About this episode

The episode features guest co-host Christina Cassotis and guest Brett Burgess discussing various topics related to the airline industry.

Guest Co-Host Christina Cassotis. Guest: Brett Burgess, CEO, ATPCO. Also: American's product improvement plans for 2028; Washington Dulles (IAD) Approves rebuild plan; Thoughts on the PFC model; PBI officially now DJT; Google attempting to buy Spirit data; Concerns raised on ATC improvement contractor; Listener input on TSA airport Gold+ Program, AA duplicate flight numbers.

People in this episode

Host: Scott McCartney

Guests: Christina Cassotis, Brett Burgess

Topics covered

• airline industry
• airport infrastructure
• product improvement
• data acquisition
• listener feedback
• air traffic control

Keywords

• American Airlines
• Washington Dulles
• ATPCO
• air traffic control
• TSA
• Google
• Spirit data
• PFC model
• listener input

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ATPCO, American Airlines, Google, TSA

Places: Washington Dulles, PBI, DJT

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