The Threat to Virgin Australia
This week the Skift Airline Weekly team discussed Virgin Australia’s potential demise as well as how other airlines are weathering the coronavirus fallout. Dive deeper with the latest issue of Skift...
1 Mai 202034min
How Is the Coronavirus Pandemic Different From 9/11 for Airlines?
The coronavirus pandemic is bringing the world's airlines to their knees. The Trump administration's decision on Wednesday to suspend travel between the U.S. and the European Union's Schengen area is ...
12 Mar 202013min
La Compagnie President -- All-Business-Class Can Work
Can all-business class airlines work? La Compagnie President Christian Vernet thinks so. But while others have failed — remember MAXJet? — Vernet said his airline's product sets it apart, and the A321...
27 Feb 202024min
Qatar's Bet on Air Italy Fails
Qatar Airways took a page from Etihad's book and invested in a European carrier. This elicited howls from the major U.S. airlines. They claimed this move was nothing more than a Trojan Horse strategy ...
20 Feb 202015min
The Sabre-Farelogix Antitrust Lawsuit
A federal court is wading into the arcana of airline distribution. It's assessing whether there are antitrust issues with travel tech company Sabre's proposed acquisition of Farelogix. But what exactl...
13 Feb 202010min
French Bee President Marc Rochet
French Bee President Marc Rochet is confident the airline's upcoming Newark-Orly flights will be successful, because the key to the airline's wins so far is its simplicity, he said. But will it work?...
6 Feb 202020min
Do Secondary Airports in L.A. and San Francisco Work?
Just what is going on in California? JetBlue is drawing down at Long Beach and dropping Oakland altogether, while United is adding flights to small California cities. Can any airline make a go of the ...
30 Jan 202015min
Whither Willie Walsh?
Airline Weekly talks this week to Skift Europe Editor Patrick Whyte on the news of International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh's retirement announcement. Walsh has been a powerhouse in the airline i...
23 Jan 202014min
