Madhu Unnikrishnan

Madhu is the San Francisco-based editor of Skift Airline Weekly. He previously covered airlines for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily, and he worked in corporate communications for two airlines. He loves typewriters and fountain pens, bicycles, and running trails.

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Airline Weekly

Air Canada Forecasts 2023 for Full Recovery, Longer Than U.S. Peers

Canada's emergence from the pandemic is taking longer than in the U.S. Air Canada is proof, with its executives now forecasting a return to 2019 traffic by the middle of next year.

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Summer Ahoy!

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Summer Ahoy!

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Startup Airlines Avelo and Breeze Face Union Pressure Early On

Unions come for Avelo and Breeze. Flight attendants at Avelo have voted to organize, while pilots at Breeze are filing for unionization. Airlines in the U.S. are among the most heavily unionized industries in the country.

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Alaska Airlines Sees Big Rebound in Tech Business Travel

Tech companies largely stopped traveling during the pandemic, which hit Alaska Airlines, with its base in Seattle and hub in San Francisco, hard. But the airline is seeing tech's road warriors return — up 50 percent just in the last few weeks.

2 years ago

Airlines

United Airlines Confident It’ll Hire Enough Pilots to Meet Summer Demand

The U.S. pilot shortage could redound to United's benefit if other airlines are forced to cancel flights due to staffing shortages, CEO Scott Kirby said. The carrier is getting ready for a summer demand to set records.

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Cape Air CEO Worries Industry Tactics Could Lengthen Pilot Shortage

The U.S. pilot shortage is a real and present problem for the airline industry, but not everyone agrees on the fix. Regional airline Cape Air's CEO thinks the industry should work together on the issue, and if airlines don't, the shortage will only be prolonged.

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Help Wanted

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Airline Weekly

Help Wanted

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Airline Weekly

Ethiopian Airlines Adds U.S. Flights as Recovery Inches Forward

Ethiopian had expected to be further along in its recovery by now, but that's not stopping it from adding back flights to the U.S., the latest of which is a route to Washington, D.C. The carrier plans to fly about 85 percent of its pre-pandemic capacity this summer.

2 years ago