Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - Scott's Guest Co-Host: Oscar Munoz, Guest: Michael Huerta, Fmr Administrator, FAA. Also: The war and fuel prices; A change of the Homeland Security Administrator; Delta leadership changes; Listener feedback on the loyalty program pooling idea.
❤️Thank you for riding with me on the Dolphins Cancer Challenge XVI. Together, we will #CrushCancer.💪
Sharing my note of gratitude 🙏and my personal journal of this year’s ride 🚴♂️ in the link:
👉 dolphinscancerchallenge.com/participants...
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman. Guest: Charlie Sultan, President Concur Travel. Topics: Major Middle East air travel disruptions; Elliott Mgt sells more SWA shares; Frontier shares drop; Spirit to drop billions in debt.
Fasten my seatbelts, this could be an interesting flight. The D Gates at MIA are clearly upset about being demolished and replaced at the end of the decade, and their FIDs aren’t taking it lying down.
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Guest: Chris Sununu, CEO, A4A. Also: Spirit announces plan to emerge from bankruptcy; The Nor'easter; DHS funding issues; United & redemption costs for co-branded credit cardholders.
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis. Guest: Sean Donohue, Fmr CEO, DFW; Party Balloons (not drones) over El Paso Airport; Gov’t shutdown & potential disruption in TSA operations; Spirit & Frontier reduce number of planes; & AA strife!
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott’s Guest Co-Host is Charles Duncan, Guest: Scott Hamilton, Founder & Managing Director, Leeham Co., & author: The Rise and Fall of Boeing: And The Way Back. Also: Elliott Investment sells some Southwest shares; AA employees vote no confidence
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host is Charles Duncan. Guest: David Seymour, COO, American Airlines. Topics: AA hit hard by weather related operational issues; A good week for Southwest, cash pouring in, will Elliott Mgt cash out?
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott's Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman. Guest: John Heimlich, VP/Chief Economist, AFA. Also: Michael O'Leary and Elon Musk spar over Starlink; The latest WSJ airline scorecard; Is Castlelake an answer to Spirit's woes?
@RTX 2025 earnings show commercial aerospace leading growth as @prattandwhitney advances its GTF AOG recovery, Collins benefits from OE momentum, and the GTF Advantage upgrade comes into focus as Airbus and Embraer rates rise.
My latest for @LeehamNews ⤵️
leehamnews.com/2026/01/27/r...
@GEAerospace reported FY & Q4 2025 results showing continued reliance on services growth, higher LEAP volumes & margin expansion, with CES performance doing alot of the lifting.
My latest earnings story for @LeehamNews:
👉 tinyurl.com/2s3kxz6w
📊 New at @LeehamNews: @GEAerospace’s 2026 outlook
✈ LEAP momentum and aftermarket strength
✈ GE9X progress as 777-9 certification advances
✈ GEnx services scale
✈ RISE Open Fan as a long bet
👉 leehamnews.com/2026/01/22/ge-2026-outlook-from-leap-momentum-to-777x-certification-and-the-rise-of-rise/
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz. Topics: Do the rich fly Delta? Frontier not yet selling tickets for Spring/Summer - Did Barry Biffle run off with the scheduling system password? ALPA appeals to Spirit bondholder.
It's more than economy, more than just extra legroom, but not quite premium economy. @jetblue's year-old EvenMore offering is its own unique animal that I reviewed for @businesstravelerusa. www.businesstraveller.com/tried-tested...
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt, Guest: Jeremy Bowen, CEO, Cirium on 2025 On Time Performance Award Winners. Also: Storms caused holiday travel challenges; Operational mismanagement examples; AA increases Chicago flights; Spirit burning through cash
The author, Chris Sloan, reclines in Premium Economy
A hearty meal in PE on board
Seatback of PE seat with winged privacy on the sides
Front view of PE seat with blue seat cover and brown headrest
After reviewing American’s A321XLR inaugural from the vantage point of Flagship Suite business, @airchivesloan.bsky.social jumped on the return LAX-JFK flight in order to test Premium Economy.
