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Doug and Drew are back from their overly dramatic trips overseas and we get back on track, well kind of. We discuss:

• Schengen vs. Non-Schengen
• Update on Western planes stuck in Russia 
• New British Airways A380 configuration 
• FlyDubai Flight 1073
• Airmailbag (or luftposttache in German)

Doug’s recommedation for Japan trips:

• Carry around 20,000 yen (about $125)
• Most places take card
• Trains are very easy
• Don’t tip
• 7-11 egg salad sammy 

Tokyo

• Tokyo Tower
• Imperial Palace 
• Shibuya Crossing
• Tsukiji Outer Market

Osaka

• Kuromon Market
• Namba (nightlife district)
• Okonomiyaki (omelet type dish)

Kyoto

• Kyoto Imperial Palace
• Fushimi Inari Shrine
• Nishiki Market

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Doug and Drew are back from their German weekends and things did not go as planned. Drew said it would be A340-600 or bust - well….  We let you hear our anxiety and relief as we tape snippets during our trips. We  discuss:

• How our trips look
• A question about NFL charters 
• Qantas Project Sunrise update
• Spirit continues its liquidation 
• New issue with the MAX
• Our trips!
• Contributor comments

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Doug is back from a long layover in Taipei and Drew celebrates more concession revenue at his airport. We discuss:

• The most connected international airports
• Heart Aerospace update
• Airline performance stats
• How do airports make money
• Airmailbag

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Links from this episode:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Airline Service Quality

Aircrew bar in Taipei - Craft House

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Drew met up with Doug’s parents in DC, and Doug refueled a C5 Galaxy over the California coast. We discuss:

• Cruiseships are immune to elevated fuel costs?
• Fuel costs
• JetZero update
• Jetlag case study using an NFL game in Australia 
• Aircraft maintenance, specifically deferred items and MELs
• Airmailbag

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Doug was able to escape Hurricane Lowell in Hawaii and was part of the crew on the captain’s retirement flight.  Meanwhile in DC, Drew is escorting jetways on taxiways - we’ll explain. 

• Airline ticket prices 
• What happened to the global hub in Anchorage?
• United maintains Air Micronesia’s GUM hub
• Prime Air 7598 and unstable approaches
• Airmail bag

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Drew is back from visiting family in California and Doug had a fun trip to “Bankfurt”.  We discuss:

• Remembering 9/11
• A loooooooooow flyover in Cape Town
• New TSA program for terminal access
• The worst kept secret - Southwest formally announces lounges
• Why is ANC no longer a hub?
• Airmail bag 

Doug’s Frankfurt riverside restaurant: 

Oberschweinstiege

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Doug is back from sunny Munich and Drew had a successful airport closure and snow equipment training exercise.  Doug and Drew come out as "foamers" on the show. (We'll explain). We discuss:

• Could BNA be renamed Dolly Parton International?
• CVG, STL, PIT, or CLE - which will become a hub again?
• Look out LHR - ORD is working on an Express train
• United’s route map explodes with 13 new flights
• AirMail bag

This week’s listener poll/question. Give us your idea for new international long haul service from a US city that currently has no international service. Clink the link below and enter your answer and a comment (optional) on why. Thank you! 

New US long haul service

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Doug is back from Tokyo after a long absence, and Drew had a final operations plan meeting for an airspace shutdown.  We discuss:

• JetZero Z4, Heart ES30, or Boom Overture - which gets certified first?
• American getting into the premium game, at last
• PVD airport is #1! (?)
• Dehubbed cities
• Vietnam Airlines flight 34 tailstrike 
• Mailbag

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Which failed hub will rise again?

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Drew completed his first airport operations certification class and Doug is back from a family trip to Denver. We discuss:

• Overhead bin restrictions?
• COMAC goes “global”
• Continued engine issues
• ES30 flies!
• One major airline’s demand prediction
• NextTrip Airlines
• Mailbag

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Doug made it to Colorado with family and Drew just did the Ops Plan for airspace closures around DCA. We discuss:

• Blended wing deep dive 
• Next supply chain issue - windows?
• MAX 7 coming to an airport near you!
• Quick recap of airline 2nd quarter results 
• Ground air versus APU

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