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air europa
How Does IAG Benefit From Acquiring Air Europa?
International Airlines Group (IAG) had a surprise for the airline industry this week: It stated its intention to buy Spanish carrier Air Europa. This wasn't a surprise to Skift Airline…November 7th, 2019
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Norwegian Executive on Its Rebound From Tough Year
Skift Airline Weekly Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan caught up with Anders Lindström, Norwegian's director of communications for the U.S., at San Francisco International Airport on Monday when the carrier launched San…October 31st, 2019
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european airlines
Just What Happened to Thomas Cook?
The UK government this week engages in another set of inquiries on why Thomas Cook went bankrupt, which is the perfect time to ask Skift Europe Editor Patrick Whyte, who…October 24th, 2019
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A4A
Interview: Airlines for America’s Chief Economist
Back in the aughts, Airlines for America's Chief Economist John Heimlich often showed a slide with an alarming statistic: Coffee giant Starbucks' market capitalization was more than that of the…October 17th, 2019
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Air France
Skift Global Forum Aviation Wrap-Up
In this episode of the Skift Airline Weekly Lounge podcast, Skift Travel Senior Aviation Business Editor Brian Sumers and I discuss the interviews we did on stage at Skift Global…September 26th, 2019
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airline weekly lounge
Interview: Southwest’s Chief Revenue Exec Andrew Watterson
Andrew Watterson, Southwest's chief revenue officer, had a few minutes to talk to Skift Airline Weekly Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan and Skift Travel Senior Aviation Business Editor Brian Sumers at the…September 19th, 2019
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airports
Interview: Las Vegas Airport’s Rosemary Vassiliadis
Rosemary Vassiliadis, director of McCarran International Airport System, leads operations at McCarran and oversees four other airports in southern Nevada. Vassiliadis thinks airlines are flat wrong in their opposition to…September 12th, 2019
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Hawaiian Airlines
Interview: Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram
Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram isn't too worried about increasing competition from U.S. and Japanese carriers on routes to Hawaii. During an an interview with Skift Airline Weekly Editor Madhu…September 5th, 2019
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air baltic
Interview: AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss
AirBaltic was an early adopter of the Airbus A220, back when it was the Bombardier CSeries. The aircraft is perfectly designed for the Baltic carrier's missions, and CEO Martin Gauss…August 29th, 2019
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Airlines
Interview: Christine Ourmieres-Widener
Just before stepping down as CEO of British regional carrier Flybe, Christine Ourmières-Widener took a minute to talk to Skift Airline Weekly at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul.August 16th, 2019