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The Fly Angle: The Official RDU Airport Podcast

The Fly Angle: The Official RDU Airport Podcast

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The Fly Angle is Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s official podcast. Each episode takes you behind-the-scenes at RDU, meeting special guests and exploring what happens each day at a busy international airport. Hosted by RDU’s Communications, Government & Community Affairs staff, The Fly Angle is for occasional flyers and #AvGeeks alike.
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Episode 10: “Playing Tetris With $100 Million Jets”

The Fly Angle: The Official RDU Airport PodcastOct 07, 2021

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Episode 22: How Do Airports Replace Runways?
Jan 02, 202422:47
Episode 21: Breeze Airways’ David Neeleman Talks Airline Trends
Aug 17, 202327:25
Episode 20: CLEAR’s Identity Service Is Changing Airport Screening
Mar 13, 202322:14
Episode 19: Meet ABQ, DCA, IAD Airports

Episode 19: Meet ABQ, DCA, IAD Airports

Dec 07, 202232:00
Episode 18: Planning Your Aviation Career with RDU’s Kirsten Nicholas
Oct 06, 202227:14
Episode 17: Duke University Takes Higher Education to the Skies

Episode 17: Duke University Takes Higher Education to the Skies

In This Episode:

During Mike Schoenfeld’s 14 years as Duke’s top communicator, RDU helped the university connect students with learning opportunities in 75 countries. He stops by to tell us how our world-class airport supports the Research Triangle’s world-class colleges and universities. Meanwhile, co-hosts Mary Griffith and Stephanie Hawco talk about jet-setting to Paris, cooking up new dining options in a first-of-its-kind ghost kitchen and how RDU is making air travel more inclusive for guests with disabilities that might not be obvious.

Episode Guest:

Mike Schoenfeld is signing off as the Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations and Chief Communications Officer at Duke University, where he saw firsthand how RDU connects students, alumni and campuses around the world. Mike is a longtime advocate for RDU and former chair of the Regional Transportation Alliance, where he encouraged business groups to focus on the value of air travel.  He is also a self-described airplane geek who has been flying through RDU for forty years. He shares his observations about what the airport means to the Triangle and why you just might run into him at Observation Park.

Send Us Airmail!

We want to hear from you – drop us an email at communications@rdu.com to let us know what you’d like to hear on The Fly Angle. Be sure to include your name and other details about yourself and we might feature your Airmail in an upcoming episode.

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“Moment” — Amine Maxwell

Music provided by Audio Library Plus

Aug 11, 202227:43
Episode 16: Designing Great Airports
Jul 07, 202228:14
Episode 15: Raleigh to Reykjavik! Icelandair CEO, Visit NC Talk About RDU’s Newest International Flight

Episode 15: Raleigh to Reykjavik! Icelandair CEO, Visit NC Talk About RDU’s Newest International Flight

May 26, 202228:44
Episode 14: Mapping Airports with GIS
Apr 22, 202228:10
Episode 13: WSJ’s Scott McCartney Looks Back at “The Middle Seat” — And What’s Next For Airports
Mar 08, 202230:42
Episode 12: On the Beat with Airport Police
Jan 25, 202227:23
Episode 11: Talking Airport Operations with RDU’s John Graves
Nov 30, 202134:16
Episode 10: “Playing Tetris With $100 Million Jets”
Oct 07, 202138:04
Episode 9: Carrying On With the Hurricanes, Novo Nordisk and More

Episode 9: Carrying On With the Hurricanes, Novo Nordisk and More

In This Episode:

What’s better than a special guest? How about four? Co-hosts Mary Griffith and Jake Potter sit down with leaders from Novo Nordisk, the Research Triangle Foundation, Eckel & Vaughan, PNC Arena and the Carolina Hurricanes to find out why their organizations are supporting the new Triangle Takeoff Coalition — and discover the group’s high hopes for accelerating RDU Airport’s recovery.

Episode Guests:

McGavock Edwards, APR is partner and senior vice president of strategy and client service for Eckel & Vaughan, a Raleigh-based strategic communications agency specializing in public affairs, public relations and marketing.

Shaylah Nunn Jones is principal of government and public affairs for Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries. She leads all external affairs and policy priorities for Novo Nordisk’s North Carolina manufacturing facilities that supply diabetes medications globally.

Scott Levitan is CEO and president of the Research Triangle Foundation, which manages North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. Levitan has more than 30 years of experience working in mixed-use development, with an emphasis on university-related research parks.

Larry B. Perkins, CVE, CPP, CMP is vice president of guest relations and assistant general manager for PNC Arena. Perkins is an expert and frequent guest speaker worldwide on crowd management, safety and event planning.

Send Us Airmail!

We want to hear from you – drop us an email at communications@rdu.com to let us know what you’d like to hear on The Fly Angle. Be sure to include your name and other details about yourself and we might feature your Airmail in an upcoming episode.

Music

“Moment” — Amine Maxwell

Music provided by Audio Library Plus

Sep 03, 202135:45
Episode 8: RDU CEO Mike Landguth Shares His “Lessons Learned” From The Past Year
Jul 27, 202134:25
Episode 7: Airports Are Flying High (Tech)
Jun 24, 202139:02
Episode 6: Talking Travel Tips with the TSA
Apr 13, 202130:42
Episode 5: Popular Triangle Brewery On Tap at RDU
Feb 25, 202120:45
Episode 4: Airports and Aircraft Noise
Jan 26, 202121:54
Episode 3: Shopping Local For The Holidays… At The Airport?
Dec 15, 202017:56
Episode 2: How Do Airports Recruit New Flights?
Nov 18, 202025:51
Episode 1: Now Arriving… Hurricane Season
Sep 29, 202017:22