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Talking Flight

Alaska Airlines Captain Mike Swanigan interviews the interesting people he has met during his flying career.

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Alaska Airlines Chief Pilot Captain John Hornibrook

Alaska Airlines Chief Pilot Captain John Hornibrook

Captain Mike Swanigan visits with his boss, Alaska Airlines Chief Pilot, Captain John Hornibrook. They have a great conv... Read more

8 Oct 2015

1hr 4mins

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Episode 35: Alaska Airlines Seattle Base Chief Pilot Captain Dave Mets

Episode 35: Alaska Airlines Seattle Base Chief Pilot Captain Dave Mets

Captain David Mets is presently one of the two Seattle Base Chief Pilots for Alaska Airlines. David tells us about his... Read more

11 Mar 2019

1hr 16mins

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Episode 39: Alaska Airlines Captain Ron Limes

Episode 39: Alaska Airlines Captain Ron Limes

Today's episode is an interview with Alaska Airlines Captain Ron Limes. He is one of the two Chief Pilots at the Seattle... Read more

29 Aug 2019

57mins

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EPISODE 29: Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Mary Kesselring

EPISODE 29: Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Mary Kesselring

Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Mary Kesselring joins Captain Mike Swanigan to tell our audience about her 34-year care... Read more

30 Jul 2018

56mins

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Episode 36: Alasska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden

Episode 36: Alasska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden

We sit down for a long-form conversation with Mr. Brad Tilden, CEO of Alaska Airlines. Brad tells us about his life jour... Read more

5 Apr 2019

59mins

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Episode 42: Retired Alaska Airlines Captain Mike Swanigan

Episode 42: Retired Alaska Airlines Captain Mike Swanigan

Mike Swanigan is his own guest on Talking Flight. His longtime friend, Tom Clark, interviews him on this podcast. Tom is... Read more

31 Dec 2019

1hr 49mins

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Episode 34: Horizon Air Captain Kevin Nigbur

Episode 34: Horizon Air Captain Kevin Nigbur

Captain Kevin Nigbur is the first Horizon Air Pilot to appear on Talking Flight. He is currently flying the Embraer 175 ... Read more

18 Feb 2019

1hr 8mins

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Episode 2: Alaska Airlines First Officer Latisha Shupert

Episode 2: Alaska Airlines First Officer Latisha Shupert

Alaska Airlines Captain Mike Swanigan interviews First Officer Latisha "Tish" Shupert. Tish shares the story of her jour... Read more

19 Jan 2013

1hr 1min

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Episode 22: Mr Tom Lynch, Aircraft Dispatcher for Alaska Airlines

Episode 22: Mr Tom Lynch, Aircraft Dispatcher for Alaska Airlines

One of the best kept secrets in the Airline Industry is the Aircraft Dispatcher career field. These are the men and wome... Read more

5 Feb 2017

1hr 6mins

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Episode 23: Captain David Crawley, MD

Episode 23: Captain David Crawley, MD

Our guest today is Retired Alaska Airlines Captain David Crawley, MD. David folllowed his mother's advice and spent year... Read more

7 Apr 2017

1hr 40mins

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Episode 30: Doctor Larry Greenblatt, Senior Aviation Medical Examiner

Episode 30: Doctor Larry Greenblatt, Senior Aviation Medical Examiner

One of the most feared aspects of being a pilot is the requirement to pass an FAA Physical exam to keep your license act... Read more

1 Aug 2018

53mins

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Episode 17 Alaska Airlines Captain/USAF Colonel Garin Tentschert

Episode 17 Alaska Airlines Captain/USAF Colonel Garin Tentschert

Our guest on this Podcast is Garin Tentschert. He is the Seattle Base Chief Pilot for Alaska Airlines, and he is current... Read more

23 Sep 2016

1hr 1min

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Talking Flight Episode 12: Captain George Bozlinski

Talking Flight Episode 12: Captain George Bozlinski

Alaska Airlines Captain George Bozlinski joins us on this episode of Talking Flight. We have a great conversation about ... Read more

22 Nov 2014

1hr 12mins

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Episode 38: Nigel Sargent, Alaska Airlines Director/Flight Simulation

Episode 38: Nigel Sargent, Alaska Airlines Director/Flight Simulation

Mr. Nigel Sargent is the Director/Flight Simulation at Alaska Airlines. He is considered to be one of the foremost exper... Read more

24 Jul 2019

1hr 4mins

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Episode 25: Retired Alaska Airlines Captain Barry Copeland

Episode 25: Retired Alaska Airlines Captain Barry Copeland

Today we are visiting with my longtime friend, Captain Barry Copeland. Barry and I were hired into the same Alaska Airli... Read more

15 Dec 2017

1hr 13mins

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Episode 16: Director Systems Operations Bob Bonjukian

Episode 16: Director Systems Operations Bob Bonjukian

Bob Bonjukian joins us on Talking Flight and introduces our audience to the Airline Dispatcher and Flight Control Career... Read more

4 Dec 2015

1hr

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Episode 19: Alaska Airlines Captain Carlos Zendejas,

Episode 19: Alaska Airlines Captain Carlos Zendejas,

Captain Mike Swanigan sits down with Captain Carlos Zendejas to talk about his life and his career. Carlos moved to the ... Read more

15 Dec 2016

59mins

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Episode 28: Captain Debbie Waingrow

Episode 28: Captain Debbie Waingrow

We sat down with Captain Debbie Waingrow two days before her retirement flight at Alaska Airlines. Captain Waingrow made... Read more

31 May 2018

1hr 16mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 44: Alaska Airlines Captain Elliot Wilson

Episode 44: Alaska Airlines Captain Elliot Wilson

Our guest on this show is my long time friend, Alaska Airlines Captain Elliot Wilson. I have known Elliot since he was a... Read more

6 Feb 2020

1hr 14mins

Ranked #20

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Voice Blog 2: Do Next

Voice Blog 2: Do Next

Captain Mike Swanigan talks about how he helped his Niece get through a stressful day. He would sometimes use the same s... Read more

18 Apr 2019

7mins

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