Susan Carey

This week: Susan Carey, former Aviation Industry Reporter, The Wall Street Journal; JetBlue, Spirit earnings update; Southwest pilot compensation; Spirit and JetBlue shares drop, is need for merger increased?  Listener Q's on checked/carry-on bag fees, discrepancies on data sources, and could reducing executive pay help relieve the pilot shortage?

199 - Susan Carey, former Aviation Industry Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

This week: Colby Harvey, Founder/CEO, Ultraview; Alaska and other earnings; a Q3 softening coming? Southwest: RASM drops, higher labor costs, CEO Bob Jordan says demand is still very strong; United cuts flights at Newark; Avelo and Breeze operating results; Listener Q's re: Where to reinvest profits during good times; Charters in the US vs Europe.

198 - Colby Harvey, Founder/CEO, Ultraview

This week: Jens Kuhlen, President North America, Gategroup; The hot topic of Delta 555; Positive earnings at American &amp; United; AA matches United pilots new contract rates; House bill raising pilot retirement age goes to Senate; Listener Q's on Delta Amex loyalty program revenue; What are the benefits of the Air France-KLM Merger? Advice on meltdown mitigation?

197 - Jens Kuhlen, President North America, Gategroup

Oliver Wyman

This week: Khalid Usman, Partner, Oliver Wyman; Also: Earnings Season; Delta sets record - CEO Ed Bastian is bullish on continued travel volume; AA / JetBlue Northeast Alliance ends but what about the Spirit acquisition? JAL's "Any Wear Anywhere" clothing rentals; Listeners: update Hertz EV rental policy, time for a LCC within an airline again?

196 - Khalid Usman, Partner, Oliver Wyman

This week: Rick Schifter, Senior Advisor, TPG Capital; Joseph S. Murphy Service to Industry Award recipient Ben Baldanza's reflections on learning from and working with top industry leaders and Scott's reflections on covering them as a journalist; Listener Q: Why no taxibots?

195 - Rick Schifter, Senior Advisor, TPG Capital

Joanne Young

This week: Joanne Young, Managing Partner, Kirstein &amp; Young; DOT Office of Inspector General scathing report of deficiencies and huge understaffing levels; USDOT Sec. Pete Buttigieg denies FAA fault for issues; United's turn for operational issues; Listener Q on fleet utilization.

194 - Joanne Young, Managing Partner, Kirstein & Young

This week: Can premium leisure travelers replace business travelers? Challenges at NYC area airports; Record number transatlantic flights over past decade; Listener Q's on EASA type ratings, and why did Alaska retire so many Virgin America airplanes? (photo: Eze, France)

193 -  Can Premium Leisure Replace Business Travelers?

This week: Charles Duncan, President, Norse Atlantic Airways; Initial summer travel results; DCA perimeter rule talks heat up; Lots of policy making this summer; JetBlue's new livery; JSX CEO Alex Wilcox responds to listener comments, and additional listener input on 1500 hour rule.

192 - Charles Duncan, President, Norse Atlantic Airways

This week: Azim Barodawala, Co-Founder/CEO at Volantio; American changes attitude toward business travelers; United's Scott Kirby declares business travel recession; Delta rolling out a wheelchair accessible seat structure; Additional listener input on luxury airlines viability.

191 - Azim Barodawala, Co-Founder/CEO at Volantio

Simon Hawkins

This week: Simon Hawkins, Head of Virgin Atlantic, Americas; Also: Ben &amp; Scott talk about business mistakes made and lessons learned;  Listener Q: Why did Delta do away with Northwest Cargo Airline? How about Alaska cargo?

190 - Simon Hawkins, Head of Virgin Atlantic, Americas

Hosted by Ben Baldanza, former CEO Spirit Airlines &amp;  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.

Great podcast guys. Very insightful. But...... please get some better quality microphones. Seth your microphone your using has so much distortion it’s a little painful to listen to sometimes...Bad quality audio ... sorry, just wanted to let y  my guys know..

Great podcast, but.......

Excellent discussion of the always interesting airline business !

Jgsjgs

Airlines Confidential Podcast

This Week: Do frequent fliers increase the carbon footprint? High vs Low cost airports, what is the Airline Rat Pack, a customer complaint (about Spirit!)"fine...or whine?"

