Airline Industry Expert | Journalist | Podcaster
los angeles, california, united states
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Claim your profileBrian Sumers, an expert on the global airline industry, is editor of The Airline Observer, a newsletter covering the business of airlines, and a co-host of The Air Show, a podcast covering the business of the sky. Previously, Brian led aviation coverage for Skift, and was a regular contributor to Conde Nast Traveler and Aviation Week. As an expert on aviation, Brian has appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered and PRI’s Marketplace, as well as on CBS News, CNN and BBC World television. He has also been quoted about airline news in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Conde Nast Traveler, among other publications. Brian is a magna cum laude graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School. He also has an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.






Masters, Journalism at University Of Southern CaliforniaGraduated: 2011
Bachelor Of Science, Government, Journalism at Northwestern UniversityGraduated: 2005