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ExPlaned
Welcome to ExPlaned, the channel that is your go to for everything about aviation. Our names are Gunther & Joël and we are the founders of this channel. We have always had an interest in aviation and more specific in how airlines operate and what is going on internally. On our channel we dig deep into how airlines operate and try to bring my analysis as objective as we can weighing the positive and the negative. Experience everything on airlines from an entirely new perspective. For…
Episodes
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Why Emirates Has No Safety Net And It's About To Cost Them!
Why is Emirates still posting record profits when its entire business model has no safety net?In 2026, a drone strike closed Dubai International Airport…
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How Avianca Survived Pablo Escobar, Pan Am And Two Bankruptcies!
Avianca is the second oldest airline still flying anywhere in the world, and almost nothing about the last hundred years should have allowed that.It began in…
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Japan Airlines: From The World's Worst Tragedy To The Perfect Escape!
One airline holds aviation's darkest record and its most celebrated escape. This is the 40 year story of how Japan Airlines rebuilt itself... twice.By the…
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Why Nobody Has Hijacked El Al Since 1968 Despite Being The Most Attacked Airline On Earth!
Why has nobody successfully hijacked an El Al aircraft since 1968, despite El Al being one of the most targeted airlines in aviation history?This documentary…
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Why Lufthansa Is Trying To Destroy Condor, The Airline It Created 70 Years Ago!
Twice in six years, Condor came within hours of switching off for good. Both times it survived. And both times, the trail leads back to the same company that…
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Hainan Airlines_ The Story Behind China's Biggest Bankruptcy!
How did HNA Group spend $50 billion in just two years? See the rapid rise and collapse of this massive corporate acquisition spree.This video traces the…
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Why The Rise of LATAM Is Making It's South American Rivals Strangely Nervous!
In May 2020, LATAM stopped paying its debts. All $16 billion of them. The stock was delisted, the credit rating was junk, and two of the continent's biggest…
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Why Royal Air Maroc Wants 200 Planes But Only Has 60!
Morocco is co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, and its national airline has made the biggest bet in African aviation: turning a fleet of around 60 planes into…
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Why Vietnam Airlines Is Asia’s Most Dangerous Comeback!
Five years ago Vietnam Airlines was technically insolvent, bleeding cash, and facing removal from its own stock exchange. In 2026 it walked into Washington and…
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Why IndiGo's Unbeatable Strategy For Winning India Became Its Most Catastrophic Failure!
IndiGo controls 60% of India's domestic aviation market. 440 aircraft. 2,700 daily flights. A single aircraft type strategy refined to absolute perfection.Then…
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Why STARLUX Is The Most Dangerous New Airline For Other Carriers That Aviation Has Ever Seen!
In 2020, while every airline on Earth was grounded, one fired CEO did the unthinkable. He launched Starlux Airlines from a tiny island of 23 million people and…
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How Etihad Stopped Chasing Emirates And Became The Most Feared Airline Nobody Noticed!
Etihad launched 18 years after Emirates. No head start. No network. No chance of winning the scale war. So they tried to buy one.$4.75 billion later, with…
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Why Air India's Resurrection Just Triggered The War Emirates And Qatar Cannot Afford To Lose!
For 70 years, India's national carrier was the pride of Asian aviation. Then state ownership turned a pioneer into a punchline. In 2022, Tata Group paid $2.5…
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How Korean Air Went From Aviation's Biggest Disgrace To Asia's Most Dominant Airline!
Korean Air was once banned by the Pentagon, dropped by Delta, and losing aircraft at 17 times the rate of United Airlines. Twenty years later, it controls 81%…
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Why Qatar Airways Is Winning A War That Emirates And Etihad Cannot Afford To Lose!
Qatar Airways has won the World's Best Airline award 9 times, posted a record $2.15 billion profit, and signed the largest aircraft order in Boeing's history…
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Why Ethiopian Airlines Succeeds Where Every Other African Airline Has Failed!
Most African airlines are broke, grounded, or gone. Ethiopian Airlines just posted $7.6 billion in revenue and is now building a $12.5 billion airport to take…
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Why Dubai Is Abandoning Its $30 Billion Airport!
The world’s busiest international airport has a problem: It has run out of space. Now, Dubai is betting its entire economy on a $35 billion gamble.Dubai…
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How The Iran War Turned Turkish Airlines' Biggest Strength Against Itself!
Turkish Airlines built its empire on one thing: Istanbul's geography. Sitting at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Istanbul Airport can reach 57…
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How ANA Turned An Unwanted A380 Into A Goldmine!
When Skymark Airlines went bankrupt, a massive corporate war broke out over the Japanese aviation market and Airbus held the ultimate trump card.In 2016, All…
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Why Garuda Indonesia's $1.4 Billion Bailout Cannot Save An Airline Destroyed By Corruption!
