Is it fair that Turkey's president gets a new 747-8i before we do? Alas, it probably is. Questions remain around how long his government will be solvent to operate it, though.

Also in this episode:

* The gate crunch at SFO sucks for United passengers

* A new longest domestic US route as Hawaiian announces Boston service

* More lift to Miami for Europeans thanks to LOT's new flight from Warsaw

* United has new boarding groups, but will they really make a difference?

* British Airways improved catering which is a somewhat surprising shift to being nicer to passengers

* Mexico City's new airport is behind schedule, over budget, and at risk of seeing the project canceled; oopsie!

We also talk IATA forecasts and Hyperloop and Dubai and lots of other stuff. So solid off-topic rambling going on in here.