On this episode of Ab Talk, we mark two years since the crash of Ethiopian Flight 302 and the beginning

of a years long effort to fix the 737 max and return it to service. And Air Baltic CEO Martin Martin Gauss, joins us to discuss how the airline has managed

through the pandemic, including becoming an all A220 operator almost overnight.

Hello and welcome to episode 107 of Avtoc.

I am Ian Petchenik here as always with.

Jason or binotson?

Hello Ian, are you still thinking about flying down to Antarctica like I am?

Absolutely I am.

I would be lying if I said I hadn't planned on how to do it next summer season in Antarctica, so I guess

next winter here in Chicago.

Yeah, still thinking about it, pretty much a week later. Yeah, still thinking about it pretty much a week later.

Yeah, don't even need your passport and that's good because I don't even know where mine is anymore.

And you can't really use it now anyway.

No, on that note actually, I am now, I have eclipsed one full year without getting on an airplane, which is super, super depressing.

One year and two days.

We're both a year, over a year out now then. That's, uh...

Yeah, just over a year. I actually, though, just last night, I booked my first flight post-pan, anticipating my chance at getting a vaccine in the near future hopefully before my mid-June departure date? We'll see. And if not, then I guess you take advantage of the generous and flexible arrangements that most airlines continue to offer.

Yes, the Aaron industry has become so accommodating out of nowhere.

That came out sounding like an ad and I totally did not mean it too. But it's pretty much, at least in the U.S. I think every airline at this point is offering free change

and cancellation.

There may be a fair difference.

Yeah, as long as you promise to keep giving us your money eventually you can do whatever you want with the ticket.

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