Airlines Confidential Podcast
By Ben Baldanza & Scott McCartney
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Hosted by Ben Baldanza, former CEO Spirit Airlines & Scott McCartney, former Wall Street Journal Aviation Editor/Columnist "The Middle Seat". Top stories, discussion, listener questions, and passenger complaints are all addressed head-on in each episode.
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236 - John Breyault, VP, Public Policy, Telecommunications & Fraud, National Consumers League
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May 01, 2024 |
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235 - Sam Coats, Retired Airline & Corporate Executive & Civic Leader
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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234- Jay Sorensen, President, IdeaWorksCompany
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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233 - Kevin O'Toole, Chief Strategy Officer, Cirium
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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232 - This week: It's In The Bag - A Focus on the Business of Bag Fees
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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231 - John Heimlich, VP/Chief Economist, Airlines for America
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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230 - Rudy Maxa, Travel Journalist
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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229 - This week: Doug Parker, Fmr CEO, American Airlines with TSA safety concerns.
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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228 - Zane Kerby, Pres & CEO at ASTA - American Society of Travel Advisors;
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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227 - Maya Leibman, Fmr. EVP/Chief Information Officer, American Airlines
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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226 - Brett Snyder, President & Chief Airline Dork, Cranky Flier
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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225 - Jay Sorensen, Ancillary Revenue, A la Carte Pricing, Frequent Flyer (FFP) Consultant
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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224 - This week: Mike Leskinen, EVP/Chief Financial Officer, United Airlines
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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223 - Dorothy Robyn, Public Policy Consultant/Writer
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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222 - Marian Boyd, Boyd Group International
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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221 - Jon Ostrower, Founder, The Air Current
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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220 - A Rough Start to 2024
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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219 - 2024 Predictions
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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218 - Andrew Watterson, COO, Southwest Airlines
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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217 - DHL, Santa, and Other Holiday Adjustments
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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216 - Chris Sloan on The Airchive
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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215 - Can't Make This Up & Other Items
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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214 - Rick Cotton, Exec. Director, Port Authority of NY & NJ
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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213 - Where Are The Next Generation Airplanes?
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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212 - Ginger Hardage, Fmr SVP of Culture & Communications at Southwest Airlines
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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211 - Jeff Tolkin, Co-CEO, World Travel Holdings
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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210 - Chris Sloan on Air Inuit's Unique Service
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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209- Mark Nasr, EVP Marketing/Digital, Air Canada/President of Aeroplan
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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208 - John Heimlich, VP/Chief Economist at Airlines for America
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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207 - Steve Dickson, Fmr. Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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206 - Chris Sloan reports: The Unique History of Braniff
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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205 - Dave Holtz, Chairman of Operations, Wheels Up
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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204 - Scott Mayerowitz, Founder, GlobeTrotScott Strategies
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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203 - Schiphol Amsterdam's Environmentally-Driven Flight Caps
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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202 - Special Report - Scott McCartney: Critical need for "Second Manhattan Project" at FAA.
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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201 - Candace McGraw, CEO, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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200 - Doug Parker, Fmr Chairman & CEO, American Airlines
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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199 - Susan Carey, former Aviation Industry Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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198 - Colby Harvey, Founder/CEO, Ultraview
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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197 - Jens Kuhlen, President North America, Gategroup
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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196 - Khalid Usman, Partner, Oliver Wyman
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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195 - Rick Schifter, Senior Advisor, TPG Capital
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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194 - Joanne Young, Managing Partner, Kirstein & Young
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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193 - Can Premium Leisure Replace Business Travelers?
