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Feb 2024
1h 37m

788 Corporate Flight Attendant

Airplane Geeks
About this episode
Corporate flight attendant egress training, Bombardier Challenger crash, Boeing executive shuffling, Spirit AeroSystems whistleblowers, 737 Max Service Difficulty Reports, air traffic training, Boeing safety recommendations. 
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