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Airline Strategy
Airline strategy connects a carrier’s network, fleet, hubs and customer proposition to a viable business. These conversations examine how airlines choose routes, build connections, deploy aircraft and respond to competition and airport constraints. Start with Abhijit DasGupta on IndiGo’s planning and revenue decisions, then move to Manoj Chacko on building a regional network and the debate over India’s hub model.
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What it takes to build a regional airline
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The Multi-Hub Myth feat. Behramjee Ghadially and Sean Mendis
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Royal Jordanian’s bet on India & the Levant feat. Karim Makhlouf (Chief Commercial Officer, Royal Jordanian Airlines)
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Hub & Seek: How Lufthansa is Playing the Long Game feat. Felipe Bonifatti (VP Asia Pacific, ME & JV East, Lufthansa Group)
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Inside the airport technology race feat. Sunil Ankalgi (Business Head, WAISL)
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Royal Jordanian’s bet on India & the Levant feat. Karim Makhlouf (Chief Commercial Officer, Royal Jordanian Airlines)
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India’s airlines at a turning point feat. Ameya Joshi and Sean Mendis
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Why Airline Loyalty Ends Too Soon? feat. Safir Jamal (Founder & CEO, Passtination)
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Project Baraka & the Art of LCC Warfare feat. Antony Fernandes (Head Network Planning & Revenue Optimization, Jazeera Airways)
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The Greek Coup & Expansion feat. Ioanna Papadopoulou (Director, Athens International Airport)
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The Multi-Hub Myth feat. Behramjee Ghadially and Sean Mendis
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Will Delhi Do Dallas? feat. Chris McLaughlin (CEO, DFW - Dallas Fort Worth Intl Airport)
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AIX 2026 & The PaxEx Paradox feat. Seth Miller (Founder, PaxEx.Aero)
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Slot Archaeology & Airline Networking feat. Wilco Sweijen (Airline Partnerships Dir, AMS Schiphol)
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The Future of Airline Loyalty feat. Mark Potter (Managing Director, Etihad Guest)
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State of the Aviation Industry (part 2) feat. Thomas Jaeger & Addison Schonland
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State of the Aviation Industry (part 1) feat. Thomas Jaeger & Addison Schonland
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Hub & Seek: How Lufthansa is Playing the Long Game feat. Felipe Bonifatti (VP Asia Pacific, ME & JV East, Lufthansa Group)
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On Pieter Elbers and IndiGo feat. Kushan Mitra (The Pioneer) & Ajay Awtaney (Live From A Lounge)
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The Middle Seat’s Masterclass feat. Scott McCartney (Airlines Confidential Podcast)
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Frenemies at the Gate: The Lufthansa - Air India Moment feat. Kevin Markette (Head of Sales-South Asia, Lufthansa Group)
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Inside CPH: How the Nordics’ No.1 Runs feat. Johan Laurberg (Sr Route Development Manager, Copenhagen Airports)
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Inside BBJ's feat. Chris Shindle (Director of Marketing, Boeing Business Jets)
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Air Canada’s 2026 Flight Plan feat. Mark Nasr (EVP & COO, Air Canada)
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Forecast for 2026 Skies feat. Ajay Awtaney (Founder & Editor, LiveFromALounge.com)
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The Cheeky Challenger feat. Shivani Singh Deo (Country Manager - India, Virgin Atlantic)
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The Last MD‑83 and the Next Frontier feat. Arun Kr Singh (President & CEO, TezJet)
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From Cockpit to Analytics feat. Courtney Miller, Founder & MD, Visual Approach Analytics)
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Defrastructure & Disruption: The ePlane Story feat. Prof Satya Chakravarthy (Founder, The ePlane Co)
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The Indian Travel Stack feat. Suresh Khadakbhavi (CEO, Digi Yatra Foundation)
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Delhi Hub Hustle & Airline Tussle feat. Ameya Joshi (Founder, NetworkThoughts.com)
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50 Shades of Oneworld feat. Nathaniel Pieper (CEO, Oneworld)
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Aviation Economics at 35000 feet feat. Jay Shabat (Skift Airline Weekly)
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Hub & Spoke Huddle: From Munich to Mumbai via Beijing, feat. Behramjee Ghadially
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Flying by the Numbers feat. Mike Malik (Chief Marketing Officer, Cirium)
