Airplane Geeks Podcast - Episode 68 - Cranky Yet Again [82:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2523)

Brett Snyder, The Cranky Flier himself, joins as this Episode’s guest to talk about his new venture, Cranky Concierge. This service provides a real, live airplane dork (his term!) who is available to support you when traveling by air. You can ask yourself why the airlines don’t provide this kind of service for their customers, but you can probably answer your own question!

• Eclipse Aerospace Begins Mods on E-500s
• Ryanair Selling Smokeless Cigarettes
• Cheaper business airfares still a tough sell in today’s economy
• Ads On a Plane: (Maybe) Free Wi-Fi Coming to Airlines
• Airline trade group wants easier union decertification if approving unions gets easier
• U.S. House Passes Travel Promotion Act
• Airlines Third-Quarter Earnings Forecasts

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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 51 - Farewell Courtney [89:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2908)

This is Court’s last episode as he leaves the podcast to head North in search of employment.  Rob Mark from JetWhine.com and Dan Webb from ThingsintheSky.com replace Courtney as Max’s co-hosts and, as usual with these two, things get funny quickly.

• Crash Prompts Call For Black Box Reforms

• United May Purchase 150 Planes From Boeing or Airbus

• US shells out $10M for unmanned aircraft that can perch like a bird

• AOPA and EAA work to protect, grow GA

• House passes Chaffetz bill banning ‘invasive’ airport screenings

• Budget Airline to Charge for Toilet Use (…again)

• Southwest Airlines pilots turn down new deal

Max’s pick of the week is AerHub.

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 Episode 14 - Interview with the Airfare Watchdog [45:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2706)

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.

News:

• Airline eyes Springfield as new home
• United won’t charge for food on international flights
• 11 Air Carriers Violated Safety Rules, F.A.A. Says
• Strike has big risks for Boeing, union

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.

If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.

 

 Episode 13 - Putting the Labor in Labor Day [61:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2305)

Max and Court welcome back Rob Mark, CEO of Commavia and author of the syndicated Jet Whine Blog.  To keep with the spirit of Labor Day, we found some labor-related news across the industry:

• Airbus to extend A380 to accommodate 1,000 passengers
• FAA delays first slot auction for Newark
• FAA outage reveals odd computing practices
• Rocket Racing League Conducts Successful Inaugural Test Flights of Armadillo Aerospace Powered Rocket Racer
• Passengers stranded after Zoom planes grounded
• Delta Pulls Comair Flights Out Of Concourse C
• American Airlines employees eye British Air alliance warily
• Boeing Union Reviewing Final Offer `Line by Line’

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.

If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.