Airlines Confidential Podcast

Ben Baldanza & Chris Chiames

Hosted by Ben Baldanza - former CEO Spirit Airlin…

  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    276 - Guest Co-Host Doug Parker; Guest: Sara Nelson, Pres., Association of Flight Attendants
    This week: Scott's Guest Co-Host is Doug Parker; Guest: Sara Nelson, President, Association of Flight Attendants; Topics: Organized labor, Partners and mergers, Delta 4819 flight lands, flips upside down, crew performs with excellence, all survive; A drop in government travel, A4A seeks congressional funding to fix the FAA; Spirit restructuring deal approved; AA announces routes expansion at ORD.
    26 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 56 minutes 6 seconds
    275 - Guest Co-Host Chris Sloan with info on BermudAir
    This week: Guest Co-Host Chris Sloan with info on BermudAir; Several see Spirit as attractive; British Airways & Virgin participate in love triangle; Las Vegas "Supplemental" Airport in the works; American adds to BOS-LGA; Tom Doxey to Southwest as CFO; DCA incident news update; Boeing steps up deliveries; Listener comments on open skies in the new administration, post DCA crash reactions. Next week: The Delta crash and SWA layoffs.
    19 February 2025, 5:01 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    274 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Guest: Jim Compton, Fmr Vice Chairman, United
    This week: Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Guest: Jim Compton, Fmr Vice Chairman/Chief Revenue Officer of United Airlines. Topics: Pricing: Favorite Superbowl ads; United brings back stroopwafels; PSA 5342/PAT 25 Crash info update; JetBlue ending BOS-LGA service; United asking for American gates in ORD? Frontier reports interesting numbers.
    12 February 2025, 5:01 am
  • 42 minutes 27 seconds
    273 - Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz; Focus: A Tragic Week in Aviation
    This week: Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz; News: A tragic week in aviation; Context and elements to consider; Frontier (again) tries to buy Spirit; Is the American-JetBlue Northeast Alliance back on the table? Listener input on Spirit's attempt at upgraded services, plus differing thoughts on the work of the TSA and Fmr Admin David Pekoske.
    5 February 2025, 5:01 am
  • 20 minutes 40 seconds
    272 - Scott McCartney - Island Edition from Hawaii
    This week: Scott McCartney - Island Edition from Hawaii; News: David Pekoske out as TSA Administrator; American reports good times-bad times; Operating margin numbers; Wall Street Journal's latest performance rankings; On Point Loyalty's report on loyalty program values; Lister comments: Comparing AOPA to NRA goes to far.
    29 January 2025, 5:01 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    271 - Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst
    This week: Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt; SWA rejects outgoing DOT "chronically late" fine, DOT sues SWA; Service increase coming to TLV; A Delta - United near collision over PHX; Spirit announces layoffs; Can GoBig/GoComfy upsells drive significant revenue? AMEX GBT / CWT merger challenged by US Dept of Justice; Azul Abra/Avianca looking to merge; Nick Calio retiring from A4A; Air Wisconsin changing operations.
    22 January 2025, 11:27 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    270 - Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan
    This week: Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan, Fmr President, Norse Atlantic; News: Tough week for air travel; Questions around wheel well stowaways; Ed Bastian's Sphere presentation & numbers behind Delta's earnings report; Overall capacity changes taking hold; Bill Swellbar report referenced; Bob Jordan's 737 store open for business; Fmr Boeing CEO says time to design a new airplane; Listener Q's on service classes and privatizing ATC.
    15 January 2025, 5:01 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    269 - Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis; Guest Jeremy Bowen, CEO, Cirium
    This week: Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis, CEO, Pittsburgh Int. Airport; Guest Jeremy Bowen, CEO, Cirium; News: Context around recent airliner crashes; DOT fines JetBlue 2MM for chronic lateness; Silver Airways files Ch11, Alaska shares and others up significantly in 2024; 2025 expectations; Elements of Airport-Airlines communication and collaboration; Listener feedback on Doug Parker travel tip to avoid checking bags and a Question on how much time does Spirit have?.
    8 January 2025, 5:01 am
  • 50 minutes 31 seconds
    268 - Guest Co-Host Doug Parker, Guest: Nick Calio, Pres/CEO, Airlines for America
    This week: Guest Co-Host Doug Parker, Fmr CEO, American Airlines. Guest: Nick Calio, President/CEO, Airlines for America; News: New FAA Commissioner Jan 20th; Investor David Bonderman passes; Is Alaska's expanding international service from SEA sustainable? Infrastructure constraints. Listener Q's on best travel tips, privatizing ATC. Happy Holidays/New Year - Next episode: Jan 8, 2025
    18 December 2024, 5:01 am
  • 57 minutes 29 seconds
    267 - Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman; Guest: Jim Butler, CFO, Gatwick Airport
    This week: Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman; Guest: Jim Butler, CFO at London Gatwick Airport / Managing Director at Global Infrastructure Partners; News: TSA screening numbers; Some projections indicate travel rebound; Is Frontier adding big seats up front a good idea? Listener comments on airlines being likened to Amazon, JetBlue-Southwest merger viability.
    11 December 2024, 5:01 am
  • 56 minutes 54 seconds
    266 - Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman
    This week: Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman; A look into the "major" report on airline fees from U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) chaired by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Budget allocations & potential for privatizing ATC in new administration; High hopes for DOT Admin Nominee Sean Duffy; Reaction to NYT stories on padding schedules and loyalty program; Listener input on Spirit's approach for the future, salute to Jun Tsuruta.
    4 December 2024, 5:01 am
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