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Doug and Drew discuss their recent travels and updates in the aviation industry, including Riyadh Air and travel insurance.

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew catch you up on our last two weeks. Drew’s been busy welcoming new employees and showing them around airport operations while Doug talks about his trips to Barcelona and Rome. Drew gets his mom into a travel nightmare, but quickly finds a backup plan, and Doug gets training on night vision goggles. We discuss: IATA’s Director General, Willie Walsh, sounds the alarmRiyadh Air takes to the skyTravel InsuranceListener commentsJoin the Network! Link from this episod...

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Hosts: Doug, Drew

Topics covered

• travel updates
• aviation news
• employee onboarding
• travel insurance
• listener interaction

Keywords

• Riyadh Air
• IATA
• Willie Walsh
• travel insurance
• Barcelona
• Rome
• night vision goggles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IATA, Riyadh Air

Places: Barcelona, Rome

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