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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192 - Charles Duncan, President, Norse Atlantic Airways
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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191 - Azim Barodawala, Co-Founder/CEO at Volantio
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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190 - Simon Hawkins, Head of Virgin Atlantic, Americas
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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189 - Barry Biffle, CEO, Frontier Airlines
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May 31, 2023 |
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188 - Ted Christie, CEO, Spirit Airlines on stage at Aviation Festival Americas
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May 24, 2023 |
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187 - Air Transport World & Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief
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May 17, 2023 |
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186 - Jonathan Sutter, Sr Director - J.D. Power Rankings
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May 10, 2023 |
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185 - Tom Doxey, President, Breeze Airways
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May 03, 2023 |
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184 - David Siegel, Senior Advisor, Apollo Global Management
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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183 - Randy Babbitt, Principal, Babbitt & Associates
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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182 - David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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181 - Alex Wilcox, CEO, JSX
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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180 - Philip Ordway, Managing Principal, Anabatic Investment Partners LLC
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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179 - Mo Garfinkle, Chairman, CEO, & Founder, Tailwind Consultants
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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178 - John McDonald, Founder, Caeli Communications
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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177 - Atif Elkadi, CEO, Ontario International Airport
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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176 - Josh Marks, CEO, Anuvu
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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175 - Geoff Hunt, Sr. VP Engineering & Technology, Pratt & Whitney
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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174 - Mike Swiatek, Chief Strategy & Planning Officer, at Avianca
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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173 - Kevin P. Healy, President, Campbell-Hill. Also, Chris Sloan with 747 Trivia
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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172 - Mark Dombroff, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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171 - Michael Lombardi, Historian, The Boeing Company: The Last 747
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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170 - Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor at CBS News
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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169 - Rob Britton, Principal, AirLearn
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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168 - Gordon Bethune, former CEO, Continental Airlines
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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167 - Ben & Chris Welcome Scott McCartney to Airlines Confidential
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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166 - John Heimlich, VP & Chief Economist, Airlines for America
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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165 - Anne Correa, SVP, mba Aviation / Chris Sloan reports: SWA Media Day
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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164 - Mark Ross-Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, StatusMatch
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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163 - Thanksgiving Edition
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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162 - Steve Shur, VP Government Affairs EV Strategy, Hertz
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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161 - David Sunde, Founder/CEO, Landline
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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160 - David Gunnarsson, CEO, Dohop
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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159 - This week: Chris Sloan reports on Routes World 2022 Las Vegas
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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158 -William Swelbar, Chief Industry Analyst, The Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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157 - Charles Leocha, Pres. & Co-Founder, Travelers United
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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156 - Chris Sloan: Huge Expansion at MCO
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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155 - Kevin Cox, CEO, Ferrovial Vertiports
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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154 - Jonathan Sutter: 2022 J.D. Power Airport Satisfaction Study
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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153 - Special Legal Edition with Sidley Austin Team
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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152 - Erik Sabiston, Co-Founder/President, RTAG, Veterans to Aviation
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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151 - Scott Lincicome, Dir. General Economics, CATO Institute
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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150 - Bjorn Tore Larsen, CEO, Norse Atlantic Airways
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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149 - Robert M. Brantner, Author, Skyheist
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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148 - Mayor Sandy Stimpson/Chris Curry, Pres. Mobile Airport Authority;
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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147 - The JetBlue/Spirit Deal - AP's David Koenig
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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146 - Creighton Scarpone, Dir. of Business & Commercial Aviation Sales, Garmin Intl
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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145 - Sara Nelson, President, Association of Flight Attendants
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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144 - Graham Webb, Chief Sustainability Officer, Pratt & Whitney
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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143 - Mike Arnot, Principal, Juliett Alpha Media Relations
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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142 - Nina Jonsson, Chairman FLYHT Aerospace Solutions/Vice Chair Icelandair
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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141 - Joe Lopano, CEO, Tampa International Airport
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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140 - Shashank Nigam, CEO, SimpliFlying
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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139 - Peter Robison, Author, Flying Blind
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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138 - Jonathan Sutter, Sr. Dir., J.D. Power Travel Practice
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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137 - Sean Donohue, CEO, DFW International Airport
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May 25, 2022 |
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136 - Daryl Taylor, VP/GM, FAL USA at Airbus America
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May 18, 2022 |
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135 - Jay Sorensen, President, IdeaWorksCompany
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May 11, 2022 |
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134 - Chris Sloan Reports on Flying in Alaska
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May 04, 2022 |
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133 - Gautam Thakkar, CEO, Unifi
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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132 - Kathryn Creedy, Future Aviation/Aerospace Workforce News
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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131 - Bart Biggers & Kevin Lewis, Partners, Sidley Austin LLP
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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130 - John Heimlich VP/Chief Economist, Airlines For America
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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129 - Elise Eberwein, EVP, People & Communications, American Airlines
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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128 - Nancy Hocking, JetBlue, Director Gateway Programs
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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127 - Ginger Hughes, Managing Director, Seabury Securities
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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126 - Lance Lipkus, Vice President, Travel Leaders Group
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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125 - Andrew Nocella, CCO, United Airlines
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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124 -Darryl Jenkins, Chairman, American Aviation Institute
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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123 - Kevin Stamler, CEO, SeatBoost
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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122 - Jeff Shane, Fmr General Counsel, IATA
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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121 - Ken McKenzie, Board Member, Canada Jetlines
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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120 - Michael Huerta, Fmr. FAA Administrator
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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119 - Mike Lenz, EVP/CFO, FedEx
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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118 - Tony Lefebvre, COO, Signature Flight Support
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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117 - Michael Bell, Aviation Recruiter, Korn & Ferry
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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116 - New Year Message - Show Returns Jan 5 2022
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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115 - Airline Executives on Capitol Hill
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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114 - Jordan Kayloe, BWI/Marshall Airport
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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113 - Ben Plummer, VP, Elemental Cognition
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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112 -Rick Deurloo, CCO, Pratt & Whitney
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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111 - David Neeleman, Founder & CEO, Breeze Airways
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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110 - Roger Dow, President/CEO, U.S. Travel Association
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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109 - Robert Sumwalt, Fmr Chair of the NTSB
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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108 - Chris Sloan Reports - 1st Breeze A220
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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107 - Mike Whitaker, Chief Policy Officer Hyundai Air Mobility
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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106 - Mark Dombroff, Fox Rothschild LLP
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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105 - Southwest Disruption / Air India News
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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104 - Linda Rutherford, EVP, Southwest Airlines
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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103 - Vasu Raja, Chief Revenue Officer, American Airlines
