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Drew just finished his first week as an airport ops manager and Doug is back from Amsterdam as the IATA Summer schedule starts. We discuss:
FAA Airport CategoriesManufacturing A320s in the USHow tariffs are affecting aircraft deliveries and airline profitsOur favorite airports ranked by non-avgeek criteriaJoin the conversation!
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Doug is back from London and Drew is back from SFOh and Taipei and we’ve got some stories to tell. Drew is also enjoying a few days of “retirement” before moving into airport ops in the DC area.
Largest airlines in 2024 measured by revenue passenger kilometersAirbus’ supply chain issuesSouthwest gets downgraded Mixed signals in the industryListener feedbackJoin the discussion!
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Doug is back from Honolulu and Drew celebrated his retirment from the airlines. We discuss:
Airlines see bookings dropPilots not packing passports More DCA midair drama, this time with an Air Force jet and a kiteAviation legislation through the yearsListener comments Flight plans for this weekJoin the conversation!
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Doug is on the KC46 simulators this week and Drew has some big career news. We’re also planning California and Hawaii trips.
Airport theoryNew pick to lead the FAAFrontier takes a swipe at SouthwestListener’s airport list - plus our own Drew’s big newsMore listener feedbackJoin the conversation!
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Doug is back from 777 training in Denver and Drew runs out of spare 737s on the ground…but wait, what’s in the air? We discuss:
US economy is seeing some headwinds with airlines bracing for lower bookingsPerformance guidance from the big carriersSouthwest gives in to bag feesSpirit does an about face after bankruptcy and now wants to be a premium, yes you heard that right, a premium carrierKorean changes its branding and liveryListener commentshttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Drew is back from an airport operations conference in Chicago and Doug’s KC46 flight gets canceled by birds. We discuss:
ATC Controller paper on leased aircraft and when call signs don’t match liveries. Link here:
https://ifatca.org/wp-content/uploads/WP158.pdfYet ANOTHER new aviation startup is aiming to shake up the industry with a major airline partnerNo more paper tickets Mergers and acquisitions update from across the pondWhat does it cost to retrofit an airline’s fleetKC-46 issuesListener comments on Paris and Starlinkhttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Doug is in Taipei, again, and Drew is back after 24hrs in Paris. Neither time zones, sleep deprivation, nor fatigue will keep us from recording an episode! We discuss:
Southwest aborted landing at MDW due to private jetGE wins huge engine order from JapanArcher Aviation releases 2024 results and updates on the MidnightFAA firings and hirings and Starlink vs Verizon for the FAA’s internet serviceWet and dry leases - what are they?Contributor 5 STAR ratingJoin the conversation!
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Drew comes back from sun and warmth to freezing temps and deicing and Doug gets a day off with his AF reserve flight canceled. We discuss:
Airlines continue their return to Israel as the ceasefire holdsSouthwest announced first-ever layoffsBoeing updated its 20-year forecast for Southeast AsiaBoom supersonic test flights revealed something that has the chance of being a massive game changerA Delta Connection CRJ-900 crashed on arrival in TorontoContributor feedbackJoin the conversation!
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Doug and Drew are back from Asia and have some some great travel stories to tell. Drew’s return flight plan from Colombo had him flying in the opposite direction to get home. Doug was back in Manila where the country is booming and people are nice everywhere you go. We also discuss:
Airlineratings.com’s lists of top airlines. Lufthansa’s new Allegris product seats don’t fit!Spirit turns down Frontier’s merger offer for a 3rd timeNew information on the DCA middair collisionA review of the safey advances after the last major US crash in Buffalo, NYJoin the conversation!
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We look at the facts after a tragic accident involving a Blackhawk helicopter and AA5342 from Wichita to Washington Reagan National operated by a PSA CRJ700. Our thoughts are with the families and our extended airline family at PSA and American Airlines.
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Doug is taping from warm Taipei and Drew is back from cold Chicago to colder DC. We discuss:
Deice procedures reviewSouthwest and Spirit cut costsDOT fines more airlines for recurring delaysMore orders for new 767s?FAA doesn’t mandate thrust reversersJoin the conversation!
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Drew started 2025 flying to Denver for work and Doug is finishing a fun (and stressful) couple weeks at home. Drew is also prepping for the biggest Mid Atlantic storm in years. We discuss:
Winter Storm BlairThe most on time airlines of 2024Jetblue gets the first ever DOT fines for chronic delaysArcher Aviation gets ready to build eVTOLsJeju Air offices are raided by policeHow to slow down a plane on landingJoin the discussion!
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We recount four back to back accidents this week, as 2024 comes to a close, but we also remember the positive things that happened in aviation this year. In this episode we discuss:
IT glitches at American and JAL
Southwest is cleared of safety concerns by the FAA
Azerbaijan and Jeju Air crashes
KLM and Air Canada incidents
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Doug is back from New York and Tokyo and Drew is on a much needed break from a busy start to the Christmas travel week. There’s no huge aviation news this week so we have a bunch fun news stocking stuffers for you. On this episode we discuss:
Christmas season passenger volumes and possible disruptions
ANA acquires 100% of LCC Peach Air
Air Kerala plans to launch in mid 2025
Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation make progress with their eVTOL air taxis
Frontier brings back an all-you-can-fly pass
China Airlines brings cheer to Boeing and Airbus with widebody orders
United has a new widebody route surprise for Denver
We unpack OAG’s just released busiest routes listshttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Doug and Drew contributed to the record passenger traffic on Sunday , December 1 and talk about their trips back from Chicago and Nashville. On this episode we discuss:
TSA sets passenger screening record.
Airline ticket taxes and ancillary fees.
Spirit stock is delisted from the NYSE - could it shut down?
Frontier adding first class “style” seats.
AirHelp’s top and bottom 10 airlines.
What’s the difference between True North and Magnetic North?
Drew’s plans to make another attempt at Europe’s Christmas markets.Join the conversation!
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The holiday travel season is starting and Doug and Drew will be both airline employees and passengers. We’re excited about our travel this week and about the busy season, at work, before us. We discuss:
Our Thanksgiving feasts.
TSA forecasts the busiest Thanksgiving travel week ever.
Better ways to deplane.
Emirates’ Tim Clark is upset about Boeing delays.
Cathay Pacific sees traffic above pre-pandemic levels by January.
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