
The Jet Fuel Crisis
Listen in as energy and oil specialist Chris Russo talks about how airline managers should think about fuel strategy.

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Bryan Bedford
Global Industry Director for Retail, Hospitality, Sports, Media, and Entertainment · Cisco
1 appearance on this show
Marc Allen
New Secretary of Education · Electra
1 appearance on this show
John Strickland
Aviation consultant · Lullwater
1 appearance on this show
Capt. Jason Ambrosi
ALPA
1 appearance on this show
Theo Panagiotoulias
Star Alliance
1 appearance on this show
Karen Walker
ATW
1 appearance on this show
Jörg Eberhart
ITA Airways
1 appearance on this show
Maria del Mar Whittaker
Abra Group
1 appearance on this show
Phil Swinsburg
Boeing
1 appearance on this show
Subhas Menon
AAPA
1 appearance on this show
Montserrat Barriga
European Regions Airline Association
1 appearance on this show
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