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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102 - Andrew Levy, CEO, Avelo Airlines
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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101 - Dave Dickson, Fmr Ernst & Young-Airline Audit Chair
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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100 - Christina Cassotis, CEO Allegheny Cnty Airport Authority
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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099 - JetBlue's Newly Minted London flight
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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098 - Felix Antelo, CEO Viva Air Colombia
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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097 - Jerry Glass, Founder F&H Solutions Group
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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096 - Spirit Meltdown & Ghost Airports with Chris Sloan
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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095 - John Heimlich, VP Airlines for America
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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094 - Start Your Engines
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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093 - Barry Eccleston, Fmr CEO Airbus America
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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092 - New Rules
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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091 - Greg Webb, CEO Travelport
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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090 - Southwest's Change at the Top
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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089 - David Short, Fmr DOT Under Secretary
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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088 - Spirit in Miami
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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087 - Mike Cox, Seabury Capital
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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086 - Ken Quinn, Flight Safety Foundation
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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085 - Brian Kough, Aviation Week
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May 26, 2021 |
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084 - Paul Kinstedt COO, Republic Airways
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May 19, 2021 |
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083 - Colby Harvey, CEO of Rizse
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May 12, 2021 |
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082 - On-Site @ MRO Orlando
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May 05, 2021 |
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081 - Avelo Airlines Takes Flight
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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080 - David Grizzle, Fmr FAA COO
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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079 - Summer Capacity Projections
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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078 - Declan Ryan
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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077 - Have a Seat
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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076 - Helane Becker-Airline Analyst
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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075 - Covid Funding Saves 27,000 Jobs
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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074 - Bob Crandall
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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073 - IAG Aquires Air Europa
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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072 - $14,000,000,000 Stimulus
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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071 - New Routes
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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070 - Scott McCartney - Best & Worst Airlines
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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069 - Staggering Financial Losses
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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068 - Leadership Changes
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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067 - Delta's Break-Even Date
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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066 - Chris Chiames Joins as Co-Host
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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065 - Thank You Seth. Introducing Chris.
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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064 - The FAA & The 737-Max
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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063 - Jet Blue Storms Miami
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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062 - Holiday Travel Numbers
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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061 - 737-Max Airborn Again-Chris Sloan Reports
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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060 - Time to Taxi
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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059 - Grading Airlines on Covid Response
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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058 - Southwest's 737 Max Investment
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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057 - Salute to Veterans
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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056 - Holiday Demand Projections
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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055 - Questions, Answers, Corrections
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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054 - One Million in One Day
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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053 - From Cincinnati: Boyd Group's 2020 IAFS
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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052 - Jet Blue's Play in Newark
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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051 - The AA Employee Deal Status
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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050 - Frequent Flier Programs Econ101
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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049 - United's Charters Looking Good
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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048 - Ch-Ch-Ch-Change Fees Changing
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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047 - The Bookings Roller Coaster
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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046 - Airline Job Loss Numbers
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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045 - Promo: Ben at Embry-Riddle
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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043 - Aviation Industry Bailouts
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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043 - Airline Stocks Rise
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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042 - Federal Aid & Furloughs
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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041 - Boards of Directors Discussions
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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040 - JetBlue/American Partner
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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039 - Your Odds on the Middle
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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038 - Marketing or Medicine
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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037 - Middle Seats and Masks
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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036 - Cruise-Airline Co-Dependancy
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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035 - Same Issues. Different Tactics.
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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034 - A Noteworthy CEO Experience
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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033 - Employee Buyouts & Layoffs
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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032 - Top 3 Execs of All Time
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May 27, 2020 |
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031 - Just the Facts, Folks
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May 20, 2020 |
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030 - Avianca, United, Startups
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May 13, 2020 |
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029 - The Mask Mandate Begins
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May 06, 2020 |
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028 - How to Treat the Elites
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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027 - Government Bailouts
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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026 - The Covid Blame Game
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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025 - Targeted Aquisition Potential
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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024 - The Singapore Bailout
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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023 - Weathering the Storm
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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022 - An Industry in Crisis
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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021 - CEO Thought Process
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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020 - It's in the Bag
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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019 - More Coronavirus Effects
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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018 - Your Space on a Plane
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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017 - American Employees Compensation
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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016 - Coronavirus Affects on Travel
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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015 - When Support Animals Fly
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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014 - Boing Aircraft Branding
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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013 - Airline Financial Stability
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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012 - The Carbon Footprint
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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011 - The Congo Airways Purchase
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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010 - Delta Stops Certain Upgrades
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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009 - The 3 Hour Rule
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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008 - Behind a CEO Change
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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007 - Pilot Training
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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006 - FAA Looking at Safety
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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005 - What is Basic Economy
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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004 - Best Time to Purchase Tickets
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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003 - British Airways Buys More
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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002 - What's Next for the 737 Max
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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001 - Why Passengers Are Bumped
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Oct 21, 2019 |