AviationPodcasts

About six months ago we spoke with an entrepreneur with an idea. You can watch him discuss it here http://youtu.be/pmZEIuqvHXA.

Today the idea takes off, so to speak. Wade Eyerly, CEO and Founder of SurfAir took time to speak with us while commuting in California, the new base for the start-up ai...

The second in our now monthly review of Indian and other sub-continent aviation news with Bangalore Aviation. We talk about Air India and the 787, Kingfisher's financial pressure and Spicejet's brand new Q-400...

News that the oneworld alliance invited its first LCC, Air Berlin, raised a few eyebrows. After all, oneworld has the most premium brands and is the most exclusive of the three airline alliances. Wondering how this combination made sense, we contacted Erkan Pinar, an aviation consultant in Munich f...

There is a story about AF447 that very few people know - too few people. This is a story about Tim Van Waard, who is based in The Netherlands and was the original owner of @KLM on Twitter.

He had a pretty quiet life until June 1 2009 and the disappearance of AF447. Within hours thousands of peop...

Allegiant announced odd news on Friday - it has secured rights to six 757s for service to Hawaii. It would seem the consensus among analysts is that this is a rather radical step. It is a move that adds considerable complexity. But is it really so radical? The day before Allegiant made its announ...

What do you say to an entrepreneur who is starting an airline, ever? What do you say to him now? Despite the unfriendly environment, Kai Holmberg from Oslo, Norway is deep into starting an airline. Focused on leisure travel no less. His plans are to serve leisure travelers living in Scandinavia with...

Ron Kuhlmann is a CAPA correspondent who just returned from the ACI meeting Kuala Lampur and shares his thought on airports - the perennial construction; the backwards and forwards of how this type of business runs given the vagaries of the airline business and being caught between communities that...

Sound like an over the top headline?  Well its not - check the math here. Air India just announced another blockbuster loss. The state says it will inject more capital. Surprise, surprise - as long as the airline remains state owned this transfer of wealth from the population to a select few wi...