Airline Weekly Lounge
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 mone...
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- Meghna Maharishi3 eps
- Seth Borko1 ep
- Jay Shabat1 ep
Also: Darren Hulst, Jay
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- 🇺🇸United States · Business NewsHOME#4375K to 397K
- 🇨🇴CO · Business News#94.8K to 25K
- 🇮🇳India · Business News#423.9K to 21K
- 🇹🇷TR · Business News#153.2K to 17K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Business News#593.1K to 17K
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118K to 624K🎙 ~2x weekly·444 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
236K to 1.2M🇺🇸64%🇨🇴4%🇮🇳3%+18 more - Active Followers
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130K to 686K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/15/26 |  Delta Sets the Pace for Airline Earnings Season | As Delta Air Lines kicks off Q3 earnings, Gordon and Jay unpack the numbers. Plus, could Southwest be eyeing widebody aircraft? And what's behind the latest slide in JetBlue's share price? Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – LinkedIn Jay Shabat – LinkedIn Meghna Maharishi - LinkedIn Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/ X: https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries. 00:00 Welcome and Agenda 00:30 Finnair Raises Guidance 03:44 Delta Q3 Headlines 06:14 Delta Refinery Advantage 10:30 Cargo and MRO Boost 14:37 Break and Listener Plug 15:00 Premium Strategy Explained 20:04 Riyadh Route Postponed 22:02 Southwest Widebody Rumors 28:54 JetBlue Under Pressure 33:19 Forum Promo and Wrap | 35m 16s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 |  Delta Kicks Off Q3 Earnings Season | In part one, Gordon and Jay preview what to watch as U.S. carriers report Q3 earnings. In part two, they turn to Alaska Airlines' investor day and discuss what stood out. Follow the Hosts: Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – LinkedIn Jay Shabat – LinkedIn Meghna Maharishi - LinkedIn Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/ X: https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries. 00:00 Welcome and Agenda 00:34 Q3 Earnings Preview 03:17 Revenue Man Tailwinds 08:38 Cost Vader Headwinds 11:29 Fuel Uncertainty Outlook 12:56 Premium Cabin Boom 18:16 Skift Aviation Forum Plug 21:20 Break and Reset 21:49 Why Investor Days Matter 23:35 Alaska Rough First Half 26:40 Alaska Global Expansion Risks 30:29 Alaska Revenue Strategy Shift 33:23 Partnerships and M&A Chatter 38:07 Wrap Up and Farewell | 40m 41s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 |  Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster on Fuel, AI, and ATC Meltdowns | Gordon Smith sits down with Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster on the sidelines of Skift Global Forum in New York. They discuss how fuel costs are weighing on the airline and why premium demand keeps holding up, before turning to recent air traffic control meltdowns that have disrupted transatlantic operations. Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – LinkedIn Jay Shabat – LinkedIn Meghna Maharishi - LinkedIn Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/ X: https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries. 0:00 Introduction1:00 Becoming CEO of Virgin Atlantic3:00 The Iran War and a Challenging First Year4:00 Fuel Costs Have Doubled5:30 Transatlantic Demand and Cargo Revenue7:00 The Premium Cabin Bet9:00 Keeping Premium Feeling Special10:00 The Delta Relationship12:00 AI at Virgin Atlantic14:00 ATC Failures and Infrastructure16:00 Vision for Virgin Atlantic | 18m 29s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 |  What American, Southwest and United Told Investors | Gordon is joined by Jay and Meghna to unpack the recent Morgan Stanley Laguna conference, where executives from American, Southwest and United set out where they think the market is heading. Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – LinkedIn Jay Shabat – LinkedIn Meghna Maharishi - LinkedIn Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/ X: https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries. 