Delta's Red-Hot Summer
Delta Air Lines now forecasts its summer revenues will outpace 2019, a significant milestone in the U.S. airline industry's recovery. But all is not golden as costs, particularly fuel, are rising as w...
3 Jun 202224min
IndiGo Goes and Goes!
Just how bullish is IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta on India's airline market? Very, very bullish. But Edward "Ned Russell" and Madhu Unnikrishnan note that others have predicted that India's aviation market...
27 Mai 202222min
The South American Spider Web
Abra, the new holding company planned by Colombia's Avianca and Brazil's Gol, would knit together South America in what Copa CEO called a spider web (although he said he's not too concerned about it)....
20 Mai 202221min
Who's to Blame for the Pilot Shortage?
Tempers are flaring as airlines, unions, and even Congress point fingers at who's to blame for the pilot shortage. Edward "Ned" Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan discuss an innovative program at Southern...
13 Mai 202223min
Just What's Happening in Newark?
Airlines are sparring over Newark Liberty International Airport, as United claims the FAA is allowing low-cost-carriers to go over the 79 flight operations per hour cap. But Spirit and JetBlue refute ...
6 Mai 202223min
The Thick of Airline Earnings
Edward “Ned” Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan are in the thick of first quarter earnings. The takeaway so far: demand changed for the better in March but summer may not be as rosy as many hoped, at leas...
29 Apr 202222min
Bellwether Delta
Cape Air CEO Linda Markham warns that the U.S. industry’s every-airline-for-themselves approach to easing the pilot shortage may not be the best way to address supply. Edward “Ned” Russell and Madhu U...
22 Apr 202224min
A Tale of Two Quarters
It’s that time of year again: earnings! Delta Air Lines kicked off the first quarter results season with better than expected financials that reflected the two halves of the quarter; one characterized...
15 Apr 202222min
