AirchiveSloan
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Airline Nerd, Journalist, Philanthropist, TV Producer, Marketer, Entrepreneur, Wanderluster, and some other words that end with “er” not beginning with “M” & “F”.
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host is Charles Duncan, Guest: Phil Washington, CEO, Denver Int. Airport. Also: The Airbus immediate software update requirement; DFW gets Turkey Award; Holiday travel vs last year; and an idea of an AA-SWA merger
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host is Charles Duncan, Guest: Phil Washington, CEO, Denver Int. Airport. Also: The Airbus immediate software update requirement; DFW gets Turkey Award; Holiday travel vs last year; and an idea of an AA-SWA merger
Have a great gobbler and Thanksgiving from our family to yours!
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Have a great gobbler and Thanksgiving from our family to yours!
Every Thanksgiving, our family's Caleb & Calder Sloan Awesome Foundation does a Turkey Day Mitzvah. This year, we partnered with Jewish Community Services of South Florida for a gobbling good time, catering meals for a hundred awesome people!
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Every Thanksgiving, our family's Caleb & Calder Sloan Awesome Foundation does a Turkey Day Mitzvah. This year, we partnered with Jewish Community Services of South Florida for a gobbling good time, catering meals for a hundred awesome people!
This week on www.airlinesconfidential.com - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman. Topics: Thanksgiving travel projections; Sec. Sean Duffy releases "Golden Age of Travel" PSA; Tribute to Peter J. Dolara, Fmr SVP, AA; Response to Scott Kirby interview. Will American step up their game?
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This week on www.airlinesconfidential.com - Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman. Topics: Thanksgiving travel projections; Sec. Sean Duffy releases "Golden Age of Travel" PSA; Tribute to Peter J. Dolara, Fmr SVP, AA; Response to Scott Kirby interview. Will American step up their game?
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Fmr CEO United, Guest: Scott Kirby, CEO, United. Topics: Credit card swipe fee change impact on airlines; A Scott Kirby job assessment by the person who hired him.
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Oscar Munoz, Fmr CEO United, Guest: Scott Kirby, CEO, United. Topics: Credit card swipe fee change impact on airlines; A Scott Kirby job assessment by the person who hired him.
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman, Guest Alex Cruz, Fmr. CEO, British Airways. News: Tripadvisor kills SeatGuru; Listener question: on value of international partnerships.
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Maya Leibman, Guest Alex Cruz, Fmr. CEO, British Airways. News: Tripadvisor kills SeatGuru; Listener question: on value of international partnerships.
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host: Henry Harteveldt, Guest: Alex Mans. Founder & CEO, FLYR. Topics: AI for airlines; Yahrzeit for Ben Baldanza; The case for using the $18B trust fund to pay controllers.
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host: Henry Harteveldt, Guest: Alex Mans. Founder & CEO, FLYR. Topics: AI for airlines; Yahrzeit for Ben Baldanza; The case for using the $18B trust fund to pay controllers.
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guests: Andrew Watterson, COO, SWA and Jay Sorensen, Pres, IdeaWorks; Topics: A Southwest update; 2025 ancillary revenue report. Also: Results for American, Southwest, and Alaska.
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guests: Andrew Watterson, COO, SWA and Jay Sorensen, Pres, IdeaWorks; Topics: A Southwest update; 2025 ancillary revenue report. Also: Results for American, Southwest, and Alaska.
American Airlines is finally about to up the ante on transcontinental premium cabins with its new Airbus A321XLR, and that's just for starters! My latest for @runwaygirl.com runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/amer...
American’s premium push continues with A321XLR arrival, 777 retrofits
American Airlines’ premium evolution has taken another major step forward. On 22 October, the carrier’s first Airbus A321XLR finally arrived.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
American Airlines is finally about to up the ante on transcontinental premium cabins with its new Airbus A321XLR, and that's just for starters! My latest for @runwaygirl.com runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/amer...
