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Ben Baldanza & Scott McCartney
Airlines Confidential Podcast
Hosted by Ben Baldanza, former CEO Spirit Airlines & 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.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.3 stars from 115 ratings
Look, Ben and Scott are awesome and I look forward to this podcast every week. I don’t always agree with their views on the airline business (as a passenger at least) but their discussions are always thoughtful and piquant, and their positions earnest. It’s unfortunat that the review average has...Read full review »
peterhill3505 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/11/23
Great podcast
One of my favourite podcasts. Have you considered interviewing Micheal O’Leary of Ryanair? A man of strong views, robustly expressed and would make a fascinating guest.
Cspt 757/767 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 10/27/23
Because of Ben!
I only listen because Ben is a funny guy who uses his industry expertise to provide opinion to the stories shaping the industry. However, it seems like Chris is always annoyed or disagreeing with him during any opinion piece. Chris is smart, from what I can tell, but I don’t think this podcast is...Read full review »
Vinn3208 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/15/22
Recent Episodes
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Published 04/17/24
Published 04/17/24
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Published 04/10/24
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