About this episode

Chris Sloan profiles Canadian North Airlines and discusses various airline industry topics.

Guest Co-Host Dave Hilfman. Guest: Reporter Chris Sloan profiles Canadian North Airlines; Topics: United's new international destinations; TSA drops Gold+ Program, Keeps SPP; Carl Icahn divests most of JetBlue stake, gives up Board seats; FAA seeks termination of 2 LGA controllers; Proposal to rename Nashville Int Airport for Dolly Parton; Listener input on AA's product improvement plans, Would Delta be losing money without AMEX partnership?

People in this episode

Host: Scott McCartney

Guests: Dave Hilfman, Chris Sloan

Topics covered

• Canadian North Airlines
• United's new international destinations
• TSA Gold+ Program
• Carl Icahn JetBlue divestment
• FAA controllers termination
• Nashville Airport renaming
• American Airlines product improvement

Keywords

• Canadian North Airlines
• United Airlines
• TSA
• JetBlue
• FAA
• Nashville Airport
• Dolly Parton
• Delta
• AMEX

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian North Airlines, United, TSA, Carl Icahn, JetBlue, FAA, Delta, AMEX, American Airlines

Places: LGA, Nashville Int Airport

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