Airline Business Podcast

Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss the departure of Bjorn Kjos from Norwegian, a surprise resignation from Ryanair's senior team, opportunities in India, the winners from this year's Airline Strategy Awards and the latest World Airline Rankings. Ellis Taylor from the Asia bureau then talks through his cover interview with Korean Air chief executive Walter Cho. Kjos steps down as Norwegian chief https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kjos-steps-down-as-norwegian-chief-459596/ Ryanair operations chief to step down https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ryanair-operations-chief-to-step-down-459600/ ANALYSIS: 'Boring' Lufthansa seeks Eurowings reboot https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-boring-lufthansa-seeks-eurowings-reboot-459578/ All the winners from the 2019 Airline Strategy Awards https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/all-the-winners-from-the-2019-airline-strategy-award-459648/ American extends Boeing 737 Max cancellations to

Join Airline Business managing editor Lewis Harper and executive editor Graham Dunn as they take you through all the key airline-related developments at this year’s Paris air show. They discuss the orders from Wednesday and Thursday – including Airbus A321XLR commitments from Indigo Partners and American Airlines – and the biggest stories from the past few days in Le Bourget, including IAG's surprise letter of intent for 200 Boeing 737 Max jets. Indigo Partners signs for 50 A321XLRs https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-indigo-partners-signs-for-50-a321xlrs-459158/ Airbus lands marquee American A321XLR order https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-airbus-lands-marquee-american-a321xlr-order-459191/ Boeing reticent on Max brand's absence from IAG statement https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-boeing-reticent-on-max-brands-absence-from-i-459219/ Airbus show total should restore positive net orders https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-airbus-show-total-should-rest

Join Airline Business managing editor Lewis Harper as he takes you through all the key airline-related developments at this year’s Paris air show. Tuesday's news was dominated by a surprise Boeing 737 Max order from IAG. We also here from the under-fire acting chief executive of South African Airlines. Lewis is joined by executive editor Graham Dunn to talk through the day's orders, and Max Kingsley-Jones to discuss NMA-related developments. IAG signs for 200 Max jets https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-iag-signs-for-200-max-jets-459119/ ANALYSIS: Paris air show 2019 order tracker – update https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-paris-air-show-2019-order-tracker-update-459019/ PARIS: Iberia and Aer Lingus opt for A321XLRs https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-iberia-and-aer-lingus-opt-for-a321xlrs-459108/

Join Airline Business managing editor Lewis Harper as he takes you through all the key airline-related developments at this year’s Paris air show. Monday’s big news included Airbus launching the A321XLR, a surprise Virgin Atlantic order and Boeing’s latest thoughts on the 737 Max. Airbus unveils 101t A321XLR with 4,700nm range https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-airbus-unveils-101t-a321xlr-with-4700nm-rang-458994/ Virgin Atlantic signs for up to 20 A330-900s https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-virgin-atlantic-signs-for-up-to-20-a330-900s-459004/ Paris air show 2019 order tracker https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-paris-air-show-2019-order-tracker-459019/ Boeing ups 20-year forecast on global growth projections https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-boeing-ups-20-year-forecast-on-global-growth-458968/

Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss all the talking points from the recent IATA AGM in Seoul, including a downward adjustment for industry profits, existential threats from climate change and progress on gender diversity in senior airline roles. Max Kingsley-Jones then joins the discussion to talk through the latest thinking on the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet. IATA downgrades 2019 profits outlook by a fifth https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iata-downgrades-2019-profits-outlook-by-a-fifth-458618/ IATA resolution aims to reaffirm climate commitments https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iata-resolution-aims-to-reaffirm-climate-commitments-458599/ INTERVIEW: IATA chief Alexandre de Juniac flags pressing issues https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/interview-iata-chief-alexandre-de-juniac-flags-pres-458560/ Airline chiefs concerned over varying 737 Max timelines https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airline-chiefs-concerned-over

Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss acquisition fever in the Canadian market, the impact of the Jet Airways collapse, the financial fallout from the Boeing 737 Max grounding, the health of the long-haul low-cost sector, and the challenges faced by Europe's biggest budget operators. Ghim-Lay Yeo then joins the discussion to talk through this month's Airline Business cover interview with Spirit Airlines chief executive Ted Christie. Air Canada in talks to acquire Transat AT https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-canada-in-talks-to-acquire-transat-at-458232/ ANALYSIS: Onex aims for WestJet growth https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-onex-aims-for-westjet-growth-458165/ ANALYSIS: Alitalia's two years in administrative limbo https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-alitalias-two-years-in-administrative-lim-457813/ Hinduja Group shows interest in Jet Airways https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/hinduja-group-shows-interest-i

Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, JetBlue Airways' transatlantic launch, the collapse of Wow Air, the impact of the Boeing 737 Max grounding, and the opening of Turkish Airlines' new mega-hub. Mavis Toh then joins the discussion to talk through this month's Airline Business cover interview with Juneyao Airlines chairman Wang Junjin. Jet Airways extends international suspension https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jet-airways-extends-international-suspension-457503/ OPINION: How does industry recover from 737 Max grounding saga? https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/opinion-how-does-industry-recover-from-737-max-grou-457454/ SpiceJet to lease 16 additional 737-800s https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spicejet-to-lease-16-additional-737-800s-457424/ JetBlue converts to 13 A321LRs, commits to London service https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jetblue-converts-to-13-a321lrs-commits-to-london-se-4573

The Airline Business team discusses the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, ATC reform in Europe, tensions at Air France-KLM, transformation at Saudia and the demise of the A380 Part 1 Airlines worldwide affected by grounding of Boeing 737 Max A4E calls for ATC reform to combat congestion and reduce emissions Dutch intervention suggests Air France-KLM a long way from united front Etihad reports swingeing losses as decision looms on Jet Airways https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-the-industry-has-reacted-to-the-ethiop-456688/ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/oleary-joins-klm-europes-airline-chiefs-pick-fant-456435/ Part 2 How Jaan Albrecht is transforming Saudia in line with reforms in its home country Part 3 Why Airbus failed to secure enough airline interest in the A380 https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-values-outlook-poor-for-a380-after-termina-455906/

European carrier toils continue Part 1 European carrier troubles continue as Flybmi and Germania collapse and fire sale for Flybe https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bmi-regional-partly-blames-brexit-as-it-ceases-opera-455846/ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-tough-conditions-exposed-germanias-fl-455597/ Part 2 Ryanair revamps with new group structure https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-ryanair-matures-with-iag-style-structure-455531/ Part 3 Big year for British Airways chief Alex Cruz Part 4 Alliances: Oneworld celebrates its 20th anniversary

Pilot episode of the Airline Business Podcast. Read more about the subjects covered in this podcast at: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-which-airline-ceos-face-big-challenges-in-454443/