As award charts disappear is loyalty following them out the door? United Airlines will drop its award

charts later this year for flights operated by the carrier and there's a whole

lot of discussion about what's good and bad there. Including an interesting take on the "Excursionist Perk."

Also in this episode:

* Boeing cut its

737 MAX production rate as the investigation into recent crashes continues. Work

on fixing the software mistakes is ongoing as well. * Virgin Atlantic unveiled its new A350 cabin and

Fozz thinks Delta might've

had something to say about its design.* A listener asked us about travel insurance. We had very bad answers. Don't

be like us. Also, we're going to work on getting better answers soon.* An Austrian

Airlines plane was robbed on the runway at Tirana International Airport on

Tuesday afternoon in a scene reminiscent of the Brussels Heist of 2013 and, to a lesser extent, the Lufthansa

Heist of 1978. 

Enjoy the show!