Airways Podcast

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Delta in Seattle and Los Angeles [Network Beat #5] Oct 25, 2016

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This week in the Network Beat bonus segment of the Airways Podcast, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss Delta's route network changes at Washington Reagan (0:38), the re-distribution of growth for Delta's western hubs (6:08), and Seattle vs. Los Angeles for Delta (8:14).

Episode 13 - Air Canada Expands & Rudderless Virgin Australia Oct 24, 2016

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This week, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss the British Airways - Qatar Airways JV (0:45), Air Canada expanding with six new long haul routes including Toronto-Mumbai (13:00), United Airlines signing a new lease agreement at Washington-Dulles (25:17), the Delta - Virgin Australia JV (32:41), and our weekly short takes (43:06).

Airberlin Restructures [Deep Dive #4] Oct 11, 2016

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This week in the Network Beat bonus segment of the Airways Podcast, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss airberlin's restructuring program (0:30), pessimism about airberlin's profitability (8:30), Etihad learning that money isn't a miracle cure for underperforming airlines (13:14), and Eurowings failing at every step of the way while growing larger and larger (18:22)

LOT Polish Airlines [Deep Dive #3] Oct 06, 2016

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This week in the Deep Dive bonus segment of the Airways Podcast, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss LOT Polish Airlines (0:22), LOT's spectacular growth (4:05), and whether LOT should remain in Star Alliance (7:22).

Episode 12 - Alaska, Virgin America, and the DOJ Walk into a Bar Oct 06, 2016

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This week, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss the DOJ holding up the Alaska-Virgin merger (2:22), Air France - KLM considering a long haul low cost merger (21:46), Lufthansa Group acquiring 100% of Brussels Airlines (33:16), and our weekly short takes (43:43).

European Airlines Grow on the US West Coast [Network Beat #3] Sep 28, 2016

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This week in the Network Beat bonus segment of the Airways Podcast, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss European carrier's expansion on the West Coast (0:22), (2:42), the logic behind San Francisco for Finnair (6:18), where Finnair should grow next in Asia (11:20).

Episode 11 - Should Hawaiian Airlines Buy the A380? Sep 26, 2016

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This week, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss why Notre Dame (football) sucks (0:11), the thaw in the Delta - Korean Air relationship (1:51), Hawaiian Airlines planning European expansion and considering the Airbus A380 (11:42), Rohan lyricizes about Hawaii and Vinay is an elitist snob (24:06), Emirates begins charging for seat selection and adding ancillary fees (25:17), Vinay hates everything and wants to see the world burn (34:30), the explosive growth at IndiGo Airlines and SpiceJet (35:02), Rohan hates SpiceJet (www.rohananand.com) (43:00), and our weekly short takes (44:00).

Kuwait Airways [Network Beat #2] Sep 26, 2016

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This week in the Network Beat bonus segment of the Airways Podcast, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss Kuwait Airways' long haul expansion (0:23), the mixed effect of low fuel prices on Kuwait Airways' (2:42), Kuwait City quietly becoming a connecting hub (4:08), Kuwait Airways' need to grow in Asia and Africa (7:42)

The Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 [Deep Dive #2] Sep 23, 2016

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This week in the Deep Dive bonus segment of the Airways Podcast, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss the market for very large airplanes (VLAs), focusing on the Boeing 747-8 and Airbus A380 production cuts (0:30), the killing blow of the Boeing 777-9X (2:15), the declining attractiveness of four-engine aircraft (5:13), whether the A330 has played any role in killing VLAs (9:07), the shifting focus of Boeing and Airbus (12:14), Iran's VLA orders (15:50), and what's next for the 747-8i (18:02).

Episode 10 - Qantas Resurgence and South African Airways on the Brink Sep 21, 2016

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This week, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand cover a variety of topics discussing the weather in Boston and Dallas and Boston vs. Chicago (0:15), Qantas' record net pre-tax quarter for fiscal year 2015-16 (2:52), the problems facing South African Airways (18:29), American Airlines retires 20 McDonnell Douglas MD-80s (29:32), British Airways cuts back on service (37:27), their weekly short takes and Rohan hates Binghamton (www.rohananand.com) (47:02).

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