Gordon Smith is Airlines Editor at Skift and Editor at Airline Weekly. He’s been writing about the sector for more than a decade and enjoyed a front-row seat for some of the aviation industry’s biggest stories. Since joining Skift in January 2024, he has interviewed more than a dozen global airline CEOs, often helping make headlines along the way (special thanks to Michael O’Leary!). His informed insights have led to contributions for international media, including the London Evening Standard and Canada’s CBC Radio.
Aegean Airlines has painful memories. In the early 2010s, Greece was in the throes of a great depression, a crisis that nearly forced it out of the euro-zone. The airline, sure enough, suffered three straight years of losses from 2010 to 2012, aggravated by a surge in fuel prices. This week we discover how Aegean not only survived, but thrived under intense macroeconomic pressure.
Airline Weekly analysis of Cirium Diio data shows fascinating shifts in Southwest's route network over the past decade. In this week's episode we drill into the detail.
Australia’s Qantas is flying high once again, but will its 'Project Sunrise' ultra-long haul endeavors be worth the time and effort?
Of the 100 busiest airports worldwide, we reveal the likely winners and losers for Q4 and ask what these capacity trends tell us about the industry’s broader direction of travel.
Despite being one of the world's most mature network carriers, Air Canada is still finding fresh expansion opportunities as part of a distinctive three-base strategy.
Jet Who? Jet2. You’ve heard of Ryanair. You’ve heard of EasyJet. But have you heard of the largest U.K. tour operator?
Alaska Airlines shines in Q2, leading US carriers as IAG's steady profits highlight global airline shifts.
