Airlines Confidential Podcast

By: Scott McCartney & Ben Baldanza
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  • Hosted by Scott McCartney, Fmr. Travel Editor/"Middle Seat" Columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Top Stories, C-Suite Guests, Listener Q's. The Leading Podcast Reaching Travel Industry Insiders, Frequent Flyers, & Aviation Geeks. Created by Ben Baldanza.
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  • 259 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman & Guest Patrick O'Keeffe, Fmr SVP, People, American
    Oct 16 2024
    This week: Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman, Fmr EVP/CIO, American Airlines; Guest: Patrick O'Keeffe, Fmr SVP – People, American Airlines; News: Delta forecasts weaker revenue; Some CrowdStrike context; Disagreement over Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF); Are terminal robo-wheelchairs on the horizon? Boeing strike negotiations not going well; United announces unusual new foreign destinations; Listener Q's: Would consolidated check in be workable for airlines?
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 258 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Fmr SVP, United Airlines
    Oct 9 2024
    This week: Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Fmr SVP, Worldwide Sales at United Airlines; News: Is Spirit planning for a bankruptcy? SWA Board member Rakesh Gangwal buys 3.6M shares - Can improvements be made fast enough? International conflicts affecting travel; Spy transfers FAA infrastructure intel to Iran; United FAA safety review completed; Toyota invests more in VTOL maker Joby; Reflections from working with Bethune/Munoz/Kirby.
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    59 mins
  • 257 - Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Fmr Chairman & CEO, United Airlines
    Oct 2 2024
    This week: Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Fmr Chairman & CEO, United Airlines; News from Southwest's Investor Day: The SWA plan to increase revenue; GAO report on FAA sites unsustainable systems; The story behind the Munoz transformation of United. Book: Turnaround Time: Uniting an Airline and Its Employees in the Friendly Skies. https://airlinesconfidential.com/book-list/
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    1 hr and 11 mins

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Highly informative and entertaining

Never fails to please. Ben and Scott are exceptionally complimentary hosts who use the podcast as a way bring great insights to the forefront.

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I love this podcast.

Bin, and Scott are awesome and the podcast makes me feel like a aviation insider. If you fly or are just a fan of aviation you should listen.

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