Dots, Lines & Destinations

What does it take to bring motorcoaches into the airline world? We’ve got David Sunde, CEO of Landline, on the show to talk about getting the buses inside security, growth potential, and lots more.

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Can economy class be considered an upgrade from premium economy? We’re talking about airlines, so you know where this is going.

Also in this episode:

• Wideroe/Norwegian merger
• JetBlue bailing on the NEA, but American will still appeal
• Admirals Club rate increases
• Might EU261-type protections come to the US (listener question)
• Boeing fuselage delivery issues – train bridge collapse in Montana
• United India shifts
• Norse Atlantic MIA-BER/CDG

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

• Why are so many things wrong with Premium Economy pricing – reward and revenue
• Virgin Group lets Boom options expire
• AMS slot lawsuit reversal
• Passport renewal follow-up

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

United’s operations are mostly back to normal at this point, but it took a while to get there. Fortunately, there were plenty of other things to keep us entertained while watching that mess unfold.

Also in this episode:

• Delta’s LGA Transcons
• Delta Air Lines and EL AL Israel Airlines to launch strategic partnership
• Haneda decision
• YTZ preclearance
• LGA bus project for $500 million, and Bergamo gets full rail for less than a quarter that cost
• New TSA travel record on Friday
• Boeing says 90% of MAX are back in China

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

• 777 Partners is a mess and possibly exploiting its airlines to fund a football habit
• Global Airlines gets more A380s, but the business model is still a joke
• Another TATL daytime flight you probably won’t get to fly

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Like the rest of the country’s air travel, this week’s episode got hit by rolling delays. But we made it to our final destination eventually.

Also in this episode:

• Alaska Airlines to Nassau
• Avelo makes Las Vegas a base
• Weather mess over the weekend
• Spirit Aerosystems on strike

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

• Passport renewal challenges
• More travel delay adventures

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Summer in Paris, perhaps a delightful experience. A week at Le Bourget, hoping some interesting stories come out of the Paris Air Show, however, is far less appealing for us. But there’s a bit of news worth discussing.

Also in this episode:

• US-China Slots and routes
• JetBlue livery refresh
• Aerolineas adding AEP-MIA/JFK flights
• More daytime TATL
• Maui for the winter
• AC SIN-YVR
• 500 A320s for IndiGo
• Philippines Airlines A350s, with 10-abreast

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

• Stephan’s flight to London
• Seth’s flight home from Europe
• Southwest’s overnight connections
• Turkish dumps Rocketmiles over Pride

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

What does the future of air travel hold? Odds are it will appear on the show floor at Aircraft Interiors Expo a few years before it flies, and we’ve got a report from Seth and Jason who attended the show once again this year.

Among the cool bits:

• The PRM/Air4All seat concept from Delta Flight Products
• Collins Aerospace‘s Aurora single-aisle business class seat
• Recaro‘s Xtend seat and, more optimistically, the new premium economy seat
• New IFE screens from Panasonic Avionics and Safran that will be flying in a couple years

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

• Turkish Airlines’ 496-seat, all-economy configuration for Russian tourists
• APA/ALPA merger rejected

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

New planes, new routes, and new seats all bode well for the future. And some lines being dropped might not be so bad, either.

Also in this episode:

• Lufthansa Group finalizes deal for ITA
• First ITA A330neo delivered
• Ethiopian to upgrade 787 business class
• Frontier selling status to competitor co-brand cardholders
• Asiana exit door opened in flight
• C919 enters service
• Embraer deals
• Emirates PremY bubbly exclusive
• British Airways issues at Florence continue

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

• Daytime flight to London/Dublin
• Ryanair DUB-POZ
• United bailing on Boston-Heathrow

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

JetBlue and American Airlines have a lot of work to do if they’re going to keep the NEA alive. A judge ruled it illegal last Friday, setting up all sorts of challenges for the carriers.

Also in this episode:

• Qantas boosting capacity, including Finnair A330 leases 
• American Airlines, WestJet pilots reach AIPs
• Long thin routes from smaller carriers, maybe on larger planes??
• Mega profits at Emirates, Singapore Airlines
• AA Football routes from JT
• Southwest taking advantage of the DCA slots from the NYC rules this summer

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

• Breeze Ascent Trip Report
• Northern Pacific inaugural delay
• Hertz/PR passport idiocy
• Do328 lives on

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Two nice implementations of indigenous themes and art from airlines announced this week, and the impact for passengers is pretty good, too.

Also in this episode:

• US DOT Customer Rights Rules might happen
• Ryanair MAX 10 order
• Philippine Air A350-1000 order
• Hawaiian’s 787 Suites
• New Alaska Airlines salmon livery
• JD Power Airline Survey results

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

• UA mutli-segment award pricing idiocy
• Order rumors – Le Bourget is gonna be exciting
• United Fries….
• YouTube plane crash douchebag might be going to jail

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!