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Airlines Confidential Podcast — 346 episodes
346 - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz
345 - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman
344 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman. Guest: Joerg Eberhart, CEO, ITA Airways
343 - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis
342 - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host and Guest Chris Chiames
341 - Guest: Glen Hauenstein, Fmr. President, Delta Air Lines
340 - Guest Co-Host: Charles Duncan. Guest: Erik Olund, CEO, Sky Chefs
339 - Scott McCartney with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford
338 - Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host Doug Parker on Crisis Management
337 - From Panama: Focus on Copa Airlines: Robert Carey, EVP, / Deniece Nicholas Holness, Dir, System Operations
336 - Scott McCartney & Oscar Munoz: A tip of the hat to Spirit Airlines
335 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman. Guest: Rick Elieson, Chief Revenue Officer, Signature Aviation
334 - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Hosts Charles Duncan & Jay Sorensen
333 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt. Guest: Vicki Jaramillo, EVP/CCO, Orlando Int. Airport
332 - Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis. Guest: Khalid Usman, Partner, Oliver Wyman
331 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Guest: Dave Harvey, Founder, Harvey Global Advisory
330 - Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan. Guest: Robin Hayes, CEO, Airbus North America
329- Scott McCartney with "Professor" Doug Parker on Route & Hub Profitability
328 - Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Guest: Michael Huerta, Fmr Administrator, FAA
327 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman. Guest: Charlie Sultan, President Concur Travel
326 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Guest: Chris Sununu, CEO, Airlines for America
325 - Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis. Guest: Sean Donohue, Fmr CEO, DFW Int. Airport
324 - Guest Co-Host, Charles Duncan, Guest: Scott Hamilton, Author, Founder, Leeham Company
323 - Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan. Guest: David Seymour, COO, American Airlines
322 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman. Guest: John Heimlich, VP/Chief Economist, AFA
321 - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz
320 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman. Guest: Don Carty, Chairman, Porter Airlines
319 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Guest: Jeremy Bowen, CEO, Cirium
318 - Scott McCartney with Chris Sloan - Reviews of American & JetBlue New Offerings
317 - Host Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis
316 - Host Scott McCartney attends Doug Parker's "School of Airline Pricing"
315 - Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan, Guest Phil Washington, CEO, Denver Int. Airport
314 - Host Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman
313 - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Fmr CEO United, Guest: Scott Kirby, CEO, United
312 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman, Guest Alex Cruz, Fmr. CEO, British Airways
311 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt. Guest: Alex Mans. Founder & CEO, FLYR
310 - Scott McCartney with Guests: Andrew Watterson & Jay Sorensen
309 - Guest Co-Host: Charles Duncan, Guest: Theo Panagiotoulias, CEO, Star Alliance.
308 - Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis, Guests: Architects Luis Vidal & Carolyn Sponza - New Pittsburgh Int. Airport
307 - Scott McCartney, Doug Parker, and Richard Anderson
306 - Guest Co-Host: Charles Duncan, Guest: Pedro Heilbron, CEO, Copa Airlines
305 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Guest: Holly Hegeman, Founder, PlaneBusiness
304 - Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Guest: Nat Pieper, CEO. Oneworld
303 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Guests: Mark Streeter & Jamie Baker, Analysts, JP Morgan Chase
302 - Host Scott McCartney with Guest: Peter Ingram, Fmr CEO, Hawaiian Airlines
301 - Host Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman
300 - Host Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan
299 - Host Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host: Christina Cassotis
298 - Host Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host Doug Parker - "Unscripted & Unplugged"
297 - Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Guest: Charlie Curreri, PhD, The Center for Aviation Mental Health
296 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Guest: Mike Malik, CMO, Cirium
295 - Guest Co-Host: Henry Harteveldt; Guest: Heather Garboden, Chief Customer Exp. Ofc., American Airlines
294 - Guest Co-Host: Maya Leibman; Guest Jay Sorensen, Pres., IdeaWorks Company
