Boarding planes in the USA is generally a shitshow. Delta Air Lines hopes to change that with a revised process kicking off in January. Colors are now part of the scheme, not just zone names and numbers.

Also in this episode:

* Russia plans to rename nearly 50 airports to honor various historical figures

* Delta is bringing a handful of business routes online in Boston to further challenge American Airlines and JetBlue

* Malaysia Airlines downgrades its First Class cabin

* A Norwegian 737MAX diverted into Iran which presents some logistical challenges

* United Airlines makes "historic" route announcements for San Francisco that includes some cool destinations but that was also terribly overhyped

* Disputing credit card charges following an airline bankruptcy doesn't necessarily always work

* A cool new way to see what visa(s) you might need for travel

* New security screening equipment goes live in Denver, adding a new pose to the repertoire

And, as always, plenty of other random conversation mixed in.