012 - The Carbon Footprint

This Week: Delta stops certain auto-upgrades. Is Southwest really a low-cost carrier? Is the A380 on it's way out? Plus this week's customer complaint - Fine? or Whine?

010 - Delta Stops Certain Upgrades

#017 This week: Are American Airlines employees getting too good a deal in the new compensation agreement? Get ready for America's exciting new start-up airline - can it succeed? and in this week's "Fine or Whine" customer complaint segment Ben and Seth seem to be in complete agreement.

017 - American Employees Compensation

This Week: Change at the top of United. A peek behind the scenes at an airline CEO change. Are "on-time" stats meaningful? and...hear from a  customer upset that his airline "stole" his miles. Did they?

008 - Behind a CEO Change

This Episode: What the Congo Airways plane purchase tells us, Delta's maintenance advantage, Flashback: Keith Olbermann calls Ben the 2nd worst person in the world, and which airlines get the most complaints?

011 - The Congo Airways Purchase

Boeing &amp; Airbus: Fleet commonality and profitability. More about when to purchase your ticket at the best price,  and is a listener's pricing complaint fine or just whining?

004 - Best Time to Purchase Tickets

This Episode: International Airlines Group (IAG) owner of British Airways and many more, buys another airline, is buying your ticket via Hotwire/Priceline/Expedia a great deal?, and ESPN's Randy Moss flies to Bristol...sort of.

003 - British Airways Buys More

This Week: What exactly do you get (and NOT get) with a "Basic Economy" fare? Are Frequent Flier Miles becoming extinct? plus... is boarding from the rear of the plane any faster?

005 - What is Basic Economy

This episode: Is the FAA looking more closely at safety? The most/least expensive airports to fly in/out of...and why? Industry job talent needs. And Viktor the 22 pound cat takes a flight...with consequences.

006 - FAA Looking at Safety

This week: Is pilot training currently the most difficult issue facing aviation? An airline worker labor dispute update. And...Seth volunteers to be bumped, gets a flight +$1500...so what's his issue?

007 - Pilot Training

This week: Reclining in your seat-what space is really yours? Alaska Airlines joins Oneworld; Why does Delta seem so good? New segment: passengers behaving badly!

018 - Your Space on a Plane

This Week: More delays around the holidays or just seems like it? The 3 hour rule. How long is "too long" a flight? Plus this week's listener complaint - "Fine? or Whine?"

009 - The 3 Hour Rule

This week: Is that poisonous snake really a support animal? (new rules coming); Who should be examining the black box following an incident? How much profit does an airline make from each flight? "Fine or Whine?" listener complaint segment: How come there's no window next to my window seat?

015 - When Support Animals Fly

This Week: Does Boeing need to change their aircraft branding? How do low cost airlines keep the cost low? A customer complaint begs the question...When does it make sense for you to purchase frequent flyer miles?

014 - Boing Aircraft Branding

016: This week: The Coronavirus and how it might affect your travel; Is a Southwest safety response concerning?; A listener question about airline regulation; and in "Fine or Whine" a customer complaint about her gift card not being valid.

016 - Coronavirus Affects on Travel

This Week: Tips on what to look for if an airline might be going out of business; Will the Iran situation affect air travel? How do airlines decide which flights to cancel? Customer Complaint: Did the credit card holder deserve to get charged for bags? Find out in "Fine or Whine".

013 - Airline Financial Stability

This Week: Jet Blue new flight destinations including Miami? Did one airline accidentally match another airline's business class pricing mistake? Insider trivia: What is the "through flight assignment model"?and a baggage compensation complaint in India - Fine? or Whine?

063 - Jet Blue Storms Miami

This week: Flying? You'll now be wearing a mask; Big cuts come to United and others; Passengers Behaving Badly-on Spirit-and this time things got bloody.

029 - The Mask Mandate Begins

This Week: How airlines are handling elite status and refunds; A crackdown on using "hidden cities"; in Fine or Whine: A Qantas complaint; and Seth sings again (at the end)

028 - How to Treat the Elites

This week: Virgin Australia enters Voluntary Administration (essentially Chapter 11); How can governments get bailouts right?  Are middle seats gone forever? and this week's "Fine or Whine" complaint: Why is Southwest keeping my money?

027 - Government Bailouts

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