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EPISODE · Sep 4, 2025 · 29 MIN

Profits A'Plenty for Australian Airlines

from Airline Weekly Lounge · host Skift

In part one, Gordon and Jay discuss robust financials from the Qantas Group and Virgin Australia, and explore why Air New Zealand continues to struggle. In part two, the conversation turns to China and the headwinds dragging on profitability for the country's three largest airlines.  Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Shabat – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/⁠⁠⁠⁠ WhatsApp: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SkiftNews⁠⁠⁠⁠ and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries.

In part one, Gordon and Jay discuss robust financials from the Qantas Group and Virgin Australia, and explore why Air New Zealand continues to struggle. In part two, the conversation turns to China and the headwinds dragging on profitability for the country's three largest airlines.  Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Shabat – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/⁠⁠⁠⁠ WhatsApp: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SkiftNews⁠⁠⁠⁠ and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries.

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