Aviation Week's Window Seat Podcast

Listen in as Air Serbia CEO Jiří Marek discusses the strategy, successes and resilience that led to his airline being selected as ATW's Airline Market Leader winner for 2027. Find out more about the ATW 2027 Airline Industry Achievement Awards here

SAS and KLM Cityhopper are taking different approaches to regional flying, but both are investing heavily in Embraer E195-E2s. Maarten Koopmans, KLM Cityhopper managing director, and Mikael Wångdahl, SAS group VP for airline operations and external production, discuss how the regional market is changing, the balance between in-house and outsourced capacity, and the potential impact of Air France-KLM increasing its SAS stake. Thank you to our sponsor 1PointFive. Learn more about Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) credits from 1PointFive at: 1pointfive.com/aviation

Editors discuss Alaska Airlines' new cabins, lounges and proposed international partnerships, with insights from its investor day in Seattle—and assess what it will take to turn those ambitions into stronger profits.

AirportNEXT Solutions Chairman Paul Ouimet discusses the Airport Futures Study, a comprehensive survey and analysis of what North American airport executives believe will be the key trends over the next three to five years.

In the wake of Zelensky's warning about Russian airspace safety, risk expert Matt Borie returns to the podcast to discuss the effect of drone activity on civil aviation, conflict zone impacts on commercial air transport and more.