State of the Aviation Industry (part 1) feat. Thomas Jaeger & Addison Schonland

Episode 65  In our landmark 65th episode, we bring together two of the world’s most formidable aviation analysts for a rare joint appearance. Thomas Jaeger (Founder & CEO, ch-aviation) and Addison Schonland (Founder & Partner, AirInsight Group) join the show to dissect the state of the industry. We dive deep into the strategic earthquake of Willie Walsh joining IndiGo: Is he there to protect the low-cost core or to build an IAG-style multi-tier empire? We explore the "Death of the Pure LCC" as IndiGo and Air India Express embrace dual cabins and widebodies, and ask the hard questions about India's growing duopoly, is a 90% market concentration a systemic risk to the national economy? From the A321XLR’s potential to bleed major hubs to the brutal market share war between Boeing’s thoroughness and Airbus’s volume, this is a great listen for the economics and mechanics of flight in 2026. This episode is part 1. Episode 66, where the conversation turns to the global fleet crisis, engine backlogs, supersonic aviation, hydrogen, and blended-wing bodies, drops in three days. The Indian AvGeek streams on all podcast apps. ch-avaition on X AirInsight on X Vishal Mehra on X