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host: Charles Duncan, Guest: Theo Panagiotoulias, CEO, Star Alliance. Also: A deep dive into the low cost sector; United earnings; Shai Weiss to step down, Corneel Koster to be new CEO, Virgin Atlantic; Seat cleaning grounds Finnair A321s
October 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host: Charles Duncan, Guest: Theo Panagiotoulias, CEO, Star Alliance. Also: A deep dive into the low cost sector; United earnings; Shai Weiss to step down, Corneel Koster to be new CEO, Virgin Atlantic; Seat cleaning grounds Finnair A321s
RTX posted a steady Q3 2025, driven by GTF engine stabilization, strong Collins Aerospace performance, and solid defense demand — even as tariff headwinds weighed on results. My latest for Leeham News.
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GE Aerospace Q3 2025 Earning Lifts Guidance On Record LEAP Output And Strong Services - Leeham News and Analysis
By Chris Sloan October 21, 2025, © Leeham News: GE Aerospace reported third-quarter results today, marking another period of broad-based momentum as the company raised its full-year outlook on stronge...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
RTX posted a steady Q3 2025, driven by GTF engine stabilization, strong Collins Aerospace performance, and solid defense demand — even as tariff headwinds weighed on results. My latest for Leeham News.
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GE's boffo quarter and guidance as production and stability of the LEAP leaps skyward in my latest for Leeham News. leehamnews.com/2025/10/21/g...
GE Aerospace Q3 2025 Earning Lifts Guidance On Record LEAP Output And Strong Services - Leeham News and Analysis
By Chris Sloan October 21, 2025, © Leeham News: GE Aerospace reported third-quarter results today, marking another period of broad-based momentum as the company raised its full-year outlook on stronge...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
GE's boffo quarter and guidance as production and stability of the LEAP leaps skyward in my latest for Leeham News. leehamnews.com/2025/10/21/g...
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Why Spirit First Class remains the best deal in the U.S. skies
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A #nosetotail trip report by @airchivesloan.bsky.social
#paxex #avgeek
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A #nosetotail trip report by @airchivesloan.bsky.social
#paxex #avgeek
October 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Why Spirit First Class remains the best deal in the U.S. skies
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A #nosetotail trip report by @airchivesloan.bsky.social
#paxex #avgeek
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A #nosetotail trip report by @airchivesloan.bsky.social
#paxex #avgeek
I flew the best Premium Class value in the sky….and it’s on Spirit, yes Spirit! My trip report of @spiritairlinecare.bsky.social First Class for @runwaygirl.com ! runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/why-...
Why Spirit First Class remains the best deal in the U.S. skies - Runway Girl
Spirit Airlines' First Class product — the seat formerly known as BFS — remains the best seat-for-dollar value in the U.S. skies.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I flew the best Premium Class value in the sky….and it’s on Spirit, yes Spirit! My trip report of @spiritairlinecare.bsky.social First Class for @runwaygirl.com ! runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/why-...
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis, CEO PIT. Guests: Architects Luis Vidal & Carolyn Sponza - The new Pittsburgh International Airport. Also: Fall earnings season, Delta numbers; Spirit sheds aircraft - is deal with Frontier more likely?
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis, CEO PIT. Guests: Architects Luis Vidal & Carolyn Sponza - The new Pittsburgh International Airport. Also: Fall earnings season, Delta numbers; Spirit sheds aircraft - is deal with Frontier more likely?
Airbus is paradoxically developing ever more effective automation tech for safety, while at the same time promoting old school airmanship. Is this in response to the backlash from its atudies into single pilot cockpits? My latest for Leeham News: leehamnews.com/2025/10/09/a...
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Airbus is paradoxically developing ever more effective automation tech for safety, while at the same time promoting old school airmanship. Is this in response to the backlash from its atudies into single pilot cockpits? My latest for Leeham News: leehamnews.com/2025/10/09/a...
There’s a high price for paradise. Crucial non profit funding has been halved and worse, so our Caleb & Calder Sloan's Awesome Foundation is matching donations for the Tour de Keys cycling challenge for my friends in the Keys, & those we know that love it like us.
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LOCAL PHILANTHROPIST PEDALS FOR NONPROFITS IN THE TOUR DE KEYS
County officials this year voted to cut funding for local nonprofits in half. While dozens of charities are reeling from the cut, local philanthropist Chris Sloan and at least five […]
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October 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
There’s a high price for paradise. Crucial non profit funding has been halved and worse, so our Caleb & Calder Sloan's Awesome Foundation is matching donations for the Tour de Keys cycling challenge for my friends in the Keys, & those we know that love it like us.
