Host, Jason DuVernay sits down with Ben Baldanza, the former CEO of Spirit Airlines to talk about the industry again. Ben gives his expertise on below the wing pain, consolidation, regional staffing, and career planning. 

Are you ready for the largest in-person hiring event of 2021? It takes place on October 22-24th and will be unlike any job fair you've ever been to. Check out www.rtag.org to learn more. 

Timestamps:

Don't skip the intro! I sit down with the President of RTAG to give you great information on their upcoming Job Fair!

6:56 - Ben’s recent travel experiences, what they’ve been covering on their show, and how airlines are dealing with below the wing employment gaps.

14:03 - Ideal business travel uptick season

17:58 - Data-based forecasts around business travel returns until we see what happens this fall.

21:20 - What is the difference between cash neutral and profitable? 

27:54 - Are we simply riding a wave of pent-up leisure travel or can we expect this trajectory to continue?

29:30 - Largely past the bankruptcy risk?

31:47 - How do Legacy airlines ensure their regionals are properly staffed with all of this hiring?

35:56 - With the insane hiring numbers we’ve seen lately are Airlines at risk of over-hiring?

37:41 - From the CEO's perspective, how do major airlines attract pilots in the long term?

40:42 - How do pilots measure the future growth of airlines?

44:36 - Consolidation threats in the US market?

46:09 - How are we going to get below the wing employees back?

47:42 - What inflationary pressures are airlines dealing with now?

50:54 - As pilots look forward into their careers, what should pilots be paying attention to that may not be so obvious?

56:26 - Ben’s advice for pilots looking to make move in their careers.

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Host, Jason DuVernay sits down with DOD Skillbridge Experts Boris Kun and Max Shuman.

Mr. Kun directs the Department of Defense Credentialing, SkillBridge, and US Military Apprenticeship Programs from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense in support of the Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Mr. Kun is responsible for the oversight, development, and execution of the DoD-wide education, training, and credentialing IT reform and data analysis, credentialing, job skills training, and apprenticeship programs. 

He advises the highest levels of the DoD, the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and various Federal Departments in total workforce development and management.  Boris’ office is located in the Pentagon, where he arrived with over a decade of experience in management, analysis, and workforce development.

Max Shuman is an incredible wealth of knowledge on the subject of Skillbridge. His personal success with the program as well as the mentorship he has provided our clients has been invaluable. Max is a naval academy graduate with a Bachelors of science in aerospace engineering as well as a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, and just for good measure he picked up a Masters of Arts in National security and strategic studies from the Naval War College. Max is a successful F/A-18 pilot, serving as a squadron XO and CO in the F/A-18E, Max has had 4 deployments of which 3 were combat deployments.

Max served as the Commanding Officer of VFA-105 “Gunslingers” as an O-5, The Ops officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, he served a pentagon tour with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, was the Commanding officer of Navy munitions command Atlantic as an O-6 and finally served his final tour as Director of Ops at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center.

Quite simply Max is a wildly accomplished naval aviator who understands the command side and applicant side of this program better than most.

Timestamps:

[06:02] Introductions

[56:21] How does Skillbridge fit in with Terminal Leave?

[01:05:15] How to deal with Commanding Officers that say you already have a skill and what are the cost-savings in this program?

[01:20:30] How do you deal with pushback? How should you introduce this to your CO?

[01:35:50] How do you pitch Skillbridge to a potential employer?

[01:44:17] Unseen savings opportunities for organizations including test-driving a potential employee.

[01:48:49] What are the need-to-know items for an applicant and CO?

[02:00:05] How does a company become a vetted partner?

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Long-haul international travel and business travel are the buzzwords we are watching the closest lately. Industry experts agree these sectors will be the last to return. How long will it take? To what capacity will it return? Is our current optimism warranted? 

Host, Jason DuVernay sits down with industry experts Brian Sumers of Skift.com and Global Travel Manager Ilene Onieal to try and make sense of it all. Will Southwest's high-frequency play attract small business travelers? Have travel policy restrictions been relaxed? Is government support creating an unequal playing field? What does this mean for you and your career?

Timestamps:

[02:07] Introductions

[05:20] How can airlines retain small to medium-sized business accounts?

[08:16] Will brand loyalty be enough to keep travel accounts?

[10:40] Southwest's high-frequency play.

[12:56] High-end leisure travel, will it return?

[15:26] Can we be optimistic?

[17:10] Leisure carriers going public, what does it mean for the industry?

[18:04] Have travel policy restrictions been relaxed? What is the new timeline?

[21:15] Business meetings and events, where are they?

[23:49] Sustainability?

[24:40] How will business travel return?

[29:19] American's 10K, whispers of bankruptcy protection?

[31:13] Is government support creating an uneven playing field? 

[32:22] Is Scott Kirby delusional, or is he seeing an opportunity others cannot see?

[37:27] Future of the industry.

[38:18] Border restrictions and testing, how bad is it?

[43:20] Do you think we will get back to 2018 numbers...soon?

[50:38] Upcoming episode teaser.

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Contributions: René Armas Maes

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