This week Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and columnist R discuss American Airlines’ new premium economy cabin on the 787-9 (1:20), Delta revealing the details of its premium economy product (3:16), Ryanair entering Frankfurt Airport (16:28), Lufthansa’s profitability on all 70 of its long haul routes this fall (32:54), Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways facing revenue challenges (38:30), and our weekly short takes (47:35).

To recap, the idea behind this podcast is to do a weekly deep-dive into three or four important aviation stories or trends, with a particular focus on aerospace and the US airline industry.

This is not a news podcast (in fact almost everything we cover will have been written about on the site by the time we discuss it) but rather one focused on in-depth analysis and assessment.

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If you do listen to the podcast via ITunes or even if you don’t, please write us a review. That’s the best way to get more people to listen to our show! For a limited time only, if you write a review and shoot us an email with a screenshot of your review, you’ll be able to pick a topic for Rohan and I to cover on the podcast. This topic can be aviation-related or something completely off topic (our love lives, however, are off limits).

As we evolve the format of this new Airways feature, we would love your feedback as we look to find the optimal mix. And for now, consider this “Podcast Unplugged”. We’ll be adding production value enhancements as we move forward, in addition to special guests and contributors.

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