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:45 Laguna Conference Themes 03:46 Demand Strong Costs Rising 08:12 Premium Push and Lounges 15:23 Airline Strategies Compared 18:25 Wrap Part One and Break 20:53 Part Two Fuel Update 22:58 Capacity Cuts Ahead 24:48 Merger Rumors Return 30:55 Regulators and Rail Parallels 36:09 Final Thanks and Subscribe | 37m 30s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  Airlines Post Record Revenues But Costs Catch Up | Gordon and Jay open with why record revenues still aren't covering a sharp rise in costs, then turn to what JetBlue's latest outlook tells the rest of the industry. Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – LinkedIn Jay Shabat – LinkedIn Meghna Maharishi - LinkedIn Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/ X: https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries. 00:00 Welcome and Agenda 00:50 Why Costs Matter Now 02:37 Six Inflation Buckets 03:01 Fuel and Labor Pressures 05:00 Aircraft and Maintenance Crunch 06:22 Airport Infrastructure Inflation 08:47 Premium Service Costs 09:49 Borrowing Costs Rising 11:32 How Airlines Fight Inflation 14:19 Capacity Cuts and Pricing Power 18:15 Demand and Supply Behind Fare Hikes 21:01 OEMs and Next Aircraft Programs 22:23 Forum Plug and News Notes 23:32 Back From Break Global Forum 26:36 JetBlue Investor Update Numbers 31:14 Fort Lauderdale Strategy Post Spirit 34:34 Losses Bankruptcy Talk and Options 36:11 Merger Prospects United Southwest American 38:19 JetBlue Right of Reply Context 40:34 Wrap Up and Subscribe | 41m 56s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 |  The Air Canada Anko Inherits | In part one, Gordon and Jay weigh the opportunities in front of Air Canada against the challenges that come with them. In part two, the conversation turns to China, and why the country's Big Three carriers had such a rough second quarter. Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – LinkedIn Jay Shabat – LinkedIn Meghna Maharishi - LinkedIn Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/ X: https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries. 00:00 Welcome and agenda 01:38 Air Canada turnaround history 04:27 New CEO and headwinds 08:32 Competitive landscape and Aeroplan 14:25 Sixth freedom strategy explained 16:42 New aircraft and route growth 21:49 Forum plug and break 23:03 China big three losses 24:20 Why fares can’t rise 27:04 Fleet politics and economy 28:48 International bright spots 34:25 Wrap up and next week | 38m 16s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | transatlantic expansionUS airlines+4 | — | A321XLRUnited Airlines+4 | — | US airlinesEurope expansion+3 | — | 32m 07s | ||
| 8/27/26 | Qatar AirwaysJazeera Airways+4 | — | Qatar AirwaysJazeera Airways+2 | New YorkKuwait | Qatar AirwaysJazeera Airways+5 | — | 32m 33s | ||
| 8/20/26 | AviationIndustry Events+3 | — | Air CanadaVirgin Atlantic+1 | New York | Skift Global ForumAir Canada+3 | — | 39m 57s | ||
| 8/13/26 | Turkish AirlinesAllegiant Air+4 | — | Turkish AirlinesAllegiant Air+3 | — | Turkish AirlinesAllegiant Air+5 | — | 29m 41s | ||
| 8/6/26 | aviation performancefinancial analysis+4 | — | SwissLufthansa Group+6 | Europe | SwissLufthansa+5 | — | 33m 58s | ||
| 7/30/26 | Farnborough International Airshowairline earnings+3 | — | Airline WeeklySkift+4 | Farnborough International Airshow | Farnborough Airshowairline earnings+7 | — | 42m 33s | ||
| 7/23/26 | aviation industryprofitability+5 | — | Airline WeeklySkift | Middle EastEurope+1 | aviationairlines+5 | — | 1h 01m 40s | ||
| 7/18/26 | aircraft demandBoeing outlook+3 | Darren Hulst | BoeingCommercial Market Outlook | — | Boeingaircraft+3 | — | 26m 21s | ||
| 7/16/26 | BNPLloyalty programs+5 | — | ClarityPayJetBlue+2 | — | BNPLClarityPay+5 | — | 17m 50s | ||
| 7/9/26 | EasyJet valuationprivate equity+3 | — | EasyJetCastlelake+6 | — | EasyJetCastlelake+6 | — | 43m 10s | ||
| 7/2/26 | SAS orderAir New Zealand turnaround+3 | — | SAS Scandinavian AirlinesAir New Zealand+1 | Copenhagen | SASA330neos+5 | — | 37m 48s | ||