293 - Guest Co-Host: Charles Duncan; Guest: Maury Gallagher, Chairman, Allegiant Travel Company
292 - Guest Co-Host: Christina Cassotis, CEO, Pittsburgh International Airport
291 - Guest Co-Host: Doug Parker; Guest: Robert Crandall, Fmr CEO/Chairman, American Airlines
290 - Guests Greg John, CEO Infinity Flight Group; David Seymour, COO, American
289 - Guest Co-Host: Oscar Munoz; Guest: Steve Sisneros, VP Airport Affairs, Southwest Airlines
288 - Guest Co-Host: Charles Duncan; Guest: Richard Anderson, Fmr CEO, Delta Airlines
287 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt; Guest: Adam Stahl, Acting Administrator, TSA
286 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman; Guest: Linda Jojo, Fmr EVP/CCO, United
285 - Guest Co-Host: Christina Cassotis, Guest: John Pepper, VP/Corp. Development, Allegiant Air
284 - Guest Co-Host Doug Parker; Guest: Aengus Kelly, Exec. Director & CEO, AerCap Holdings
283 - Guest Co-Host: Dave Hilfman, Special Report: Chris Sloan on the Pacific Island Hopper
282 - Guest Co-Host: Oscar Munoz, Guests: Milind Tavshikar, SmartKargo & Marco Ferrara, Delta
281 - Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan; Guest: Eamonn Brennan, Fmr Director General, Eurocontrol
280 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt; Guest: Justin Jones, EVP Operations, Southwest Airlines
279 - Guest Co-Host: Maya Leibman; Guest: Elise Eberwein, Fmr EVP, American Airlines
278 - Big Southwest Bag/Policy Changes - Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis
277 - JetBlue's Top Senior Leadership - Joanna Geraghty, CEO and Marty St. George, President
276 - Guest Co-Host Doug Parker; Guest: Sara Nelson, Pres., Association of Flight Attendants
275 - Guest Co-Host Chris Sloan with info on BermudAir
274 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Guest: Jim Compton, Fmr Vice Chairman, United
273 - Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz; Focus: A Tragic Week in Aviation
272 - Scott McCartney - Island Edition from Hawaii
271 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst
270 - Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan
269 - Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis; Guest Jeremy Bowen, CEO, Cirium
268 - Guest Co-Host Doug Parker, Guest: Nick Calio, Pres/CEO, Airlines for America
267 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman; Guest: Jim Butler, CFO, Gatwick Airport
266 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman
265 - Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Fmr Chairman, United; Andrew Watterson, COO, SWA
264 - Chris Sloan Reports on the A321 XLR Inaugural Flight
263 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Pres. Atmosphere Research Group
262 - Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan; Guest: Frank Lorenzo
261 - Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis, CEO, Pittsburgh Int Airport
260 - Guest Co-Host Doug Parker, Fmr CEO, American Airlines
259 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman & Guest Patrick O'Keeffe, Fmr SVP, People, American
258 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Fmr SVP, United Airlines
257 - Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Fmr Chairman & CEO, United Airlines
256 - Jeff Martin, President/CEO, Aero Design Labs
255 - Rob Gurney, Fmr CEO, Oneworld Alliance
254 - Vasu Raja, Fmr. Chief Commercial Officer, American Airlines
253 - Dominic Gates, Aerospace Journalist, The Seattle Times
252 - Suzanne Neufang, CEO, Global Business Travel Association
251 - David Seymour, COO, American Airlines
250 - An announcement from Ben Baldanza
249 - Bob Jordan, CEO, Southwest Airlines
248 - Bill Swelbar, Chief Industry Analyst, Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy
247 - Allison Pohle, Travel Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
246 - David Pekoske, Administrator, TSA
245 - Boeing in the News
244 - Scott McCartney interviews Ben Baldanza
243 - Tim Toerber, VP Business Development, Assaia
242 - Sammy Patel, VP/Commercial, Vantage Airport Group & Simon Gandy, EVP/COO, New Terminal One JFK
241 - Michael Landguth, Pres. & CEO, Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
240 - Chris Sloan: In depth on Hawaiian Airlines
239 - Simon Newton-Smith, SVP Americas, EL AL Israel Airlines
238 - Greg Schulze, Chief Commercial Officer, Expedia Group
237 - William J. McGee, Senior Fellow, Economic Liberties Project
236 - John Breyault, VP, Public Policy, Telecommunications & Fraud, National Consumers League
235 - Sam Coats, Retired Airline & Corporate Executive & Civic Leader
234- Jay Sorensen, President, IdeaWorksCompany
233 - Kevin O'Toole, Chief Strategy Officer, Cirium
232 - This week: It's In The Bag - A Focus on the Business of Bag Fees
231 - John Heimlich, VP/Chief Economist, Airlines for America
230 - Rudy Maxa, Travel Journalist
229 - This week: Doug Parker, Fmr CEO, American Airlines with TSA safety concerns.
