Airline Business Podcast
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Airline Business Podcast
Exclusive insight and intelligence for airline boardrooms worldwide
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2024 reflections, 2025 outlook and role of alliances
Graham and Lewis discuss how the industry has performed in 2024 and what might lie ahead in 2025.
They also consider the role of alliances in t...

Spirit, Brazil, Q3 earnings and Trump thoughts
Graham and Lewis discuss Spirit Airlines' Chapter 11 announcement while considering what a Trump presidency might mean for the industry.
They al...

Why are airlines talking about aircraft delivery delays again?
Graham and Lewis discuss early signs in the third-quarter earnings season.
They then examine the impact of more bad news on aircraft delivery d...

Learnings from earnings and China's recovery
Graham and Lewis discuss the recent airline earnings season after more clarity emerged on the European fare situation.
They also examine capaci...

What's going on in Europe's earnings season?
Graham and Lewis discuss the confusing picture that has emerged in the first half of the earnings season in Europe, plus the actions under way at US l...

Is the airline industry recovery still on track?
In the latest episode – sponsored by Panasonic Avionics – Graham and Lewis discuss the industry outlook following the recent IATA AGM in Dubai, includ...

First-quarter challenges but brighter summer to come
In the latest episode – sponsored by Panasonic Avionics – Graham and Lewis look back on a first-quarter earnings season that saw a variety of challeng...

Changes at the top of Boeing and Europe's united front
In the latest episode - sponsored by Panasonic Avionics - Graham and Lewis discuss the impact of the recently announced changes at the top of Boeing,...

Safety and consolidation under the spotlight
In the latest episode - sponsored by Panasonic Avionics - Graham and Lewis look back on an inauspicious start to 2024 in terms of airline safety and c...

The airlines to watch in 2024
In the latest instalment of the podcast - sponsored by Panasonic Avionics -Graham and Lewis discuss the airlines to watch over the next 12 months.

Capacity, China, conflict and consolidation: looking back on 2023
In the latest instalment of the Airline Business Podcast – sponsored by Panasonic Avionics – Graham and Lewis look back on the past 12 months for the...

Widebody wins in Dubai and air cargo's turbulent descent
In the latest instalment of the Airline Business Podcast – sponsored by Panasonic Avionics – Graham and Lewis discuss the aircraft orders placed at th...

SAS stakes, sustainability and sweet spots
Graham and Lewis discuss the latest consolidation moves in Europe, as Air France-KLM announces plans to take a minority stake in SAS.
They also...

Strong financials, market ‘normalisation’ and start-up stories
Graham and Lewis look back on another strong set of quarterly results from the global airline industry, while considering whether the coming months wi...

Summer disruption, airport noise, sustainability and award winners
Graham and Lewis discuss the operational challenges being seen in Europe and North America, as ATC issues and airspace restrictions combine with weath...

Q1 earnings, Ryanair order, Go First woes, Joyce's Qantas legacy
Graham and Lewis discuss how European and North American carriers performed during the recent earnings season, which saw a degree of ‘normalisation’ a...

Consolidation challenges, Riyadh Air, C-suite gender diversity
Graham and Lewis talk through the growing list of consolidation moves within the global industry, discussing why deals take such a long time to get ov...

Do airline failures belie brighter outlook?
Graham and Lewis discuss the recent collapses of European carriers Flybe and Flyr, asking whether those developments belie a much brighter outlook for...

Standout stories from 2022
Graham and Lewis discuss some of the most interesting developments in 2022, including KLM’s challenges, ITA Airways wrangling, Norwegian’s renaissance...

IATA profit hopes, Heathrow, Virgin, A380, United Airlines order and Air India
Graham and Lewis discuss IATA's recent forecast for 2023, which showed the industry tipping into profitable territory after a punishing few years.

Record Q3 revenues, cargo concerns, ICAO deal and Latin latest
Graham and Lewis discuss a strong third-quarter results season for airlines in Europe and North America, as constrained capacity met surging demand. T...

Winter worries, Emirates-United tie-up, Frontier and Blue Air
Graham and Lewis discuss the transition from a positive summer period in terms of demand and - in some cases - profits to an uncertain winter, with a...

787 return, supply-chain impact and Farnborough thoughts
Graham and Lewis discuss the resumption of Boeing 787 deliveries and the impact of supply-chain issues on fleet planning.
They also look...

IATA AGM talking points and A380 return
Graham and Lewis consider the main talking points from the recent IATA AGM in Doha, at which the association outlined an improved economic outlook for...

Disruption blame game and sustainability action plans
Graham and Lewis consider the blame game that is emerging as airlines and the wider air travel sector grapple with operational challenges.

Reining in the recovery and Chinese market reversal
Graham and Lewis discuss big airline expectations from the recent results season, alongside the operational challenges that threaten to limit the reco...

Challenging summer capacity ramp-up and the fight for Spirit
Graham and Lewis return to discuss the challenges facing airlines as they ramp-up operations heading into the northern hemisphere summer, notably amid...

Uncertainties prevail after bleak Q2 results season
Graham and Lewis discuss a bleak financial results season, as airlines count the costs of a ruinous April-June period while grappling with a bumpier-t...

What challenges do airlines face as they return to the skies?
As airlines begin to ramp up operations, Graham and Lewis discuss the demand situation and the likely pitfalls ahead.
They consider wheth...

How airlines in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America are impacted by the crisis
Airlines begin cutting their fleets in earnest, Latin America's biggest carrier heads into restructuring and Asia-Pacific operators grapple with how t...

What will the airline industry look like when flying restarts?
With talk in some markets turning to how airline markets might open up again as coronavirus cases peak, Graham and Lewis examine the current state of...

'Cash crunch' for airlines as majority of global fleet is grounded
Graham and Lewis talk through the latest developments in the airline industry as the majority of the world’s fleet is grounded amid the coronavirus cr...

Airlines ground fleets as IATA gives latest impact assessment
Graham and Lewis talk through the latest figures and thoughts from IATA as airlines across the world ground their fleets in response to the coronaviru...

Airlines reel from coronavirus impact, plus latest on Boeing 737 Max
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss the impact of the coronavirus, which has been described by IATA as...

Airlines grapple with coronavirus impact
The new edition of the Airline Business podcast is now available.
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they dis...

End-of-year (and decade) review
Join Graham Dunn, Lewis Harper and Max Kingsley-Jones as they look back on 2019 and the past decade, and forward to what 2020 might have in store for...

December 2019 issue
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss signs of slowing in the performance of carriers in Europe and elsew...

November 2019 issue
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss another round of winter failures in the European market – including...

October 2019 issue
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss Michael O'Leary's new group role at Ryanair, troubles at French lei...

September 2019 issue
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss a summer of strike action in Europe, Rupert Hogg's departure from C...