His #nosetotail trip report is now live:
runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/12/amer...
#PaxEx #AvGeek #A321XLR
Cover of the British Airways Worldwide Timetable for 30 October 1994 - 25 March 1985. It features a photo of the new Club Europe seats, where the 3-3 layout has one side "converted" to a 2-abreast with the armrests adjusted.
Seat map of a British Airways 747-400 from October 1984 showing Club World branding and the 2-2 cabin layout.
Seat map of a British Airways 747 from October 1984 showing Club World branding and the 2-2 cabin layout.
1983 British Airways timetable showing the prior config of the 747 cabins.
I have, errr, arranged access to many of the @airchivesloan.bsky.social timetables and can offer some insights.
Club World was introduced in 1984, shown in the 2-2 layout on the 747s in the Winter 84-85 timetables.
The 1983 timetable shows the older layout, w US flights "converted" to 2-abreast.
My #AvGeek Year in the Air 2025: 66,842miles, 52 flights, 10 countries. Highlights: AA A321XLR & 787-9P inauguraul, United’s Island Hopper, JetBlue Bluehouse; New airlines and plane: Porter Air’s E2-E195 & BermudAir; New Airports Opening: EYW & PIT, 10 new airports
Spoiler Alert: I really liked it! Even more than the Flagship Suites.
I remember meeting you at the gate. Same gate 12 as today
Seat 5A on the A321XLR
Flagship Suite cabin view on the A321XLR
The suite is private, even though the door hasn't yet been certified by the FAA. An IFE screen is tucked into its bezel.
A delectable looking salad, plus cheese and tomato.
Welcome to American Airlines' A321XLR inaugural flight in Flagship Suite Business Class
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@airchivesloan.bsky.social reviews the product on last night's JFK-LAX inaugural #nosetotail #paxex #avgeek
We put American Airlines’ brand new Airbus A321XLR Flagship Suites to the test in this review for @runwaygirl.com. How does this glam up measure against what it’s replacing and its competition? Can it achieve wide-body comfort in a narrow-body aircraft?
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A long day of flying today for @americanair #A321XLR inaugural JFK-LAX-JFK in Flagship Suites and back in Premium Economy. Story to come on my outlets including @runwaygirl & @airlinerworld . Let’s gooooo!
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host PIT CEO Christina Cassotis. Topics: 13 years of unpaid parking comes due; Spirit refutes competitors' talk of impending shutdown; Lots to say about Southwest - Leadership, lounges, and more.
AA was 2-1-2 in F and 2-2-2 in J on the 767s. theairchive.net/american-air...
I'm at $26K and closing in on my $30K goal! Help me CRUSH CANCER in the @DolphinsCancerChallenge 54-mile ride for @SylvesterCancer. Please donate & see my personal story: dolphinscancerchallenge.com/participants...
Marty St. George smiles in the new JetBlue lounge: BlueHouse
A circular lounge with seats and special lighting to create a relaxed, chill atmosphere.
A more private cubby in BlueHouse
An art deco styled elevator at BlueHouse
Inside JetBlue’s first-ever lounge: BlueHouse
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@airchivesloan.bsky.social tours the new space for RGN
#jetblue #aviation #paxex #avgeek
@americanair.bsky.social long-range @airbus.com A321XLR is here. First look from NYC, ahead of next week’s JFK–LAX debut. What makes it special? Why is it so key to AA? Where will it eventually fly? We spill all the AA tea in my story for Business Traveler. www.businesstraveller.com/news/america...
Jet Blue’s first-ever lounge is about to open—and I got an early look. BlueHouse at JFK T5 brings big New York energy. How’s it different from other lounges? Who gets in? My full @RunwayGirl story ➜ runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/12/insi...
