Flight 76 - Ditching, New Strategies, and Comebacks

Recorded on 20th of April 2021  On today’s show Av8rTony, Rob D., and special guest host Kyle Jansen discuss the importance of a good pair of aviation headsets, ditching in the surf, and cool facts about the Grumman TBM Avenger. We also explore some of the potential airline strategies, the return of full service flights, carriers on their way back, pilot hiring, and mainline carriers providing flight training education as a condition of employment.  References:   LiveATC audio of THL tornado   Aviation Business Information Board on FB  BeechTalk.com  TBM Ditching article Grumman Avenger  wiki page George H. Bush Avenger crash video  TBM squadron over Bermuda Triangle video  Delta restoring InFlight Service  American restoring InFlight Service  ExpressJet making a comeback   Who's Hiring? AirlinePilotCentral.com  United to hire pilots with no experience   Chapters:  [15:20] Kyle's Intro  [22:10] TDY to NY  [24:25] Meal Breaks  [32:20] the Vaccine faux pas  [38:20] The Big Picture of Dynamic Airline Stratagies  [49:45] Liability Relief and Voluntary Jabs  [58:05] Coco Beach Ditch  [ 1:07:20] Delta/American to resume meal service  [1:14:05] ExpressJet to resume operation  [1:17:00] Who is now hiring?  [1:20:02] United to hire zero time pilots [1:29:01] Everyone should just be a number  Thank You for Listening! Don't forget to Follow, Like, Subscribe, and Share Please visit Av8rtony.com for more show content, audio archives, cover art, Squawk Ident gear, audio feedback, and more. Intro and transition music & cover art by Av8rTony and produced at Av8r Sound Studios of Southern California.  Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube user just search Squawk Ident Podcast  Squawk Ident can now be heard on iHeart Radio, Spotify, Amazon Music, Anchor.FM, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Overcast, PocketCasts, RadioPublic, and many more. Copyright © Squawk Ident 2021, All Rights Reserved Copyright © Av8r Sound Studios 2021, All Rights Reserved Squawk Ident by Av8rTony is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - 4.0 International License