Listen@ @ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guests: Andrew Watterson, COO, SWA, and Jay Sorensen, Pres, IdeaWorks; Topics: A Southwest update; 2025 ancillary revenue report. Also: Results for American, Southwest, and Alaska.

Listen @ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host: Henry Harteveldt, Guest: Alex Mans. Founder & CEO, FLYR. Topics: AI for airlines; Yahrzeit for Ben Baldanza; The case for using the $18B trust fund to pay controllers.

Listen @ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman, Guest Alex Cruz, Fmr. CEO, British Airways. News: Tripadvisor kills SeatGuru; Listener question: on value of international partnerships.

Listen@ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Fmr CEO United, Guest: Scott Kirby, CEO, United. Topics: Credit card swipe fee change impact on airlines; A Scott Kirby job assessment by the person who hired him.

This week on airlinesconfidential.com - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman. Topics: Thanksgiving travel projections; Sec. Sean Duffy releases "Golden Age of Travel" PSA; Tribute to Peter J. Dolara, Fmr SVP, AA; Response to Scott Kirby interview. Will AA step it u0?

Listen @ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host is Charles Duncan, Guest: Phil Washington, CEO, Denver Airport. Also: The Airbus immediate software update requirement; DFW gets Turkey Award; Holiday travel vs last year; & an idea of an AA-SWA merger

Listen@ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: A Special Edition! Host Scott McCartney attends "Professor" Doug Parker's "School of Airline Pricing" - Extensive insights into pricing considerations.

JetBlue’s first-ever lounge is about to open—and I got an early look. BlueHouse at JFK T5 brings big New York energy. My latest for Runway Girl

Listen @ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host PIT CEO Christina Cassotis. Topics: 13 years of unpaid parking comes due; Spirit refutes competitors' talk of impending shutdown; Lots to say about Southwest - Leadership, lounges, and more.

A long day of flying today for @americanair #A321XLR inaugural JFK-LAX-JFK in Flagship Suites and back in Premium Economy. Story to come on my outlets including @runwaygirl & @airlinerworld . Let’s gooooo!

Welcome to American Airlines' A321XLR inaugural flight in Flagship Suite Business Class Chris Sloan reviews the product on last night's JFK-LAX inaugural runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/12/americ…

Spoiler Alert: I really liked it! Even more than the Flagship Suites.

I join Scott McCartney this week on airlinesconfidential.com for a premium prodcast report from the new JetBlue BlueHouse lounge and the inaugural of the American Airlines Airbus A321XLR plus intrigue between Frontier and Spirit. Listen on all platforms.

My #AvGeek Year in the Air 2025:  66,842miles, 52 flights, 10 countries. Highlights: AA A321XLR & 787-9P inauguraul, United’s Island Hopper, JetBlue Bluehouse; New airlines and plane: Porter Air’s E2-E195 & BermudAir; New Airports Opening: EYW & PIT, 10 new airports

Listen@ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Guest: Jeremy Bowen, CEO, Cirium on 2025 On Time Performance Award Winners. Also: Storms caused holiday travel challenges; Operational mismanagement examples; AA increases Chicago flights.

It's more than economy, more than just extra legroom, but not quite premium economy. @jetblue's year-old EvenMore offering is its own unique animal that I reviewed for @businesstravelerusa. businesstraveller.com/tried-tested/r…

Listen@ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz. Topics: Do the rich fly Delta? Frontier not yet selling tickets for Spring/Summer - Did Barry Biffle run off with the scheduling system password? ALPA appeals to Spirit bondholder.

📊 New at Leeham News and Analysis: @GEAerospace’s 2026 outlook ✈ LEAP momentum and aftermarket strength ✈ GE9X progress as 777-9 certification advances ✈ GEnx services scale ✈ RISE Open Fan as a long bet 👉 leehamnews.com/2026/01/22/ge-…

@GEAerospace reported FY & Q4 2025 results showing continued reliance on services growth, higher LEAP volumes and margin expansion, with CES performance doing alot of the lifting. My latest earnings story for Leeham News and Analysis: 👉 leehamnews.com/2026/01/22/ge-…

Listen@ airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott's Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman. Guest: John Heimlich, VP/Chief Economist, AFA.  Also: Michael O'Leary and Elon Musk spar over Starlink; The latest WSJ airline scorecard; Is Castlelake an answer to Spirit's woes?