228 - Zane Kerby, Pres & CEO at ASTA - American Society of Travel Advisors;
227 - Maya Leibman, Fmr. EVP/Chief Information Officer, American Airlines
226 - Brett Snyder, President & Chief Airline Dork, Cranky Flier
225 - Jay Sorensen, Ancillary Revenue, A la Carte Pricing, Frequent Flyer (FFP) Consultant
224 - This week: Mike Leskinen, EVP/Chief Financial Officer, United Airlines
223 - Dorothy Robyn, Public Policy Consultant/Writer
222 - Marian Boyd, Boyd Group International
221 - Jon Ostrower, Founder, The Air Current
220 - A Rough Start to 2024
219 - 2024 Predictions
218 - Andrew Watterson, COO, Southwest Airlines
217 - DHL, Santa, and Other Holiday Adjustments
216 - Chris Sloan on The Airchive
215 - Can't Make This Up & Other Items
214 - Rick Cotton, Exec. Director, Port Authority of NY & NJ
213 - Where Are The Next Generation Airplanes?
212 - Ginger Hardage, Fmr SVP of Culture & Communications at Southwest Airlines
211 - Jeff Tolkin, Co-CEO, World Travel Holdings
210 - Chris Sloan on Air Inuit's Unique Service
209- Mark Nasr, EVP Marketing/Digital, Air Canada/President of Aeroplan
208 - John Heimlich, VP/Chief Economist at Airlines for America
207 - Steve Dickson, Fmr. Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
206 - Chris Sloan reports: The Unique History of Braniff
205 - Dave Holtz, Chairman of Operations, Wheels Up
204 - Scott Mayerowitz, Founder, GlobeTrotScott Strategies
203 - Schiphol Amsterdam's Environmentally-Driven Flight Caps
202 - Special Report - Scott McCartney: Critical need for "Second Manhattan Project" at FAA.
201 - Candace McGraw, CEO, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
200 - Doug Parker, Fmr Chairman & CEO, American Airlines
199 - Susan Carey, former Aviation Industry Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
198 - Colby Harvey, Founder/CEO, Ultraview
197 - Jens Kuhlen, President North America, Gategroup
196 - Khalid Usman, Partner, Oliver Wyman
195 - Rick Schifter, Senior Advisor, TPG Capital
194 - Joanne Young, Managing Partner, Kirstein & Young
193 - Can Premium Leisure Replace Business Travelers?
192 - Charles Duncan, President, Norse Atlantic Airways
191 - Azim Barodawala, Co-Founder/CEO at Volantio
190 - Simon Hawkins, Head of Virgin Atlantic, Americas
189 - Barry Biffle, CEO, Frontier Airlines
188 - Ted Christie, CEO, Spirit Airlines on stage at Aviation Festival Americas
187 - Air Transport World & Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief
186 - Jonathan Sutter, Sr Director - J.D. Power Rankings
185 - Tom Doxey, President, Breeze Airways
184 - David Siegel, Senior Advisor, Apollo Global Management
183 - Randy Babbitt, Principal, Babbitt & Associates
182 - David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
181 - Alex Wilcox, CEO, JSX
180 - Philip Ordway, Managing Principal, Anabatic Investment Partners LLC
179 - Mo Garfinkle, Chairman, CEO, & Founder, Tailwind Consultants
178 - John McDonald, Founder, Caeli Communications
177 - Atif Elkadi, CEO, Ontario International Airport
176 - Josh Marks, CEO, Anuvu
175 - Geoff Hunt, Sr. VP Engineering & Technology, Pratt & Whitney
174 - Mike Swiatek, Chief Strategy & Planning Officer, at Avianca
173 - Kevin P. Healy, President, Campbell-Hill. Also, Chris Sloan with 747 Trivia
172 - Mark Dombroff, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
171 - Michael Lombardi, Historian, The Boeing Company: The Last 747
170 - Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor at CBS News
