Airlines Confidential Podcast

This week: The new numbers on airline job losses; Our listeners correct us on a few things; and in "Fine or Whine" why did one passenger get charged $400 for his bags when the airline said it was only supposed to be $100?

An invitation from Ben Baldanza to Airlines Confidential listeners to join and participate in an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University LIVE Zoom event Wed Aug 26th.

This week: An update/discussion on federal aviation industry bailout dollars; How is airline business for September shaping up? A listener question on the ADA, reasonable accommodations, and masks; A passenger behaving badly in Phoenix; and another "Fine or Whine?"

This week: Why are airline stocks up? Some ramifications of a tighter mask policy; Is American singing kumbaya with it's pilots? Lots of listener comments questions and answers. Plus "United won't let me go to Croatia" Fine or Whine?

This week: Update on federal aid & employee furloughs; Are airlines critical to economic recovery?; Listener question on turning off devices; passenger complaint about United and refunds-Fine? or Whine?

This week: Frontier IPO gets postponed; What does an airline Board of Directors actually discuss?;This week's Passenger Behaving Badly; and Edith in GA with a complaint about pricing on American: "Fine? or Whine?"

This week: What does the new American/JetBlue partnership mean to you?; 3 passengers behave really badly; Listener question: How do airlines keep track of mentally ill pilots?; and a customer complaint-is it fine? or just a whine?

This Week: JetBlue's major West Coast service change; MIT study: Do your odds of dying from Covid-19 change if the middle seat is filled?  Passengers Behaving Badly:  1 with a gun. The other a US Senator; Listener question on credit card use for inflight purchases; and who do those masks protect?

This week: Empty middle seats-Healthier or just marketing? 7000 literally take a trip to nowhere; Are seatback screens worth the cost to the airlines? A private jet lands in Italy and officials won't let the American's off - Fine or Whine?

This week: Middle seats and masks on planes; Listener question: is Delta yesterday's genius? How can 30,000 passengers stop behaving badly?Customer complaint: I booked then had to pay more later- Fine or Whine?