Doug is back from Paris after a triangle routing of SFO-EWR-CDG-SFO. He basically has no idea which time zone his body clock is in! He talks about the Olympic buzz already being felt around the city. We discuss:

Paris airports prepare for the Summer Olympics.

Dutch startup Elysian working on what could be the first electric airliner, the E9X

Shots fired across the bay as SFO is not happy about OAK changing its name to San Francisco Bay Oakland Airport.

ADS-B is used by aircraft, ATC, Flightradar24, FlightAware, and a bunch of other applications. What is it and how does it work?

Appreciating our moms putting up with and enabling us avgeeks.

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Drew is back from an airport ops summer planning session in Chicago and Doug visited Amsterdam (not just the airport) for the first time. Drew also had a visit from, Aaron, our favorite podcast critic. We discuss:

Boeing 767 slide falls near house of lawyer suing Boeing for a plug door falling out.

Turkish orders up to 235 planes from Airbus and Boeing.

Air China orders 100 COMAC C919s.

Is Embraer working on a 737/A320 beater?

We discuss the bipartisan FAA funding bill.

Doug talks about flying over the Pacific with little to no radar or ATC coverage.

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Doug is back from Raleigh Durham after flight simulator training on the KC46 and Drew is getting better at landings on a Cessna 172. We discuss:

• Lara from Non Rev Lounge Podcast visits DC.
• Will Gen Z, the Toolbelt Generation, fill aviation's need for skilled technicians?
• Southwest cuts service and expects to lose 2,000 employees this year.
• American has a loss in the 1st quarter but sees record revenue and a strong 2nd quarter ahead.
• IndiGo orders up to 100 A350s.
• New DOT rules for refunds and pricing transparency.

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Would you pay 30,000 miles for a flight to a mystery destination? We would, and so did several lucky passengers who got to fly on SAS to Athens. We discuss this and:

Delta and United report 1st quarter performance.

Southwest and United reduce schedule due to Boeing 737 delivery delays.

Floods in Dubai shut down the airport.

You're never too old for a new chapter….in aviation! 

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Science journalist, Jeff Wise, joins us to share his views on how Boeing lost its way after it acquired McDonnell Douglas.  We also look back at one of aviation's biggest unsolved mysteries - the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 just over 10 years ago. 

Check out Jeff’s recent article on Boeing and his intriguing podcast uncovering the latest clues to what happened to MH370:

Boeing Nosedive

Deep Dive MH370

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Drew is back from Hong Kong and Doug is about to do domestic legs from Chicago, to Denver,  and then to Maui. How does he pack for this? We discuss:

US adds 303,000 jobs, more than forecast, promising a strong summer travel season.

Doug and Drew love to name lounges according to their themes. Is the “Captain Cook “ lounge at SFO related to Pan Am’s Clipper Club lounges?

Alaska Airlines reveals how much Boeing paid them in damages for the 737-9 grounding.

SAS’ bankruptcy filing has been approved by a US court, allowing it to reorganize and exit as a stronger airline.

Economy airline tickets are 9% more expensive than in 2019 but premium tickets are down by 3%. Is this good or bad for the airlines.

What are the commandments from the FAR/AIM on airspeeds in different classes of air spaces?

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Doug is back from a nonrev family adventure to Santiago, Chile while Drew was busy getting snowbirds to the Caribbean. We discuss:

Jetblue/Hawaiian/Alaska merge into Blue Pacific?
Boom Overture tester, the XB-1, takes flight!

Leadership shakeup at Boeing 

Spring Break volumes and airspace bottlenecks 

Do crews on turns to Canada and Mexico need to clear customs?

We finish with Drew taping from Seattle and planning to fly to Hong Kong via SFO.

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Doug had 3 trips since the last episode - DC to SFO, SFO to Osaka, and an out and back KC46 flight at Travis AFB in California. Drew had a quiet week with a flight lesson and a smooth week managing the a hub operation. We talk about what may be the biggest airplane ever, the WindRunner by start-up Radia, which will transport wind turbines. We also discuss:

United expects its busiest Spring Break ever.

JAL and Korean Air order A350s.

NASA;s Artemis II plans to take astronauts around the moon next year.

Which aircraft have the right of way.

Air Force One and TFRs (temporary flight restrictions.

We finish the episode with our preliminary travel plans for Spring Break. Will Doug and family make it to South America? Cliff hanger for next week!

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Doug and Drew meet up in DC with a crew of avgeeks that give us a lot of material. Two of them, Drew's coworkers Andy and Patrick, have been on the show. Doug definitely got an earful. We also discuss:

Southwest slashes capacity due to Boeing 737 Max delivery delays.

Cathay Pacific is back in the black with huge profits.

Delta CEO says they're seeing record demand over the next few months.

We do an update on Boeing’s issues.

Latam incident between Sydney and Auckland.

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Doug is back from Paris while Drew couldn't get off the ground in Baltimore. It’s Doug’s turn to talk about how his pilot work day starts. We also discuss:

Jetblue/ Spirit merger drama ends.

A United 777 departing SFO loses a wheel and diverts to LAX.

American orders 737 Max 10s AND A321s.

Why is pilot hiring slowing. It's not necessarily the economy.

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Drew talks about how he begins his work day and how an airline hub operations begins. Doug is back from Beijing, where the 737 Max is flying again, and where eating shrimp isn’t as easy as it sounds - he explains. We discuss:

Solar Eclipse travel and Delta’s flight along the path of “totality” .

Chinese airlines can add another 50 flights to the US, further thawing relations.

American is about to place an order for 100 narrowbody planes and it looks like Airbus is the victor.

The FAA’s Mike Whitaker gives Boeing 90 days to come up with a comprehensive quality control plan. 

Bag fees are rising, but when adjusting for inflation air travel is still a bargain 

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