Across the Aisle Interviews
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Across the Aisle from American President Robert Isom on Rising Oil Cost, Limits of Segmentation, and Getting Out in the Field (Part 2)
Welcome back for the second part of my interview with Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, while he was in Los Angeles…
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Across the Aisle from American President Robert Isom on His Agenda, Operational Progress, and What It Means to Be the Best (Part 1)
On Friday, I had the chance to spend some time with Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, when he came to Los…
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David Neeleman on the A330neo and Doubling TAP’s Presence in the US (Across the Aisle)
I’ve lined up a handful of interviews here on the blog which you’ll see in the next few weeks. Today, I’m starting…
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Spirit CEO Bob Fornaro on the Benefits of Operational Improvement (Across the Aisle)
Welcome back to the second half of my interview with Spirit President and CEO Bob Fornaro. (If you missed the first half,…
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Spirit CEO Bob Fornaro on Price Competition and Doing What Spirit Does Best (Across the Aisle)
Spirit’s current President, Bob Fornaro, has seen a lot in this industry. After stints at TWA and Northwest, he spent much of…
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Delta’s CEO on the Middle East “Cheaters” (Across the Aisle)
Welcome back to the third, final, and probably most controversial installment in my Across the Aisle interview with Delta CEO Ed Bastian.…
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Delta’s CEO on Preventing Cockiness, Arriving On Time More, and Viral Videos (Across the Aisle)
Grab some coffee (or a beer) and get comfy. This is the longest chunk of my interview with Delta CEO Ed Bastian.…
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Delta’s CEO On The Perfect Airplane for Los Angeles, A Vision for the Pacific, and More (Across the Aisle)
Let’s call this “Delta week,” because you’re going to be getting a lot of CEO Ed Bastian here. When he was in…
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The Cranky Flier Interview #7: VivaColombia CEO William Shaw
I know some of you will be really happy to see that the podcast is back! As I mentioned before, it won’t…
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Talking to Southwest’s CEO About Why He’s Bullish on Long Beach
Yep, it’s time for another Long Beach post. But this time, I’m only writing about it because Southwest CEO Gary Kelly was…
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Across the Aisle from IAG CEO Willie Walsh on Why His Long-Haul, Low-Cost Airline Will Work While Others Won’t
Yesterday I published the first half of my interview with International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh on his new long-haul, low-cost startup…
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Across the Aisle from IAG CEO Willie Walsh on Level, His New Airline
International Airlines Group (IAG) launched its fifth airline brand last week. The name is Level, and while you’ll have a hard time…