What Airline Weekly does

Airline Weekly is a subscription-based B2B trade publication delivering in-depth news and analysis of the global airline industry to aviation executives, airline leaders, and industry analysts. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, the publication operates with 1-10 employees and is owned and operated by Skift, a privately held travel industry media and research company. Its core product is a weekly written issue, supported by an extensive archive of regional editions covering North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific markets, plus the Airline Weekly Lounge podcast, YouTube Video Shorts, the Ask Skift Search Q&A feature, and the Skift Travel 200 Airlines financial index. The editorial voice is anchored by recognized aviation specialists Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat.

The underlying technology stack is a digital publishing platform hosted at airlineweekly.skift.com on WordPress infrastructure, with content distributed through email newsletters, podcast aggregators, social media channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, X, WhatsApp Channel, Flipboard), and YouTube. The Skift Travel 200 index is a quantitative data product hosted on data.skift.com that aggregates financial metrics across nearly 200 travel companies with sub-sector breakdowns for Airlines, Low Cost Carriers, and Network Carriers. There is no proprietary mobile app, public API, or disclosed SDK.

Airline Weekly generates revenue through a subscription-gated model providing access to weekly issues, archives, and exclusive content, supplemented by free top-of-funnel engagement via newsletters and podcasts that drive conversion. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led within the Skift ecosystem, leveraging Skift's research products, events (Skift Global Forum, Skift India Summit), and broader travel media distribution. The company serves a global audience across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Singapore, Brazil, and additional markets.

Name

Airline Weekly

Legal name

Skift

Website

https://airlineweekly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Airline Weekly is a subscription-based B2B trade publication delivering weekly news and analysis of the global airline industry to aviation executives, airline leaders, and industry analysts. Operated by Skift, it distributes content via website, podcast, and YouTube.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Paid subscription model providing access to weekly industry analysis, in-depth reports, and exclusive content for aviation professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Airline Weekly is a subscription-based aviation industry news and analysis publication that delivers weekly in-depth reporting on airlines and airports worldwide. It provides expert commentary on airline performance, mergers, route networks, labor issues, fuel economics, and strategic developments, complemented by a podcast (Airline Weekly Lounge) and integrated with the Skift Travel 200 financial performance index covering airlines, low-cost carriers, and network carriers.

Product overview

Airline Weekly operates as a subscription-based aviation industry news and analysis platform, delivering content through its core weekly publication alongside multiple digital channels. The core product is the Airline Weekly newsletter/publication providing in-depth industry analysis, while complementary offerings include the Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast for audio content, Weekly Issues archives for regional coverage (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific), Ask Skift Search for expert Q&A, Video Shorts on YouTube, and the Skift Travel 200 data index for financial performance tracking. The portfolio is distributed via the Skift platform infrastructure, which also powers related products like Skift Advisory, Skift Research reports, and Skift Live events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airline Weekly (Core Subscription Publication)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SkiftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAirline Weekly is operated as a Skift brand, with content integration across the Skift travel media ecosystem. The two entities collaborate on industry analysis, webinars, and research reports. Airline Weekly benefits from Skift's distribution channels, research capabilities, and events platform while contributing specialized airline industry expertise to the broader Skift portfolio.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aviation Week: Long-established aviation industry publication covering airlines, MRO, and aerospace with subscription intelligence products. Directly comparable as a B2B paid intelligence service targeting aviation professionals, though it operates at a much larger scale and broader scope than Airline Weekly.
• FlightGlobal: Aviation data, news, and intelligence provider serving airlines, lessors, and aerospace with both free and paid content. Comparable as a B2B aviation intelligence subscription, broader in scope (data + news) but overlapping in airline industry coverage.
• OAG: Airline schedules, route, and capacity data provider serving travel and aviation professionals globally. Comparable as a paid B2B data/intelligence vendor to the same aviation customer base, though OAG is data-led rather than editorial-led.
• Travel Weekly: Established travel trade publication covering airlines, agencies, and hospitality. Comparable as a paid B2B travel trade media outlet, though broader than Airline Weekly's airline-only focus and more agency-distribution oriented.
• Reuters Events: Aviation: Aviation industry events, research, and intelligence products from Reuters, serving airline executives. Comparable in serving senior aviation decision-makers with paid intelligence and events, though much larger in scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• CAPA – Centre for Aviation: Subscription-based aviation intelligence platform providing news, analysis, and research on airlines and airports worldwide. Direct competitor to Airline Weekly in the paid aviation intelligence category, with overlapping analyst-driven editorial coverage.
• Routes: Specialist aviation route development media, events, and intelligence business covering airline network strategy. Direct peer in serving airline commercial teams with route-focused analysis, an adjacent sub-niche to Airline Weekly's broader airline coverage.

Others

• Skift (parent brand): Parent travel media brand and the closest adjacent product; Skift covers travel broadly (lodging, airlines, OTAs) while Airline Weekly is the specialized airline vertical. Useful benchmark for cross-sell and ecosystem dynamics rather than direct competition.

Emerging players

• The Points Guy: Travel media brand with deep airline, loyalty, and credit card coverage, now part of a larger media portfolio. Partially comparable in audience overlap (aviation-engaged professionals and enthusiasts) and in monetizing airline-related content.
• AirlineRatings: Aviation media site covering airline safety, ratings, and industry analysis. Partially comparable as a specialist aviation content brand targeting industry-aware audiences, though smaller in scale and more consumer-skewed than Airline Weekly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/airline_weekly
• Facebookfacebook.com/airlineweekly
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/airline-weekly

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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