218 - Andrew Watterson, COO, Southwest Airlines
This week: Andrew Watterson, COO, Southwest Airlines; Stephanie Pope promoted to COO at Boeing; Delta beefs up Austin TX schedule; Listener Q on high speed rail LA-Vegas. Happy Holidays. Next episode:...
20 Dec 202340min
217 - DHL, Santa, and Other Holiday Adjustments
This week: A DHL acquisition of Santa? + other holiday adjustments ;) - Digging into the Alaska-Hawaiian deal & SWA's role; Closing arguments made in the JetBlue - Spirit case; Listener input on the s...
13 Dec 202332min
216 - Chris Sloan on The Airchive
This week: Chris Sloan on The Airchive; Initial thoughts on the Alaska-Hawaiian deal; Skift story on increased adventure travel due to weight loss: NY Times reports on serious FAA issues; Listener Q: ...
6 Dec 20231h
215 - Can't Make This Up & Other Items
This week: Thanksgiving travel recap; Can't Make This Up covers "dog food" in China Eastern Business Class & Striking an anti-strike law; New Saudi passenger rights; Problems with the author's ideas i...
29 Nov 202337min
214 - Rick Cotton, Exec. Director, Port Authority of NY & NJ
This week: Rick Cotton, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; AMS slots update; Focus on the safety report & FAA training; Passenger ordered to pay for flight disruption/diversi...
22 Nov 202354min
213 - Where Are The Next Generation Airplanes?
This week: Ben & Scott go in depth on next generation airplanes; United loyalty program revisions; Some business travel numbers; SUX and other interesting identifiers; Listener input on premium seat ...
15 Nov 202332min
212 - Ginger Hardage, Fmr SVP of Culture & Communications at Southwest Airlines
This week: Ginger Hardage, Fmr SVP of Culture & Communications at Southwest Airlines/Founder of Unstoppable Cultures; Is ATC ready for the holiday season? JetBlue loses $153MM, is frozen out of AMS, a...
8 Nov 202356min
211 - Jeff Tolkin, Co-CEO, World Travel Holdings
This week: Jeff Tolkin, Co-CEO, World Travel Holdings, Michael Whitaker confirmed as FAA Administrator, Spirit blames discounted fares for Q3 loss; Southwest makes significant schedule changes; The Al...
1 Nov 202344min
