Skift Aviation Forum 2022

In a switch-up on the role travel products play in creating stickiness for brands, JetBlue and Expedia are both focused on boosting customer loyalty — and while it might seem like their programs are competing, customers ultimately score value across their ecosystem.

Sun Country Airlines CEO Jude Bricker doesn't believe that changes in travel patterns since the start of the pandemic are permanent. But he explained at Skift Aviation Forum why the demand for ultra low-cost carriers is changing.

Even more important than introducing innovative products is learning whether and how people will use them. United Airlines seems to be paying attention to that, and the company is willing to nix something if it doesn't work.

Ultra low-cost carriers can typically disrupt any market they go to. Azul Brazilian Airlines CEO John Rodgerson argues they'll be out of business if they come to Brazil.

The executives of Connect Airlines and Breeze Airways say a post-economic crisis is a good time to start an airline, but the window of opportunity could be closing.

Dallas-Fort Worth Airport CEO Sean Dohonue steered the airport toward a rapid recovery from the pandemic. Watch him explain how it grew to become the world's no. 2 airport in passenger numbers.

Climate change risks taking a direction in years ahead that could endanger our grandchildren. This panel talk does a good job of capturing the current state of airline thinking about whether aviation will reduce its carbon emissions.

Airlines want more planes to meet travel demand but, with supply chains backed up, there are few new models to go around. That’s good news for aircraft lessors like Air Lease Corp.

While Air Lease's Steven Udvar-Házy believes Europe is likely to see more airline consolidation, he's uncertain that will be the case in Latin America. Watch him also discuss challenges facing companies involved in both the aircraft and electric air taxi markets.

Delta carries about 500,000 passengers a day. So when the airline's top boss of customer experience talks about the carrier's tactics and strategy, it's worth a listen.