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Old Dec 5, 2019, 1:09 pm
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Brad Tilden(Alaska CEO) on my recent flt from Hawaii. Chatted with him for a while. Very friendly and enthusiastic.
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Old Dec 5, 2019, 1:14 pm
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My buddy just sat next to Brad Tilden on a flight from SEA to DC on Tuesday - he must get around
He also said he was friendly and engaging.
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Old Dec 11, 2019, 5:15 pm
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Originally Posted by ASA_1
Brad Tilden(Alaska CEO) on my recent flt from Hawaii. Chatted with him for a while. Very friendly and enthusiastic.
Originally Posted by nearlysober
My buddy just sat next to Brad Tilden on a flight from SEA to DC on Tuesday - he must get around
He also said he was friendly and engaging.
I'll bet PDBs were served on those flights
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Old Dec 11, 2019, 5:43 pm
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Originally Posted by bon mot
I'll bet PDBs were served on those flights
I've seen him on a flight or two and he's always been in main cabin (well, premium I guess) and not first class, so it wouldn't impact him much. I'd also imagine he wouldn't be drinking on the flight for professional reasons. And the times I did see him, the FAs actually spent a ton of time talking with him during boarding, so that probably took away their time from serving PDBs.
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Old Dec 11, 2019, 7:38 pm
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Originally Posted by be_rettSEA
I've seen him on a flight or two and he's always been in main cabin (well, premium I guess) and not first class, so it wouldn't impact him much. I'd also imagine he wouldn't be drinking on the flight for professional reasons. And the times I did see him, the FAs actually spent a ton of time talking with him during boarding, so that probably took away their time from serving PDBs.
Same with Andrew Harrison. He is always in Y. sometimes Y+ Or exit row.
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Old Dec 11, 2019, 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by bon mot
I'll bet PDBs were served on those flights
He was in economy actually! Exit row. FA said he never sits in F!
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Old Dec 12, 2019, 8:42 pm
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[QUOTE=ASA_1;31831178]He was in economy actually! Exit row. FA said he never sits in F![/QUOTEO
Perhaps that explains the decline in quality of F. He may have no idea, if he never has to experience it.
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Old Feb 5, 2020, 9:03 am
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Hobo Jim on AS1420 SEA-PHX; he was coming back from a concert in ADQ.
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Old Feb 22, 2023, 9:42 pm
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Feb 19 - AS351 - IAD/SEA - Dr. Anthony Fauci - Seat 4A.

He was traveling with at least two young colleagues(?) who got upgraded onboard to FC from row 11 without being AS elites (the UG waitlist was empty before the gate went to gate control).

I was in row 2 and didn't know he was on till halfway through the flight when he came up to say something to his upgraded colleague in row 1.

Upon arrival, there was a police officer security escort waiting on the jet bridge to accompany him away. I wish I'd asked if he'd like me to guest him into the N Lounge.

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Old Feb 23, 2023, 12:12 pm
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I could be sitting next to one and I'd never know unless someone pointed it out. But I was in a few documentaries and would like to be recognized 😂😂😂
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Old Feb 23, 2023, 1:33 pm
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I'm still waiting to see someone post in this thread that they got to sit next to a FT celebrity like PDXPremier
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Old May 13, 2023, 8:41 pm
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Pretty sure Maria Shriver just offered to switch seats with me so I could sit next to my son.
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Old May 15, 2023, 2:53 pm
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I went scrolling back through past posts.

I just wonder if Ben Minnicucci takes as much time flying around as Tilden did. Especially to routes that are not SEA connected.
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Old May 15, 2023, 7:44 pm
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Not recently, but I've sat next to Conan O'Brien (to LAX) Detlef Schrempf (to SEA) and DMX (to JFK) all out of SFO in the past 5 years.
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Old May 16, 2023, 2:08 pm
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Donovan McNabb (former NFL QB) - SFO-PHL (back when the route was nonstop)
Peter Frampton (Musician) - SFO-HNL
Steve Aoki (International DJ & son of Benihana Restaurant chain founder) - SFO-LAS on a Tues and then strangely again LAS-LAX on a Thurs that same week.
Jamie Lee Curtis (Actress) - LAX-LHR on BA
Carlos Santana (Musician) - SFO-LHR on BA plus the two guitars his assistant(?) was carrying for him.
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