Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus—your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. Join the award-winning FlightGlobal team every Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence and aerospace and every Friday for a concise briefing of the week’s top news stories.

In this episode, Lewis Harper, editor of Airline Business, is joined by Alfred Chua, airlines editor for Asia-Pacific, for the first of three deep dive episodes from the airlines team, examining some airlines that have caught our eye this year and looking at their challenges and opportunities and what they tell us about the wider market. This week, we take a look at ANA, All Nippon Airways, which is Japan's biggest operator and a recent winner at the 2025 Airline Strategy Awards.

Stay informed, stay ahead, and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight.

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First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is produced by Amber Elias. Audio editing by Lucy Johnson.

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Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. Join the award-winning FlightGlobal team every Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence and aerospace and every Friday for a concise briefing of the week’s top news stories.

Stay informed, stay ahead, and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

For sponsorship and commercial opportunities, please email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is produced by Amber Elias. Audio editing by Lucy Johnson.

Access 20% off your new subscription to FlightGlobal.com with the code FGPODCAST (terms and conditions apply).

Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus—your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. Join the award-winning FlightGlobal team every Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence and aerospace and every Friday for a concise briefing of the week’s top news stories.

In this episode, Ryan Finnerty, FlightGlobal’s America’s defence reporter, is joined by FlightGlobal’s defence team, including Greg Waldron in Singapore and Craig Hoyle in London, to discuss the recent air battle that took place high above the disputed border between India and Pakistan, and the long-term implications for Indian airpower.

Stay informed, stay ahead, and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight.

Further reading

India's fighter shortfall grows critical as China offers J-35 jets to Pakistan amid regional tensions | Flight Global

India's fighter shortfall grows critical as China offers J-35 jets to Pakistan amidregional tensions | Flight Global

HAL chief focuses on key programmes as company evolves for new niche | Interview |Flight Global

Awkward discrepancies in Indian Rafale shootdown image | Analysis | Flight Global

Pakistan poised to become J-35 operator | News | Flight Global

China continues search for fighter export success | Analysis | Flight Global

Trump tosses F-35 into India’s fighter acquisition jumble | News | Flight Global

F-15EX deemed effective against fifth-generation threats in Pentagon evaluation | Indepth | Flight Global

Indian MoD signs deal for 26 Rafale M carrier-based fighters | News | Flight Global

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email ⁠[email protected]⁠

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First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is produced by Amber Elias. Audio editing by Lucy Johnson.

Access 20% off your new subscription to FlightGlobal.com with the code FGPODCAST (terms and conditions apply).

Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus—your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. Join the award-winning FlightGlobal team every Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence and aerospace and every Friday for a concise briefing of the week’s top news stories.

Stay informed, stay ahead, and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight.

For more information, visit flightglobal.com/podcast

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email [email protected]

For sponsorship and commercial opportunities, please email [email protected]

First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is produced by Amber Elias. Audio editing by Lucy Johnson.

Access 20% off your new subscription to FlightGlobal.com with the code FGPODCAST (terms and conditions apply).

In this episode, Matt Round discusses how the passenger experience will be redefined in years to come, what the next technological advancement for in-flight entertainment looks like and why good design is the first point of impact for customers.

Round joined Tangerine in 1996 and now as Chief Creative Officer, he is responsible for creative direction and strategy for the studios’ wide-ranging projects, including Finnair’s award-winning new long-haul cabin interiors, JAL’s A350 fleet renewal, Gulf Air’s 2021 cabin interior redesign, and most recently, new cabin interior programs at Southwest and LOT Polish Airlines. Round was also central in the design team responsible for introducing the world’s first fully flat bed in business class for British Airways in 1998.

First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is hosted and executive produced by Amber Elias.

For more information, visit ⁠⁠FlightGlobal.com/podcast ⁠⁠ 

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ 

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In this episode, Rami El-Dahshan discusses how airport lounges are at the forefront of excellent customer service, what luxury looks like to passengers now, and how airport experiences will develop in the future. 