Garuda Indonesia has won Skytrax's World's Best Cabin Crew five times. It also has 40% of its fleet grounded and posted a $323 million net loss last year. How…
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Why The Flying V Might Be Losing To JetZero!
The Flying V concept promised a revolution in aviation, but a new American competitor, JetZero, just moved the goalposts. With a 2027 deadline and a claimed…
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The Flying V’s Fatal Flaw: Why This Jet May Never Fly Passengers!
The Flying V promises a 20% reduction in fuel burn and a radical new aircraft shape. But there’s an ugly problem hidden inside that futuristic cabin.In this…
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How the Iran War Just Exposed Aviation's Biggest Weakness!
The Gulf isn't just a region, it's the backbone of global long-haul aviation. And the Iran conflict just exposed exactly how fragile that backbone really…
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Why United Airlines Is Now The Airline Everyone Should Have Feared All Along!
In 2002, United Airlines filed for the largest airline bankruptcy in American history. By 2025, it posted $59.1 billion in revenue, the highest in the…
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How Singapore Airlines Became The World's Best Airline Without A Home Market!
Singapore Airlines has no domestic market. No home passengers to fall back on. No government-protected routes. Just one mandate from day one: make profits, or…
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How AirAsia's $10 Billion Gamble Could Break Emirates and Qatar's Stranglehold!
On February 11, 2026, AirAsia announced the most ambitious bet in low-cost aviation history: a $10 billion hub in Bahrain, 100 aircraft, and 45 million…
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How Air France-KLM Makes Billions While Fighting Itself!
On paper, it's a giant. In reality, it's a 20-year feud...Air France and KLM have been merged for over 20 years, yet they remain two completely different…
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How Iran Air Survives Without Boeing Or Airbus!
Iran Air was once the airline that ordered Concordes. Today it flies 40-year-old Airbuses held together by parts sourced through shell companies and…
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Why Spirit Airlines Finally Collapsed — The Full Story!
Spirit Airlines is dead. After 34 years in the skies, America's most controversial budget carrier officially ceased operations on May 2, 2026 leaving 277…
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Why JetBlue Is Too Good To Be Cheap And Too Small To Be Great!
JetBlue has won awards for its product, its seats, and its service. It has also lost money for six consecutive years. That's not bad luck... that's a…
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Why Saudia Is Fighting A $100 Billion Rival Its Own Government Built To Replace It!
In 1945, the United States gifted Saudi Arabia a single Douglas DC-3. 80 years later, Saudi Arabia has placed orders for over 460 aircraft and is targeting 330…
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How Thai Airways Became The World's Most Profitable Airline!
Thai Airways had 19 CEOs in 24 years. A government that treated it as a political tool. And $11 billion in debt that should have killed it forever. So why is…
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Why Malaysia Airlines' New Strategy Is Its Last Chance At Survival!
Malaysia Airlines just placed one of the biggest aircraft orders in its history, 75 new jets and bet its entire future on becoming the premium carrier between…
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Why Delta Air Lines Is The Only American Airline That Is Built Completely Different!
A federal judge sat in open court, looked at the leadership of one of America's oldest airlines, and said on the record that nothing he had heard gave him…
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Why Ryanair's Real Advantage Has Nothing To Do With Cheap Tickets!
Everyone thinks Ryanair wins because of cheap tickets. That’s not the real story.In this episode we break down how Ryanair built one of the most efficient…
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How China Forced Every Major Airline In The World To Pretend Taiwan Doesn't Exist!
Beijing has spent three decades quietly using commercial aviation to enforce its position on Taiwan and the industry has complied every single time.First…
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Why Qantas Is Now Launching The World's Longest Flight After The Scandal That Nearly Destroyed It!
For a century, Qantas was the most trusted brand in Australia. Then its own leadership destroyed that in three years.In this episode, we break down how Qantas…
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Airbus and Boeing Think About Pilots Completely Differently!
This episode explains why Airbus and Boeing aircraft feel so different to fly, focusing on their fundamentally different flight control and automation…
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Fokker's Forgotten Legacy - The Aviation Company Everyone Overlooked
Fokker was never the biggest name in aviation, but for decades its aircraft quietly connected the world. Designed for short runways, small airports, and…
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Why Southwest Just Handed Its Biggest Competitors Exactly What They Wanted!
For 54 years, Southwest Airlines had one rule that made it untouchable: open seating, free bags, no change fees. Then, in a single year, it threw all of it…
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Boeing and Airbus Are TERRIFIED of This New Plane | Flying V
The Flying V is one of the most radical aircraft concepts ever proposed a futuristic V-shaped plane designed to slash fuel burn, reduce emissions, and…