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Episode 111 – Airline Revenue Management

maxflight — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:27:02 +0000

Guest Jesse Ziglar works for a large airline in revenue management. He was previously with DHL Express, and he interned with Delta Air Lines in schedule planning. Jesse got his private pilot license at Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, but went on to earn an under graduate degree in Aviation Management (With Flight) and his flight training ending with commercial, multi-engine, and instrument licenses. Jesse blogs at Airtransparency and has a few things to say about the need for more creativity in the airlines.

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Opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. You can find his great music at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

F-15 photo by Paul Filmer. Find his aviation photography at http://skippyscage.com/.

Episode 78 – Rob’s Jelly Beans

maxflight — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:00:44 +0000

In this very special episode, we learn the source for the noises Rob makes on the podcast, Grant McHerron and Steve Visscher from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast come on for their Australia Desk Report and we don’t tell Rob it’s them live, and David Vanderhoof treats us to a little holiday cheer Airplane Geeks style. Dan rounds out a full cast and adds his own special charm.

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

Episode 67 – Marketing with Paula

maxflight — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:11:52 +0000

Guest Paula Williams from Aviation Business Consultants International Inc. (ABCI) joins Dan, Rob, and Max to talk about social media marketing in aviation. We also have aviation news from the week, Dan has an interview about new media with Kristie Van Auken from the Akron Canton airport, and we have the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk report.

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Episode 28 – Good Riddance 2008

Miller22 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:36:07 +0000

Max and Court welcome Will Hawkins, Rico Sharqawi, and David Allen from APilotsStory.com and Pilots Flight Pod Log Podcast. We wrap up 2008, and discuss the breaking news out of Denver:

Data recorders found after Denver plane accident

ExcelAire Pilots Face Criminal Trial

British Airways, Qantas Talks Fail on Ownership Split

AOPA: TSA Plans To Step Up GA Scrutiny At Commercial Airports

TSA to listen to pilot concerns on proposed security program

Ten Worst Air Travel Stories of ’08

Max’s pick of the week is the Plane Spotter Radius Search. Drag the little plane spotter guy to some location on the map (typically someplace near you) and it shows the planes within a 10 mile radius.

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Episode 14 – Interview with the Airfare Watchdog

Miller22 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:26:42 +0000

Max and Court are excited to bring you an interview with George Hobica of AirFareWatchDog.com. George gives us some history about the site, as well as some great tips for finding the lowest fare.

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The intro music is once again produced by Bruno Misonne. Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com. Brother Love is responsible for the closing music, and you can visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com.

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Episode 11 – Seat Guru

Miller22 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:42:05 +0000

This week, Max and Court welcome Matt Daimler from SeatGuru.com. Matt brings us some insight into the history of his site, and gives us some hints on how to find the best seat on an airplane. Of course, as always, there’s news, and Max and Court even bring back the word associations.

And don’t miss Dan Webb’s submission to Southwest for their Blog-o-Spondent competition. Take the time to support a member of the aviation community and vote for Dan.

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