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Dots, Lines & Destinations episodes

September 12, 2024 DLD 500: Or something like that
A strike avoided, an engine fire, and new routes as we hit another arbitrary milestone.
38 min
September 05, 2024 DLD 499: Ramble on
Another week, with plenty of random thoughts from the guys…
33 min
August 29, 2024 DLD 498: You’re Grounded!
The 777X is back on the ground, while an IFC vendor goes under and a couple airlines have operational issued. But it isn't all bad news…
23 min
August 22, 2024 DLD 497: A hail of a problem
Airplanes and hail don't mix, and a storm rendering 10% of an airline's fleet unflyable is all sorts of bad.
44 min
August 15, 2024 DLD 496: In search of cool carpet
Gotta love that new terminal smell, right? PDX finally opened its new space, and we've got Ned Russell on to talk about it.
32 min
August 08, 2024 DLD 495: Shifting borders in air world
Fiorello would be happy, perhaps, to see Newark no longer managed by New York ATC. But will it help?
38 min
August 01, 2024 DLD 494: The Farnborough files
Perhaps major airshows are losing their impact on the industry a bit. But Farnborough still brought plenty of key news to the fore.
41 min
July 25, 2024DLD 493: Is your crowd on strike?
What a mess for airlines and more as millions of Windows-based computers were knocked offline last Thursday night. The recovery was still ongoing as the week rolled on.
Also in this episode:
XLR Certified by EASA
Farnborough
Pretty good Boom article from Flight Global
Some eVTOL plans
Boeing still hoping to get back to 38 MAX/month by EOY
China-UK
Virgin Atlantic bails on Shanghai
BA down to just one 787 for HKG
Mainland carriers backfilling massively
Alaska Airlines retrofitting interiors
CLD getting American flights (On the E75, not a CR7/9 like Seth said in the show)
TA for AA FAs
Quick DCA slots update
First DL/SkyWest CRJ-550 is out of paint
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Greenland flightseeing
Vance’s charter got the TFR wrong
Euro football canceled trains
WN @ TPA
Fiji Air to DFW
40 min
July 18, 2024DLD 492: Whoopsie!
It could’ve been a lot worse, for sure. But now we have some initial details about the Southwest flight that took off from a closed runway two weeks ago.
Also in this episode:
DCA slot nuance
Delta/Riyadh Air plans
AA/ZeroAvia
Southwest’s MOU with Archer Aviation
Alaska’s winter adventures
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Breezy-Pease-y
UK261 covers sick crew, too
DL earnings comments, including potential “Basic business” play
Certifications
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
30 min
July 11, 2024DLD 491: More bad news for Boeing, but maybe it is good?
A trio of Boeing stories top the show this week. And somehow pleading guilty to a crime might end up being good for the company?
Also in this episode:
Boeing pleads guilty
Boeing 737 oxygen mask issues
Boeing buys back 737 MAX that suffered explosive mid-cabin blowout
JetBlue disabling some Mint doors
Norse Atlantic’s rough Q2
KLM at PDX
New Southwest board member
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
ZipAir cutting back
Atlantic Airways shortens the season
DCA Slots
Greenland and Seth
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
38 min