About this episode

The episode features an interview with Roger Blackburn from oneworld Alliance discussing airline alliances and current aviation news.

We speak with a one world Alliance VP about airline alliances in general, and one world in particular. In the news: a mid-air near miss at Atlanta, NTSB and families call on Congress to act on the DCA accident recommendations, a civilian plane crash and military GPS jamming, adaptive-cycle jet engines and sixth-generation combat aircraft, and the unleaded avgas transition plan. Guest Roger Blackburn, Vice President – Commercial and Loyalty, oneworld Alliance. Roger Blackburn serves as the Vice President – Commercial and Loyalty for the oneworld Alliance . He leads the commercial team and oversees corporate revenue, events, and alliance fare products, as well as the development of one world’s loyalty proposition. A member of one world’s leadership team for the past six years, Roger has led several key alliance initiatives, including the creation of oneworld’s first two branded lounges. In our conversation with Roger, we learn about the value that airline alliances provide to the member airlines, and what value accrues to the flying public. We look at criteria for membership in an alliance, network fit, commercial value, and alliance governance, as well as loyalty…

People in this episode

Guest: Roger Blackburn

Topics covered

• airline alliances
• oneworld Alliance
• aviation news
• loyalty programs
• airline governance

Keywords

• oneworld Alliance
• airline alliances
• aviation news
• loyalty programs
• airline governance
• mid-air near miss
• civilian plane crash

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: oneworld Alliance, NTSB, Star Alliance, SkyTeam, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas

Places: Atlanta, DCA

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