Aviation Week's Window Seat Podcast
As the industry-leading podcast for the airline and airport sectors, Window Seat brings together editors and experts from across the Aviation Week Network who are joined by senior leaders to discuss the business of air transport.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 163
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
US DOT’s Wrong-headed Proposal To Regulate Airline Ancillary Fees
ATW editor-in-chief Karen Walker and IATA VP North America Doug Lavin discuss changes that could make buying an air ticket more complicated and more expensive.
The Incredible, Iconic Boeing 747
Aviation Week editors talk about being at the delivery ceremony of the last Boeing 747 and why it is such an important aircraft.
What's Next For European Carriers?
From consolidation and summer operations to greenwashing and policy shifts, Altair Advisory’s Patrick Edmond joins to discuss what's next for European airlines.
Growing Airline Connections
After a decline in alliances, every airline now seems ready to either renew a partnership or start a new one. Aviation Week Network air transport editors explore why collaboration is back in vogue.
China’s Reopening—The View From Shanghai
Almost three years after mainland China closed its borders to quell the spread of COVID-19, quarantine restrictions were finally lifted on Jan. 8, putting international travel back on the agenda. The…
Southwest Airlines’ Meltdown
Editors discuss what happened to Southwest’s operations over the holidays and the potential implications of the IT meltdown on the wider industry.
Reviewing 2022 In The World Of Air Transport
ATW editors discuss key events and trends in 2022 and look ahead to 2023.
A Financial Outlook For The World’s Airlines
IATA Chief Economist Marie Owens Thomsen shares the latest forecast data and insights on where the global airline industry is headed through 2023 with Window Seat host Karen Walker.
Airbus Outlines The Future Of Sustainable Air Travel
Listen in as Aviation Week editors report from the Airbus Summit in Toulouse.
Viva Aerobus CEO Talks Growth, Allegiant And Everything Else
Viva Aerobus CEO Juan Carlos Zuazua tells host David Casey how the Mexican ULCC has accelerated its growth since the pandemic, taking advantage of the increasing appetite for low-cost air travel in i…
U.S. Pilots Push For Higher Compensation
Editors discuss why ALPA and other unions feel it’s the right time to demand significant pay increases and work terms.
The Asia-Pacific Air Transport Recovery
Aviation Week editors at the AAPA AGM in Bangkok discuss the growing optimism across the region’s airlines and airports.
Airlink CEO Explains Their Mission
How this nonprofit links airline resources to humanitarian organizations in crises worldwide .
Arab Carriers See Strong Traffic Rebound
Airline execs gathered at the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) AGM in Abu Dhabi this week to discuss the pandemic recovery, sustainability and technology. ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker and Av…
LCC Consolidation On The Cards In Vegas
Airline CEOs from Frontier Airlines, Allegiant Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and Viva Aerobus have been in Las Vegas this week for Routes World 2022.
Aviation Week Network's team on th…
Latin American Carriers Reshape For Growth
ATW and CAPA editors discuss the restructurings, mergers and startups that are changing the Latin American air transport market.
A Critical Environmental Decision For ICAO
Will the United Nations' aviation organization back airlines’ call for a carbon net-zero goal by 2050?
Global Outlook As Economic Pressures Bite
Passenger traffic has rebounded strongly during the northern summer season, but airlines are approaching the winter months with renewed caution.
Breaking Down Barriers To African Air Travel
Getting across Africa by air is so difficult that passengers often have to detour via Europe, but there is now a renewed push to make African air transport liberalization a reality.
After years of pu…