| 6/25/26 | Las Vegas air trafficU.S. market trends+3 | — | Airline Weekly | Las VegasSan Diego+1 | Las Vegasair traffic+3 | — | 37m 08s | ||
| 6/18/26 | airline profitabilityIATA trends+3 | Jay | IATAAirline Weekly+4 | BrazilJFK | profitable airlineIATA AGM+3 | — | 35m 54s | ||
| 6/11/26 | IATA AGMBrazil aviation market+4 | — | — | BrazilRio | IATA AGMBrazil aviation+6 | WEX | 40m 47s | ||
| 6/4/26 | airline CEOsinvestor conference+4 | — | IATAJetBlue+2 | — | airline CEOsBernstein conference+5 | WEX | 38m 22s | ||
| 5/28/26 | easyJet performanceAtlanta airport traffic+3 | — | easyJet | AtlantaNew York+2 | easyJetoperating margin+3 | WEX | 45m 24s | ||
| 5/21/26 | financial turnaroundaviation news+3 | — | IberiaSingapore Airlines+1 | MadridLatin America | IberiaSingapore Airlines+5 | WEX | 39m 34s | ||
| 5/15/26 | Q1 earningsU.S. airlines+5 | Meghna Maharishi | BoeingSouthwest+3 | ChinaNYC | airlinesearnings season+7 | — | 27m 00s | ||
| 5/7/26 | Spirit Airlinesbankruptcy+4 | Jay ShabatMeghna Maharishi | Spirit AirlinesDOJ+3 | — | Spirit Airlinesbankruptcy+6 | — | 38m 35s | ||
| 4/30/26 | JetBlue strugglesNorwegian performance+3 | — | JetBlueNorwegian+2 | — | JetBlueNorwegian+5 | — | 33m 03s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Spirit AirlinesU.S. Government intervention+3 | — | Spirit AirlinesAlaska Air Group+3 | Washington | aviationbusiness news+3 | — | 35m 08s | ||
| 4/16/26 | United AirlinesAmerican Airlines+4 | — | UnitedAmerican Airlines+6 | America | mega-mergerconsolidation+2 | — | 27m 38s | ||
| 4/9/26 | Delta Airlinesoil prices+4 | — | DeltaSouthwest+1 | — | Q1 resultsearnings call+3 | — | 41m 43s | ||
| 4/2/26 | IATA leadershipfuel prices+4 | — | JetBlueIndiGo+8 | MexicoHawaii+2 | leadership movesairline industry+2 | — | 40m 56s | ||
| 3/26/26 | jet fuel pricesCebu Pacific+3 | — | Cebu PacificAirline Weekly | — | aviation crisislow-cost carrier+1 | — | 28m 46s | ||
| 3/19/26 | fuel pricesairline operating costs+2 | — | JP MorganIDEA+2 | U.S. | fuel crisisairline industry+1 | — | 41m 14s | ||
| 3/12/26 | jet fuel pricesTSA disruptions+3 | Meghna MaharishiSeth Borko | Global EntryTSA+4 | US | airport securityspring break+2 | — | 40m 08s | ||
| 3/5/26 | aviationIran war+3 | — | QantasVirgin Australia | GulfIran | airline crisisearnings report+1 | — | 49m 17s | ||
| 2/26/26 | Singapore AirlinesBritish Airways+3 | — | Singapore AirlinesBritish Airways+2 | — | profitfinancial analysis+1 | — | 36m 07s | ||
| 2/19/26 | airline profitsAmerican Airlines+5 | — | American AirlinesDelta+3 | — | airline earningsaviation news+1 | — | 28m 16s | ||
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Chart history for Airline Weekly Lounge
Peaked at #4 in IS, top 10 in 2 of 47 tracked markets, currently #4 in IS.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| IS | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| CO | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| CH | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| TR | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| IL | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| NG | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| Ireland | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| CL | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| PL | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| PT | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| South Korea | — | #28 | #28 | — |
| South Africa | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| AE | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| Sweden | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| Spain | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| India | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| United States | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| HK | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| Finland | — | #50 | #50 | — |
Chart Positions
47 placements across 46 markets.
Chart Positions
47 placements across 46 markets.