169 - Rob Britton, Principal, AirLearn
168 - Gordon Bethune, former CEO, Continental Airlines
167 - Ben & Chris Welcome Scott McCartney to Airlines Confidential
166 - John Heimlich, VP & Chief Economist, Airlines for America
165 - Anne Correa, SVP, mba Aviation / Chris Sloan reports: SWA Media Day
164 - Mark Ross-Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, StatusMatch
163 - Thanksgiving Edition
162 - Steve Shur, VP Government Affairs EV Strategy, Hertz
161 - David Sunde, Founder/CEO, Landline
160 - David Gunnarsson, CEO, Dohop
159 - This week: Chris Sloan reports on Routes World 2022 Las Vegas
158 -William Swelbar, Chief Industry Analyst, The Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy
157 - Charles Leocha, Pres. & Co-Founder, Travelers United
156 - Chris Sloan: Huge Expansion at MCO
155 - Kevin Cox, CEO, Ferrovial Vertiports
154 - Jonathan Sutter: 2022 J.D. Power Airport Satisfaction Study
153 - Special Legal Edition with Sidley Austin Team
152 - Erik Sabiston, Co-Founder/President, RTAG, Veterans to Aviation
151 - Scott Lincicome, Dir. General Economics, CATO Institute
150 - Bjorn Tore Larsen, CEO, Norse Atlantic Airways
149 - Robert M. Brantner, Author, Skyheist
148 - Mayor Sandy Stimpson/Chris Curry, Pres. Mobile Airport Authority;
147 - The JetBlue/Spirit Deal - AP's David Koenig
146 - Creighton Scarpone, Dir. of Business & Commercial Aviation Sales, Garmin Intl
145 - Sara Nelson, President, Association of Flight Attendants
144 - Graham Webb, Chief Sustainability Officer, Pratt & Whitney
143 - Mike Arnot, Principal, Juliett Alpha Media Relations
142 - Nina Jonsson, Chairman FLYHT Aerospace Solutions/Vice Chair Icelandair
141 - Joe Lopano, CEO, Tampa International Airport
140 - Shashank Nigam, CEO, SimpliFlying
139 - Peter Robison, Author, Flying Blind
138 - Jonathan Sutter, Sr. Dir., J.D. Power Travel Practice
137 - Sean Donohue, CEO, DFW International Airport
136 - Daryl Taylor, VP/GM, FAL USA at Airbus America
135 - Jay Sorensen, President, IdeaWorksCompany
134 - Chris Sloan Reports on Flying in Alaska
133 - Gautam Thakkar, CEO, Unifi
132 - Kathryn Creedy, Future Aviation/Aerospace Workforce News
131 - Bart Biggers & Kevin Lewis, Partners, Sidley Austin LLP
130 - John Heimlich VP/Chief Economist, Airlines For America
129 - Elise Eberwein, EVP, People & Communications, American Airlines
128 - Nancy Hocking, JetBlue, Director Gateway Programs
127 - Ginger Hughes, Managing Director, Seabury Securities
126 - Lance Lipkus, Vice President, Travel Leaders Group
125 - Andrew Nocella, CCO, United Airlines
124 -Darryl Jenkins, Chairman, American Aviation Institute
123 - Kevin Stamler, CEO, SeatBoost
122 - Jeff Shane, Fmr General Counsel, IATA
121 - Ken McKenzie, Board Member, Canada Jetlines
120 - Michael Huerta, Fmr. FAA Administrator
119 - Mike Lenz, EVP/CFO, FedEx
118 - Tony Lefebvre, COO, Signature Flight Support
117 - Michael Bell, Aviation Recruiter, Korn & Ferry
116 - New Year Message - Show Returns Jan 5 2022
115 - Airline Executives on Capitol Hill
114 - Jordan Kayloe, BWI/Marshall Airport
113 - Ben Plummer, VP, Elemental Cognition
112 -Rick Deurloo, CCO, Pratt & Whitney
111 - David Neeleman, Founder & CEO, Breeze Airways
110 - Roger Dow, President/CEO, U.S. Travel Association
109 - Robert Sumwalt, Fmr Chair of the NTSB
108 - Chris Sloan Reports - 1st Breeze A220
107 - Mike Whitaker, Chief Policy Officer Hyundai Air Mobility
106 - Mark Dombroff, Fox Rothschild LLP
105 - Southwest Disruption / Air India News
