Brian Sumers

Editor of The Airline Observer, an airline business newsletter. Previously wrote for @skift, @aviationweek & @cntraveler. @medillschool grad. @uclaanderson mba.

[Brian Sumers @BrianSumers]

Today, I launched The Airline Observer, a newsletter covering the business of airlines. Sign up for news and analysis about how airlines price tickets, how they make money from frequent flyer programs, how they choose what products to sell, and more. https://t.co/pG4qEoTVp9

[Jon Ostrower @jonostrower]

BREAKING: @iam751 approves contract. Strike ends.

[Brian Sumers @BrianSumers]

@WandrMe You know me well. I absolutely did laugh. We gotta get Carsten Spohr to use those cliches.

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@tmount It’s complicated.

[Brett Snyder @crankyflier]

The Air Show is back! This week, @jonostrower, @BrianSumers, and I talk about the revolutionary war... but also, the brewing Breeze/Avelo/JetBlue/others battle in Connecticut. https://t.co/sIFb9d8czJ

[Quest Means Business @questCNN]

"I have never seen airline executives as angry as they are right now...there's absolutely nothing they can do about it except complain."
The Airline Observer's editor, @BrianSumers, on the aviation industry's ongoing supply chain issues.

[Jon Ostrower @jonostrower]

Want to understand why American Airlines' Vasu Raja just got canned? This May 2 episode of The Air Show with @briansumers, @crankyflier and I breaks it all down: "...how much patience does Robert Isom have for this strategy? Vasu owns this, right?" https://t.co/Oz4bEsN3Nx

[Jon Ostrower @jonostrower]

To go along with this deep feature from @theaircurrent, @BrianSumers and made Embraer and its next airplane project the topic of our most recent episode of the The Air Show podcast. Dive in. https://t.co/r9t1iFMZIL

[Leslie Josephs @lesliejosephs]

It's not just Boeing causing aviation havoc. This is the best explanation of the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine mess that have hamstrung Spirit, JetBlue and others: From: @jonostrower @crankyflier @BrianSumers https://t.co/pOlJ6AMKKb

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@tmount @crankyflier @jonostrower Thank you. Honestly, I have really enjoyed the ads. Now please excuse me while I go buy more @avianca @lifemiles in a transaction powered by @plusgrade. 😂

[Jon Ostrower @jonostrower]

The Air Show episode 5 is here: A tale of (my) two cities. A fun one as we dive into Boston and Seattle with lots of number crunching from @crankyflier. https://t.co/jKg7Q8MbPk

[Jon Ostrower @jonostrower]

The third episode of The Air Show with @crankyflier, @BrianSumers and our amazing producer @sarafay just dropped.

It's simply titled The Boeing Episode https://t.co/De2omMufKM

[Brett Snyder @crankyflier]

Our newest episode of The Air Show is up and this week, @BrianSumers, @jonostrower, and I tackle @JetBlue and its strategic issues.

Listen wherever you get your pods...
Spotify - https://t.co/4NNjje3VIJ
Apple - https://t.co/xfBxBEDD3x

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@kpottermn Thank you!

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@airmarietta @jonostrower @crankyflier @INTELSAT @plusgrade 😂. I know @BSDATL wants to sponsor the show.

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@AirlineFlyer We’ll take that endorsement

[Jon Ostrower @jonostrower]

So @crankyflier @BrianSumers and I decided to put our aviation brains together: We're excited to launch The Air Show, a new podcast on the business of the sky. A very special thanks to our launch partners @INTELSAT & @plusgrade for giving us our wings. https://t.co/De2omMufKM

[Ross Feinstein @RossFeinstein]

Great analysis via The Airline Observer @BrianSumers: "As for the deal, I like it. Hawaiian has been overmatched, and in an industry in which size and scale mean everything, I’m not sure it had much of an independent future. For too long, nothing has gone right for Hawaiian. Its Asia-Pacific franchise isn't what it was, particularly to Japan, and its inter-island operation is under attack from Southwest. The Hawaii-to-the-mainland operation isn't much better, with the airline seemingly out of new ideas for where to place aircraft. I was not impressed with the three new route additions announced last week — Salt Lake City to Honolulu, and Sacramento to Lihue and Kona. I found myself thinking, is that all they've got?"

Full analysis: https://t.co/KWPk7JnN6b

[Brian Sumers @BrianSumers]

@LAflyr More importantly, do you actually see a scenario — one floated in the merger release — that Honolulu becomes a long haul hub? If so, count me in!

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I really like this deal. What about you? https://t.co/uYapZLNtJ6