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Now Taking Off!

Hosted by Scott McCartney, Former Travel Editor/"Middle Seat" Columnist for The Wall Street Journal. 
Top Stories, C-Suite Guests, Listener Questions.   
The Leading Podcast Reaching Travel Industry Insiders, Frequent Flyers, & Aviation Geeks. Created by Ben Baldanza.

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# for take-off: 331

4/1/26

This week: Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman, Guest Dave Harvey, Founder/Principal, Harvey Global Advisory. 4/1/26 items: SWA introduces “Cattle Class” and LUV app, while Scott Kirby eyes CEO position at Spirit; News: Gary Kelly recognized for...

# for take-off: 330

3/25/26

This week: Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan: Guest: Robin Hayes, CEO, Airbus North America. Also: A report on the JP Morgan conference; The TSA situation; Could a constitutional amendment be helpful? Air travel used as political football; Allegiant-Sun...

# for take-off: 329

3/18/26

Host Scott McCartney with “Professor” Doug Parker on Route & Hub Profitability. Also: Traffic levels at O’Hare; TSA funding issues continue; Spirit plan calls for more shrinking; Listener takes issue with idea that General...

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