104 - Linda Rutherford, EVP, Southwest Airlines
103 - Vasu Raja, Chief Revenue Officer, American Airlines
102 - Andrew Levy, CEO, Avelo Airlines
101 - Dave Dickson, Fmr Ernst & Young-Airline Audit Chair
100 - Christina Cassotis, CEO Allegheny Cnty Airport Authority
099 - JetBlue's Newly Minted London flight
098 - Felix Antelo, CEO Viva Air Colombia
097 - Jerry Glass, Founder F&H Solutions Group
096 - Spirit Meltdown & Ghost Airports with Chris Sloan
095 - John Heimlich, VP Airlines for America
094 - Start Your Engines
093 - Barry Eccleston, Fmr CEO Airbus America
092 - New Rules
091 - Greg Webb, CEO Travelport
090 - Southwest's Change at the Top
089 - David Short, Fmr DOT Under Secretary
088 - Spirit in Miami
087 - Mike Cox, Seabury Capital
086 - Ken Quinn, Flight Safety Foundation
085 - Brian Kough, Aviation Week
084 - Paul Kinstedt COO, Republic Airways
083 - Colby Harvey, CEO of Rizse
082 - On-Site @ MRO Orlando
081 - Avelo Airlines Takes Flight
080 - David Grizzle, Fmr FAA COO
079 - Summer Capacity Projections
078 - Declan Ryan
077 - Have a Seat
076 - Helane Becker-Airline Analyst
075 - Covid Funding Saves 27,000 Jobs
074 - Bob Crandall
073 - IAG Aquires Air Europa
072 - $14,000,000,000 Stimulus
071 - New Routes
070 - Scott McCartney - Best & Worst Airlines
069 - Staggering Financial Losses
068 - Leadership Changes
067 - Delta's Break-Even Date
066 - Chris Chiames Joins as Co-Host
065 - Thank You Seth. Introducing Chris.
064 - The FAA & The 737-Max
063 - Jet Blue Storms Miami
062 - Holiday Travel Numbers
061 - 737-Max Airborn Again-Chris Sloan Reports
060 - Time to Taxi
059 - Grading Airlines on Covid Response
058 - Southwest's 737 Max Investment
057 - Salute to Veterans
056 - Holiday Demand Projections
055 - Questions, Answers, Corrections
054 - One Million in One Day
053 - From Cincinnati: Boyd Group's 2020 IAFS
052 - Jet Blue's Play in Newark
051 - The AA Employee Deal Status
050 - Frequent Flier Programs Econ101
049 - United's Charters Looking Good
048 - Ch-Ch-Ch-Change Fees Changing
047 - The Bookings Roller Coaster
046 - Airline Job Loss Numbers
045 - Promo: Ben at Embry-Riddle
043 - Aviation Industry Bailouts
043 - Airline Stocks Rise
042 - Federal Aid & Furloughs
041 - Boards of Directors Discussions
040 - JetBlue/American Partner
039 - Your Odds on the Middle
038 - Marketing or Medicine
037 - Middle Seats and Masks
036 - Cruise-Airline Co-Dependancy
035 - Same Issues. Different Tactics.
034 - A Noteworthy CEO Experience
033 - Employee Buyouts & Layoffs
032 - Top 3 Execs of All Time
031 - Just the Facts, Folks
030 - Avianca, United, Startups
029 - The Mask Mandate Begins
028 - How to Treat the Elites
027 - Government Bailouts
026 - The Covid Blame Game
025 - Targeted Aquisition Potential
024 - The Singapore Bailout
023 - Weathering the Storm
022 - An Industry in Crisis
021 - CEO Thought Process
020 - It's in the Bag
019 - More Coronavirus Effects
018 - Your Space on a Plane
017 - American Employees Compensation
016 - Coronavirus Affects on Travel
015 - When Support Animals Fly
014 - Boing Aircraft Branding
013 - Airline Financial Stability
012 - The Carbon Footprint
011 - The Congo Airways Purchase
010 - Delta Stops Certain Upgrades
009 - The 3 Hour Rule
008 - Behind a CEO Change
007 - Pilot Training
006 - FAA Looking at Safety
005 - What is Basic Economy
004 - Best Time to Purchase Tickets
003 - British Airways Buys More
002 - What's Next for the 737 Max
001 - Why Passengers Are Bumped