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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: 336

5/6/26

This week: Host Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz. A tip of the hat to Spirit. Also: Remembering Ben Baldanza’s vision and success, and what changed after Ben’s departure as Spirit’s CEO.  What contributed to the...

# for take-off: 335

4/29/26

This week: Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman. Guest: Rick Elieson, Chief Revenue Officer, Signature Aviation. News: Spirit’s potential government bailout; Overall demand for air travel continues; Q1 results; Alaska-Hawaiian system cutover process;...

# for take-off: 334

4/22/26

This week: Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Hosts Charles Duncan & Jay Sorensen. Discussion in depth: The Scott Kirby vision – What if? The issues with United and American; Spirit now asking for a government bailout; Listener question on...

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