Kennedy during the Skift Global Forum 2021. The Airline Weekly team discusses why Air France-KLM Group CEO Ben Smith...
24 Sep 202124min
Boeing‘s Forecast Shows Why This Crisis Is Unlike Others
This week the Airline Weekly team chews over why Australia's competition regulator denied Qantas and Japan Airlines a joint venture. Will Fly Play buck the odds and make low-cost longhaul work? And, w...
16 Sep 202128min
Philippine Airlines‘ Bankruptcy Was a Long Time Coming
Edward "Ned" Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan talk about why Philippines Airlines Chapter 11 surprised no one. The two also discuss Porter's restart flights, and Ryanair's latest fight with Boeing.
10 Sep 202124min
Will South African Make a Comeback?
The Airline Weekly team heads south to look at South African Airways’ restructuring and restart after an 18-month suspension. Can the notoriously poorly run airline emerge a successful carrier? We als...
2 Sep 202130min