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A Tale of Two Start-ups, increasingly finding themselves on the same glideslope. My latest story for Aviation Week. aviationweek.com/air-transpor...
Avelo And Breeze Converge And Diverge Four Years After Launch | Aviation Week Network
As the two newcomers try to develop secondary markets, Breeze appears to be faring better, but Avelo’s recent Embraer E2 order opens a new chapter.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A Tale of Two Start-ups, increasingly finding themselves on the same glideslope. My latest story for Aviation Week. aviationweek.com/air-transpor...
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Doug Parker, Fmr CEO, American Airlines and Guest: Richard Anderson, Fmr CEO, Delta Air Lines. A conversation with two transformative leaders
October 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney with Guest Co-Host Doug Parker, Fmr CEO, American Airlines and Guest: Richard Anderson, Fmr CEO, Delta Air Lines. A conversation with two transformative leaders
A flying flywheel: Next-gen aircraft will require next-gen materials, which require next-gen manufacturing. My latest for Leeham News: leehamnews.com/2025/09/29/m...
Manufacturing and Materials Takes Center Stage in Next-Gen Aircraft at Global Aerospace Summit - Leeham News and Analysis
Subscription Required By Chris Sloan Sept. 29, 2025, © Leeham News: At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, D.C., on September 9, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury reminded att...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A flying flywheel: Next-gen aircraft will require next-gen materials, which require next-gen manufacturing. My latest for Leeham News: leehamnews.com/2025/09/29/m...
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host is Charles Duncan, Guest: Pedro Heilbron, CEO, Copa Airlines; Topics: Top level change at Alaska Airlines; Ramifications of judicial decision on United / American gate reallocation in Chicago
October 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Listen @ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host is Charles Duncan, Guest: Pedro Heilbron, CEO, Copa Airlines; Topics: Top level change at Alaska Airlines; Ramifications of judicial decision on United / American gate reallocation in Chicago
A'hem. I am super excited for this episode of the Airlines Confidential podcast with the Divine Miss H: Holly Hegeman! Get ready for some real plane banter. Plus: Job cut warning and cash concerns at Spirit; US tells Delta - Aeromexico to unwind joint venture. airlinesconfidential.com/9-24-25/
September 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A'hem. I am super excited for this episode of the Airlines Confidential podcast with the Divine Miss H: Holly Hegeman! Get ready for some real plane banter. Plus: Job cut warning and cash concerns at Spirit; US tells Delta - Aeromexico to unwind joint venture. airlinesconfidential.com/9-24-25/
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host is Oscar Munoz, Guest: Nat Pieper, CEO. Oneworld. Topics: Conference season comments; SWA moves towards premium experiences & international service.
September 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Listen@ www.airlinesconfidential.com - This week: Host Scott McCartney's Guest Co-Host is Oscar Munoz, Guest: Nat Pieper, CEO. Oneworld. Topics: Conference season comments; SWA moves towards premium experiences & international service.
Back to the Future ✈️ My analysis for @aviationweek.bsky.social on how public charter JSX is bringing large turboprops back to U.S. skies with ATR 42-600s, opening 1,000+ new airports & complementing its ERJ fleet in a bold plan to grow into new markets & boost frequencies.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Back to the Future ✈️ My analysis for @aviationweek.bsky.social on how public charter JSX is bringing large turboprops back to U.S. skies with ATR 42-600s, opening 1,000+ new airports & complementing its ERJ fleet in a bold plan to grow into new markets & boost frequencies.
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Disruptor @porterairlines has undergone rapid growth & transformation in just a few years following its 18-month COVID shutdown: adding 80 jets, tripling traffic, & mapping big plans ahead as it battles for Canada’s #2. Read my profile for ATW in this month’s issue:
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Air Transport World - Thinking BIG
Since launching in 2006, Porter Airlines has made its mark as a boutique regional carrier with a cheeky identity and a loyal following. Operating from its
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September 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Disruptor @porterairlines has undergone rapid growth & transformation in just a few years following its 18-month COVID shutdown: adding 80 jets, tripling traffic, & mapping big plans ahead as it battles for Canada’s #2. Read my profile for ATW in this month’s issue:
tinyurl.com/2p8x9kb3
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