It wasn’t supposed to be like this, and so much has changed since March. As the New Year rapidly approaches, how will airlines get passengers back? How will they avoid more furloughs? How should they prepare for passengers to return? 
 
Life has become overwhelming. Now it’s time to get moving in the right direction.

Join us as Former ALPA President, Administrator Randy Babbitt sits with us for his first-ever podcast! Mr. Babbitt shares his experiences in multiple leadership roles, his personal history as a pilot, ALPA President, and battles he fought on Capitol Hill as the FAA Administrator.

Timestamps:

[04:38] Episode Outline

[09:44] Podcast Begins

[10:37] Randy’s introduction and career overview

[12:50] “One Level of Safety”

[13:28] “Flight Time/Duty Time”

[14:36] What sort of things did you have to deal with while you were at Eastern and your time as the President of ALPA?

[15:41] Arab oil embargo and the similarities to now

[17:39] Deregulation

[18:47] Rewriting bankruptcy laws – Frank Lorenzo

[21:51] Covid-19 disruptions

[22:32] Is the 1500-hour ATP rule a barrier to entry?

[27:52] Artificial intelligence in simulators and virtual reality?

[29:09] Dealing with a future pilot shortage, will there be rule changes to allow more sim time toward ATP?

[33:17] Low time pilots. What about decision-making skills?

[39:08] What changes should we expect to see moving forward out of Covid-19, when it comes to training?

[40:04] Proficiency vs. currency

[46:20] Randy’s first flight as captain – tail cone overheat

[47:26] Avianca and their creative cost-sharing measures.

[50:45] Rest Time Duty Time and the flight that inspired it

[53:41] Will we see a dip in enrollment at flight schools this time around?

[55:21] Enjoying flying and a personal note from Randy

[57:48] What do you see trend-wise with the airline industry

[1:03:39] What are your executive and union friends talking about right now, what is keeping them up at night?

[1:06:58] What changes can we expect to see with airline capacity representation in the future?

[1:10:35] Cares Act 2

[1:14:08] If you were back in the role of ALPA president, where would you have your MEC leaders focusing?

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