Karen Walker

Washington, D.C.

Executive Editor at Air Transport World

Executive Editor, Air Transport World

Articles

Winner (s) of the "Cooling Off" Hint Fiction Contest (20 words)

Sep 17, 2024 | pokrassprompts.substack.com | Karen Walker |Meg Pokrass

The prompt was to write an intimate-feeling 20-word story involving the emotional effect of weather changing, as in the season moving from summer to Fall, and to include the word “leaf”. There were so many beautiful stories posted! Please read them all! I’m so amazed by what writers can do in 20 words! It felt impossible to choose one winner. And yet, “After the Adultery of August” by Karen Walker stunned me with it’s clear, emotionally potent beginning, middle, and end.
Want More Air Service To Your City? Be Smart About It

Sep 5, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Karen Walker

Want More Air Service To Your City? Be Smart About ItWhen airline network planners and airport officials get together, it’s typical and appropriate that at least one side is hoping for more air connectivity or frequency—perhaps both. That seeking of more air service, especially coveted nonstops, is a recognition that convenient and competitive flights...
Podcast: Why Did U.S. Airlines Endure A Financially Difficult Summer?

Aug 30, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Christine Boynton |Aaron Karp |Karen Walker

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss what was behind a disappointing second quarter and why U.S. airlines are changing their product offerings. Don't miss a single episode. Subscribe to Aviation Week's Window Seat Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts. Discover all of our podcasts on our Apple Podcasts channel or at aviationweek.com/podcasts.
What Are The Issues Facing The Caribbean Air Transport Market?

Aug 23, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Lori Ranson |Karen Walker

What Are The Issues Facing The Caribbean Air Transport Market? Listen in as Aviation Week editors and IATA's Regional Vice President - Americas Peter Cerda discuss key issues facing the Caribbean air transport industry. Recorded on location at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean 2024. Karen Walker Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief.
Caribbean Islands Face Challenges Expanding Air Connectivity

Aug 22, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Karen Walker

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago—Caribbean governments, airport authorities and tourism organizations are calling for more air service, especially non-stop flights, to their islands—but they face long-time and new hurdles to attracting airlines. In panel discussions at the CAPA Airline Leader...
Four Farnborough Takeaways

Jul 24, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Karen Walker

It’s only Wednesday, the third trade day of the 2024 Farnborough Airshow, but already it feels like a wrap. This was a show, not unexpectedly, that barely managed to squeeze out significant attendance and news on the third of four full trade days, at least on the commercial airline side of the industry. Our team of on-site and remote editors nonetheless found plenty to write about and post on the ATW On Location page of the Aviation Week site.
Berniq Confirms Airbus neo Order

Jul 23, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Karen Walker

New Libyan carrier Berniq Airways announced a firm order signed earlier this year with Airbus for six Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The airline already operates six A320ceos and intends to further develop its regional and international routes with the new narrowbodies, the carrier said. The neo order is believed to be a firming of an agreement signed in May at Airbus’ Toulouse factory.
TSA Seeks To Exempt Some International Passengers From Secondary Screening

Jul 18, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Karen Walker

WASHINGTON—The agency responsible for U.S. commercial airport security is moving ahead with a program that could eliminate secondary screening for people and their bags when they enter the U.S. from certain other countries. The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) One Stop initiative is at...
Podcast: Star Alliance CEO Talks Priorities

Jul 18, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Karen Walker

Listen in as Star Alliance CEO Theo Panagiotoulias, the head of the first of the global airline alliances, sits down with Aviation Week's Karen Walker to discuss customer experience initiatives and focus areas. Don't miss a single episode. Subscribe to Aviation Week's Window Seat Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts. Discover all of our podcasts on our Apple Podcasts channel or at aviationweek.com/podcasts.
The World’s Airlines Push Back On Some Government Environmental Moves

Jul 8, 2024 | aviationweek.com | KAREN Walker |Karen Walker

If consensus is difficult to achieve on an organization’s key policies, it can help to tweak the messaging. That appears to have happened in the 12 months between the 79th IATA AGM in Istanbul in June 2023 and the 80th AGM in Dubai this year. On the most important issue—sustainability—the key message remains the same: IATA members are committed to achieving net zero carbon by 2050, the target they set at the AGM in 2021.