Rami El-Dahshan joined Virgin Atlantic over six years ago from British Airways and has weathered one of the most disruptive periods for airlines and airports; the COVID-19 pandemic. Now as Virgin Atlantic passengers are almost back to their pre-pandemic levels, El-Dahshan has turned his focus to revamping the lounges and customer experiences, including adding more sustainable suppliers and even picking the fresh produce on the farm himself. 

First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is hosted and executive produced by Amber Elias.

For more information, visit ⁠FlightGlobal.com/podcast ⁠ 

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email ⁠[email protected]⁠ 

For sponsorship and commercial opportunities, please email ⁠[email protected]⁠  

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Listen to the ⁠Airline Business podcast⁠, hosted by Airline Business editor Lewis Harper and executive editor Graham Dunn.

In this episode, Stephanie Wear, Vice President of Aviation Development at London Gatwick discusses the airports expansion plans for the North runway, the new routes on offer in 2024 and how slot reform is still a priority.

Stephanie Wear joined London Gatwick in 2021 from Philadelphia International Airport, after a career in foreign trade and tourism. London Gatwick is the UK’s second-busiest airport, serving over 40 million passengers in 2023 and with an ambitious target to be a net zero airport by 2030, it is focused on rebuilding and growing sustainably.

First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is hosted and executive produced by Amber Elias.

For more information, visit ⁠⁠FlightGlobal.com/podcast ⁠⁠

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

For sponsorship and commercial opportunities, please email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

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Listen to the ⁠⁠Airline Business podcast⁠⁠, hosted by Airline Business editor Lewis Harper and executive editor Graham Dunn.

In this episode, Candace McGraw discusses how airports and governments can work together to achieve sustainable targets, the impact of new technology to shape the airports of the future, and the importance of recruiting employees from the ground up to shape the workforce for decades to come.  

Candace McGraw began her two-year term as the new chair of ACI World in January 2024, and she now chairs the ACI World Governing Board that consists of 28 leading airport CEOs. McGraw is also the chief executive officer of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. 

First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is hosted and executive produced by Amber Elias.

For more information, visit ⁠FlightGlobal.com/podcast ⁠  

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email ⁠[email protected]⁠  

For sponsorship and commercial opportunities, please email ⁠[email protected]⁠   

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In this episode, Catherine Jestin discusses how Airbus has been using AI for over 20 years, what the future of digital technology looks like in aviation, and the lessons she learnt from her career in mining (hint: it includes autonomous vehicles).

Catherine Jestin has been at Airbus since 2013, and before aviation held senior roles at Rio Tinto and Accenture. Airbus is the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe and is a leader in commercial aircraft, helicopters, advanced technologies, and employs over one hundred and thirty thousand people. 

For more information, visit FlightGlobal.com/podcast  

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email [email protected] 

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Audio editing by StorySolutions

First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company, and is hosted and executive produced by Amber Elias.

Access 20% off your new subscription to FlightGlobal.com with the code FGPODCAST (terms and conditions apply). 

Listen to the Airline Business podcast, hosted by Airline Business editor Lewis Harper and executive editor Graham Dunn.

Welcome to First Flight, a new podcast by FlightGlobal.

In each episode, Amber Elias will be speaking with CEO’s, experts and innovators from across the aviation industry. Join FlightGlobal as we explore the length and breadth of a global industry.

First Flight is the first podcast by FlightGlobal, an award-winning aviation media company.

First Flight is a production of FlightGlobal and is hosted and executive produced by Amber Elias.

For more information, visit flightglobal.com/podcast  

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email [email protected]

For sponsorship and commercial opportunities, please email [email protected]

Audio editing by StorySolutions

Listen to the ⁠Airline Business podcast⁠, hosted by Airline Business editor Lewis Harper and executive editor Graham Dunn.

Access 20% off your new yearly subscription to FlightGlobal.com with the code PODCAST24 (terms and conditions apply).