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Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel!
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Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel!

Hosted by Michael Seong · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 11 episodes

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Episodes
11
Last ep.
9 days ago
Avg length
10m
Booking Probability™
27
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Listen Score
15
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Virality (30d)
46
Steady cadence.

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About this podcast

Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel! is an AI-generated aviation show for people who love airplanes and love watching spreadsheets, software, and human decisions occasionally set those airplanes up for the most chaotic day imaginable.Each episode takes a real aviation incident, operational meltdown, or forgotten airline-era oddity and breaks it down like a group chat doing forensic analysis—except we actually explain what the acronyms mean. Expect sharp humor, dramatic reenactments of cockpit confusion, and plain-English translations of the things that make aviation both brilliantly

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About the host

Michael Seong hosts Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel!, a leisure show with 11 episodes published.

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Ep. 11: After Landing I’ll Call You

Feb 15, 20269mEp. 11S1

On July 4, 2000, Malév Flight 262 rolls into Thessaloniki with big “I’ve done this a thousand times” energy, and then casually forgets the one accessory that makes landings landings: the landing gear. Bianca and Tiffany

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Ep. 10: Tower Air’s Warehouse Terminal

Feb 10, 202613mEp. 10S1

Most people think JFK means iconic architecture, glossy international terminals, and the vague scent of overpriced bottled water. But in the early 1990s, Tower Air ran passenger flights out of Building 213 in Cargo Area

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Ep. 9: The Great US Airways Coke Crisis

Feb 10, 20268mEp. 9S1

In the summer of 2008, as fuel prices spiked and airlines panicked, US Airways tried an idea so unpopular it became aviation folklore: charging coach passengers for soft drinks and bottled water. Starting August 1, 2008,

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Ep. 8: The Bathroom Break Upset

Feb 10, 20267mEp. 8S1

At 41,000 feet over the Pacific, an Air Nippon Boeing 737-700 turned into a physics lesson because of one simple human error: the First Officer tried to unlock the cockpit door for the captain and accidentally operated t

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Ep. 7: Kampuchea Airlines and the Bangkok Taxiway Abandonment

Feb 10, 202611mEp. 7S1

In July 2001 at 1 AM in Bangkok, a charter flight home for Korean tourists turned into a surreal airport nightmare. The airline was Kampuchea Airlines, the aircraft was a well-aged Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, and the flight

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Ep. 6: The Weekend SNA Became “International”

Feb 10, 202611mEp. 6S1

In 2002, Alaska Airlines tried to launch nonstop service from Vancouver to Santa Ana’s John Wayne Airport and accidentally discovered that “international” is not a vibe, it is a federal workflow. The plan sounded simple:

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Ep. 5: Northwest 188 and the Missing Minneapolis

Feb 10, 202612mEp. 5S1

In October 2009, Northwest Airlines Flight 188, an Airbus A320 from San Diego to Minneapolis, managed to do the one thing an airliner is not supposed to do on approach: it casually flew right past the destination. For 77

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Ep. 4: SkyDeli and the Bag Lunch Revolution

Feb 10, 20268mEp. 4S1

Before QR code menus and fifteen-dollar snack boxes, Delta ran a brilliantly cynical little experiment called SkyDeli. Starting in the mid-1990s, instead of serving tray meals on many domestic flights, Delta handed passe

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Ep. 3: United’s Summer of Hell

Feb 10, 202610mEp. 3S1

Summer 2000 should have been peak travel season. Instead, United turned it into a case study in how an airline can collapse without a single hurricane in sight. With an on time arrival rate that cratered to 41.7% in July

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Ep. 2: More Room Throughout Coach

Feb 10, 202610mEp. 2S1

In 2000, American Airlines did something so rare it deserves to be preserved in a museum: they voluntarily made economy class roomier. The “More Room Throughout Coach” campaign, aka MRTC, pulled roughly 7,200 seats out o

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Ep. 1: The Zombie Accelerometer

Feb 10, 202610mEp. 1S1

A Malaysia Airlines 777 leaves Perth for Kuala Lumpur and immediately chooses violence, but in the most corporate way possible: by politely delivering contradictory warnings and letting the computers argue about reality.

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Age
25-54
Consumer type
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Topics covered

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Who is the host of Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel!?

Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel! is hosted by Michael Seong. The show is categorised under leisure (aviation) and has published 11 episodes.

How many episodes does Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel! have?

Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel! has published 11 episodes.

What topics does Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel! cover?

Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel! regularly covers leisure, aviation. It sits in the leisure category, with a aviation focus.

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How long are Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel! episodes?

Episodes of Wake Up and Smell The Jet Fuel! average 10 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.

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