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Seat 1A. Up-Front and Lie-Flat Truths feat. John Walton (Editor in chief, The Up Front)
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Props to the Future: feat. Jean-Pierre Clercin (Commercial Head - APAC, ATR)
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Inside the Business of the Sky: feat. Brian Sumers (Founder/Editor, The Airline Observer)
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AvGeek meets Points Geek- feat. Brian Kelly (Founder & CEO, The Points Guy)
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Nose to Tail Insights! - feat. Arvind Chandrasekhar (Head of Network, Fleet Management & Director Sales India, Lufthansa Consulting)
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Inside IndiGo’s Flight Plan - feat. Abhijit DasGupta (Head of Planning and Revenue, IndiGo)
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The Cranky Cockpit - feat. Brett Snyder (Founder/Author, Cranky Flier)
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The HYD High-Flyer - feat. Pradeep Panicker (CEO, RGIA) - The Indian AvGeek
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The Alliance Alchemist - feat. Mauro Oretti (Head of Operations, SkyTeam) - The Indian AvGeek
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The aircraft makers shaping aviation’s next chapter
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Insights on Aircraft Leasing & Asset Management (Part 2) - feat. Alok Anand (Chairman/CEO - Acumen Aviation) - The Indian AvGeek
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Lease, Lift, and Land: Insights on Aircraft Leasing & Asset Management - feat. Alok Anand (Chairman/CEO - Acumen Aviation) - The Indian AvGeek
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Skift Happens: Unpacking the World of Travel & Aviation - feat. Rafat Ali (CEO/Founder - Skift) - The Indian AvGeek
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Behind the Terminals at DXN - feat. Daniel Bircher (Chairman & MD - Noida International Airport, Zurich Airport International) - The Indian AvGeek
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Shooting Straight on Points & Miles - feat. Aadil Bandukwala (The Great Indian Points & Miles Show) - The Indian AvGeek
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Wings, Wisdom, and Willy - feat. Willy Boulter (ex CCO, IndiGo)
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The Business of Airline Loyalty (part 2) - feat. Mark Ross-Smith (StatusMatch)
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The business behind airline status
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Wide Body Wonders - feat. Evan (Analytic Flying)
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DELville to DALLASpuri. Looking at India-US market - feat. Vinay Bhaskara
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Flying far, with the A321 XLR - feat. Evan (Analytic Flying)
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Forecasting 2025 for Indian Aviation (part 2) - feat. Ajay Awtaney (Live From A Lounge)
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Forecasting 2025 for Indian Aviation - feat. Ajay Awtaney (Live From A Lounge)
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Star Crossed Connections - feat. Sidharth Grover (Star Alliance)
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Indian Aviation in 2024, Part 2 - feat. Devesh Agarwal (Bangalore Aviation)
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Indian Aviation in 2024, Part 1 - feat. Devesh Agarwal (Bangalore Aviation)
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Highflying Headlines - feat. Jagriti Chandra (The Hindu)
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The Embraer Encore - feat. Vasuki Prasad (Embraer)
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Airline Marketing 101 - feat. Solomon Wheeler
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Simplifying Airline Marketing - feat. Shashank Nigam (Simpliflying)
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What it takes to build a regional airline
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“If Mohammad, Jesus & Ram put forward an airport proposal” - feat. Sean Mendis
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The Mouth of the South - feat. Satyaki Raghunath (Bengaluru International Airport)
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The Perfect Ten - feat. Satyaki Raghunath (Bengaluru International Airport)
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The PhoenixJet rises. Again - feat. Ameya Joshi (Network Thoughts)
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Criss-Crossing the Globe with Air India - feat. Rishi Jain
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Move it like a MRO - feat. Devesh Agarwal (Bangalore Aviation)
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Monumental Audits & Acquisitions - feat. Sanjay Lazar
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From MasalaJet to Seattle, via GYD!
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Stretch it like IndiGo - feat. Ajay Awtaney (Live From A Lounge)
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BlueHot IndiGo and RedCold SpiceJet - Ameya Joshi (Network Thoughts)
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