New wing designs, and new engines hanging from them, could change the way we fly. Or at least make it more efficient.

Also in this episode:

* CommuteAir pwned* DCA is a connecting airport now* Croatia Airlines takes the A220* Lufthansa Group formally asks to be allowed to negotiate for ITA (and is the only bidder)* New Boeing/NASA demonstrator of single-aisle design with a funky wing* A4A wants waiver extended on slots at HND and China* Southwest strike authorization vote & “gratitude pay” for pilots* Delta AIP becomes a TA* Ethiopian to add Atlanta service via Dublin* Delta LAX-AKL, ATL-NCE, JFK-CDG 3x* Envoy exiting E45 ops for American Eagle.

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* ZeroAvia flew a hydrogen plane for 10 minutes* AA106 pilots say they didn't know how seriously they screwed up until landing in London.* Avelo v Breeze revisited

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A rough week in aviation for safety incidents. But we're also trying to find some positive news…

Also in this episode:

* Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal* FAA Outage* Airbus bows out of Boeing safety panel* US State Department has done a terrible job issuing passports with the X gender marker* A bunch of Delta Air Lines-related stuff: * A330 lands short at AMS* CDG-SLC diverts to MAD* Loss of engine at SNA* Loss of auto pilot and flight controls (back in July 2022)* More lounge access cuts * Near Miss at JFK with American 106 (777) and a Delta 737* MAX is back in China. For real this time.* New EWR Terminal A open, and it is already a mess

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* Northern Pacific wants to fly to Kansas* FedEx retired its last DC-10s

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Refreshing cabins is a nice touch, but why does it take so long?? Also, how long will it take Southwest to pay out all the comp it owes.

Also in this episode:

* Southwest's mess will cost $725-825 million, so far* Delta announces free wifi* Emirates A380 retrofit returns to service* EK/UA codeshare* Emotional Support Boa* United growth in Houston / New Routes* An Etihad Travel Bank credit query* Hawaiian adds two 787s* Mexican Government Buying Mexicana

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* A340-600s coming back for Lufthansa* Air Canada dropping Doha.* China reopening, and with it some chaos of testing rules* Kids in First Class* Pilot training challenges

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Diversions galore, and a meltdown, too. It was a rough end for many in 2022, but 2023 is starting strong.

Also in this episode:

* Boeing gets its MAX exemption* Russia buying 10 77Ws* More on United and Mesa* US travel meltdown over Christmas, and Southwest's extended version* Amazon freighter capacity overload* ITA now probably headed to Lufty

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* All the diversions* Chasing status in the new year

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Nothing but the best for our listeners as we wrap up the 2022 season.

Also in this episode:

* Delta dumping all 50-seaters by Summer 2023* AA dumps Mesa as a regional operator* Boom finally has an engine partner-ish.* AAdvantage program changes* Listener Question* Air India might grow its fleet* First C919 delivery happened* Stephan’s trip home from India

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* A321XLR flight* Virgin Australia to Japan on a 737 MAX* Qatar bribery scandal threatens EU Open Skies

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Just a couple hundred (more) new planes coming to United through the end of the decade. Nothing to get excited about here.

Also in this episode:

* Swiss A350s in 2025* Etihad A380s coming back* Air Canada and Emirates frequent flyer redemption reciprocity is now live* JetBlue has a new Mosaic program* Air India is getting new interiors* Porter announces some E195-E2 interior details and initial routes* JSX finally online, with the first SpaceX-equipped plane in service

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* Emirates is bringing back CTOs* AirAsia adds Cambodia* Pan Am 103 arrest* Air Greenland now an A330-800 operator* REAL ID delayed another two years* Air Canada to JFK

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Singapore Airlines is out spending cash like it is 2019 again, so that seems to be good news for other airlines.

Also in this episode:

* Air India/Vistara merger* SQ/TG expanded partnership* SkyClub Lounge Access changes* Delta has new Pilot contract to ratify* United is opening new pilot bases* United might order more 787s* Air France F awards becoming even less likely* More new routes from Norse* MAX certification extension compromise proposed

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* Airbus Innovation Summit* JetBlue’s Cyber Monday sale fail* Avelo’s interesting new CC offer* British Airways finally at T8, bye bye T7

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Long flights, jet lag, and do pilots need to sleep on a trip, too?

Also in this episode:

* World Cup shuttles DOH-DWC* FlyAtlantic launching in 2024* LATAM adds Sao Paulo - Los Angeles* AA pilots handing out cards for disrupted flights (but are there really any??)* New round of single-pilot ops talk (and an interesting Twitter thread on the topic)* China Southern headed to OW?

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* Frontier no longer offers customer service via phones* easyJet pitching empty nesters for FA roles* Boeing freighter cert issues in Canada* Alaska Airlines Q400 impending retirement

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How many million milers is too many? Plus a crazy crash and new transatlantic routes on the horizon.

Also in this episode:

* Crash in Lima* 70 new MMers/day at Delta* Alaska Airlines new lounge access rules* British Airways to CVG* JetBlue to Paris* Frontier AYCF pass* Qantas still has over a billion in flight credits outstanding* Flair has to cancel Lethbridge-Tuscon route for an incredible supply chain issue

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* Checking in on Avelo v Breeze

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Maybe we're supposed to say something in advance when the publishing schedule changes. Oopsie.

Also in this episode:

* A boxcutter incident* LHR security shitshow* United now gives status credit for reward flights* Star Alliance/HSBC Credit Card is now live* Basketball uniforms can have an aviation angle, too* A380s coming and going* Air Show China* Initial slot allocations for Summer 2023 - JetBlue at Heathrow and lots more* Man in limbo for years in Paris airport has died — in his airport* The value of J class and airlines generally sucking* Flyr’s funding flop* Canada-India expanded bilateral

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* Korean putting beds up front on the A321neo fleet* Canada Jetlines continues its strange expansion plans* British Airways and Uber partnership* Dulles finally gets its train, while Fort Lauderdale loses out

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