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Hydrogen is flying, at least on one engine. And that's way better for emissions awareness than some of the other stuff we've seen lately.















Also in this episode:









* New Lufthansa Allegris premium cabins (Swiss doing similar, too)







* Lufthansa Group adding A350-1000 (10), plus five more -900s and seven 787-9







* Luxair and Greater Bay ink Boeing deals







* Norse expansion to the USA from London







* Delta pilots approved their contract







* Porter plans to build a new terminal across the river in Montreal







* Korean/Asiana merger approved by the UK, with slots ceded to Virgin Atlantic







* Universal Hydrogen goes flying







* Freetown, Sierra Leone’s new international terminal







* Lawsuit over Schiphol slot cuts (DL/KL vs govt)







* Listener question on rental car fees









For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:









* CSA has only one route left







* Vistara brand being dropped by Air India







* Airline greenwashing and "raising awareness"







* Bavarian Airlines was a fraud dreamt up by a 15 year old









And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Top news this week is the new Qantas First Class and Business Class seats, set to fly in 2025 when Project Sunrise takes flight. And we've got John Walton back with us to dig deep into the details. Alas, we're all a bit meh on this one.















Also in this episode:









* Gaspers and center bins in business class cabins







* IAG finally gets Air Europa, but will regulators let it happen?







* New Kansas City terminal opens this week







* 787 deliveries halted again







* Oman opens airspace to Israel







* AAdvantage program stats









For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:









* Emirates' recycling stats







* Tailwind's push into Rhode Island







* Diversions galore as the jet stream pushed westbound transcons well over 7 hours of flight time in some cases









And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

A few "whoopsies" at terminals this week left many a traveler affected.















Also in this episode:









* United Airlines flight loses altitude on takeoff at Maui







* JFK T1 Outage







* Lufthansa cancels all flights on Friday







* Alaska loses lawsuit with Virgin







* JetBlue Trying to Extort flights out of KLM







* Scoot Orders E190-E2s







* JFK-AKL Flight and the disaster that is









For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:









* More on EWR Terminal A







* Adjusting to time zones







* MIAT Mongolian flying to SFO?









And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

We're joined this week by special guest Ed Pizza of Miles to Go and Pizza In Motion to talk about changing allegiances and the rest of the latest news.















Also in this episode:









* Ed picks the Widget?







* JetBlue teasing new routes, but the DOJ seems likely to file suit to block the merger







* Ryanair is not happy about airport moves in Estonia and Poland







* The No-Jet Set







* Pilots Union Not Wanting NTSB Meeting with AA pilots recorded







* Hawaiian Pilots Accept New Contract with 32% pay raise









For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:









* Gold Medallion assaults FA en route to Anchorage







* AI Travel Planning via RoamAround







* Seth’s day trip to ORD







* Ed’s many tickets home from Orlando







* What should Seth do with a Venture X card?









And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Competing university mascots at an inaugural flight? Sure, why not. It is Delaware, after all.















Also in this episode:









* Express lounges as a growth vertical







* DL SkyClub New Access Rules







* DL/AX award discount







* Bali might get US service







* 747 Final delivery







* Flyr kaput







* Flybe collapse, too







* BA/VS back to China







* Near miss for FedEx/Southwest at AUS









For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:









* Avelo Delaware Inaugural







* Porter’s E195-E2 ops launched, as did a new OpCo







* Airbus/Qatar Airways settlement







* Frontier All You Can Fly Summer Pass









And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

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.







For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:







* 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







And plenty more. Enjoy the show!