Episodes
Listen in as Aviation Week Network's Karen Walker speaks with Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA chief economist and sustainability head, about new financial and traffic forecasts and alternative fuel production challenges.
Published 12/07/23
How should we understand the sustainable fuels agreements brokered at ICAO’s CAAF/3 conference? Listen in to hear from Haldane Dodd, executive director of the cross-industry Air Transport Action Group, who has been championing the need for this framework.
Published 11/30/23
Aviation Week Network's Karen Walker speaks with BOC Aviation's retiring CEO Robert Martin and his successor, incoming chief executive Steven Townend, about managing supply chain disruptions and how people make things happen at their leasing company.
Published 11/14/23
Listen in Aviation Week Network's Victoria Moores sits down with International Airlines Group's Head of Sustainability Jonathon Counsell to discuss his thoughts on aviation’s path to net zero, including reducing non-CO2 emissions.
Published 11/09/23
The head of the Malaysia-based long-haul LCC talks about Asia’s surging demand for air travel and his focus points with Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker. 
Published 11/03/23
Listen in as Aviation Week Network's David Casey and Victoria Moores speak with Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Airports Council International World director general. Recorded live at Routes World 2023 in Istanbul, the trio discusses the outlook for passenger traffic globally, the major challenges facing airports and how the airport business model is changing.
Published 10/19/23
Listen in as Aviation Week Network's Karen Walker speaks with the director general at the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Subhas Menon, ahead of the organization's annual Assembly of Presidents in Singapore.
Published 10/13/23
Listen in as Aviation Week Network's Karen Walker speaks with Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA's senior vice president for sustainability and chief economist, about key talking points at the first IATA World Sustainability Symposium in Madrid.
Published 10/05/23
Tune is as Aviation Week Network's Karen Walker speaks with Bryan Bedford, president and CEO of Republic Airways, about the pilot shortage and other challenges affecting the U.S. regional airline industry.
Published 09/28/23
Listen in as Aviation Week Network's Karen Walker speaks with Carsten Spohr, the head of multiple European airlines, about North American route expansion, ITA, returning the Airbus A380 to service and supply chain problems.
Published 09/21/23
Listen in as Aviation Week editors David Casey, Aaron Karp and Victoria Moores discuss instances of air traffic control (ATC) chaos in Europe and North America this summer, as well as how some air service providers and airlines are seeking to address the challenges head on.
Published 09/14/23
Tune in as Aviation Week editors discuss the air traffic control failure in the UK that led to the cancelation of thousands of flights, which the  UK’s ATC services provider, NATS, says was caused by a “one-in-15 million” event. Routes Editor-In-Chief David Casey and ATW Europe and Africa Bureau Chief Victoria Moores discuss the initial findings of a report into the incident and what measures have been taken to ensure a repeat of the chaos does not happen again.
Published 09/07/23
Tune in as Aviation Week experts Chen Chuanren, Hang Zhao and David Casey discuss the reasons behind China's slower-than-expected recovery. Traffic in China’s domestic market has continued to surge since Beijing began to ease pandemic-related restrictions in January. However, recovery of the country’s international market has been steady rather than spectacular, with capacity still down by about 50% on 2019 levels. Featuring Chen Chuanren, Southeast Asia and China editor at Air Transport...
Published 08/31/23
Tune in as ATW editors Karen Walker and Henry Canaday discuss their new cover story report on studies that detail the true impact of shutting down the air transport system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published 08/24/23
Listen in as Aviation Week editor Aaron Karp talks with Tim Kroll, airport director at Atlantic City Airport, and Nick Johnson, vice president and head of revenue for Landline, at TakeOff North America, Routes' air service development forum dedicated to the North American marketplace.  Aaron, Tim and Nick analyze how motor coach services could change the landscape for regional air travel, with implications for passengers, airlines and the environment.
Published 08/17/23
Listen in as Air Transport World’s Alan Dron and Edmond Rose, consulting director at aviation consultancy ASM, discuss Saudi Arabia's aviation ambitions with David Casey, editor in chief of Routes. The aviation landscape in Saudi Arabia is changing, helped by the implementation of the government’s Vision 2030, a project aimed at diversifying the economy away from oil dependency. With tourism set to become a major economic driver, the country is targeting 330 million air passengers by the end...
Published 08/03/23
While many global markets have returned to their pre-pandemic norms, where stronger carriers have reasserted their dominance, South Africa’s aviation landscape tells a different story. Routes Editor In Chief David Casey and Air Transport World Europe and Africa Bureau Chief Victoria Moores discuss the changing dynamics in the country’s aviation market following the extensive restructure of South African Airways and the demise of airlines like Mango and Comair.
Published 07/26/23
Aviation Week Network editors Karen Walker, Jens Flottau and Richard Maslen discuss new aircraft orders and what it means for future airline networks on the release of ATW's World Airline Report.
Published 07/20/23
Top aviation lawyer Ken Quinn shares his thoughts on what it will take to make air transport carbon net-zero.
Published 07/12/23
Former Virgin Atlantic director Barry Humphreys discusses his new book "The Regulation of Air Transport From Protection to Liberalisation, and Back Again" and where he sees the industry going.
Published 06/29/23
Sustainability and supply chain issues are among the hot topics at the Paris Air Show, which returns to the industry's calendar after a four-year break. ATW editors discuss the key themes of the show this year, as well as the latest aircraft orders.
Published 06/21/23
ATW editors discuss new cabin products and innovations seen at the Aircraft Interiors Expo better known as AIX.
Published 06/15/23
Our editors at the IATA AGM in Istanbul heard discussions on aviation sustainability, OEM supply chain frustrations and other key issues.
Published 06/07/23
Ahead of the IATA AGM, Walsh talks about the industry’s main focus areas.
Published 06/01/23
Editors discuss why Colombia made a rescue of LCC Viva almost impossible.
Published 05/18/23