Podcast – Dots, Lines & Destinations

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

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.

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

Can fries be reasonably served as a side on board? And, quite frankly, why not tater tots instead??

A special Dreamliner is on the move. And we're not really sitting still, either.

It is all fun and games until a rules change hits home. Then the rage rises to the surface.

What matters most on long-haul flying? And why isn't it a good night's sleep??

Trying to squeeze more planes into a terminal is rarely an easy task. When the terminal is brand new and someone screwed up the design work it is even worse.

Fares are up, and revenues are strong in many markets. But that doesn't mean everyone is doing great, financially or otherwise.

Spring is here! The Northern IATA season started last weekend, and even if the weather isn't entirely cooperating, new routes are alive.

Canada makes a few appearances in this week's episode, as does the Middle East.

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

We wanted to be excited. We wanted to celebrate a new and innovative product. Alas, the newly announced F/J for Qantas is not it.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The semi-annual IATA seasonal schedule change happened last weekend, and it brings some fun and interesting new routes and slot opportunities to the industry.

What happens when you dupe consumers for decades with the confusing names between classes of service then make a change to a tiny part of the fleet? Fun times, indeed.

New cabins, new partners, and new fuels are just a few of the major investments airlines announced that we're talking about in this week's episode.

Halfway through a long trip and still suffering from jetlag, but there's news to consider and punditry to ponder, so here we go…

It was supposed to be a quick weekend getaway for the crew. That didn’t work out so well. Also in this episode: Virgin Atlantic joins SkyTeam Eurostar’s Brexit capacity cuts Cleveland gets its European nonstop...

We considered just having this episode go missing, an homage to the HTTP 404 status code. But there's too much interesting stuff to cover instead.

Catching up on some reader mail, and also on big changes coming in airports served, meals on board, and vaguely boring partnerships.

Can Russia produce more than 300 commercial aircraft by the end of the decade to backfill the Boeing and Airbus frames that will be inoperable by then? And would you fly on one if they do??

Summer is ending, but travel continues. And optimism remains strong, at least in some segments of the industry.

Another airline disappears, but we're still here. You can decide if that's a good trade or not.

So much news from American we might have to rebrand the show. But lots of other goodies, too.

Scavenging for spare parts, profitable routes, or just good travel ideas? We've got it all in this week's show.

Airlines raked in revenue in Q2, but not all of them reported a profit. And that raises a lot of bigger picture questions.

More leisure travelers than expected, plus some gardening tips. Oh, and lots of airline news, too.

Despite being one of the slowest major air shows for new order announcements in years, Farnborough 2022 offered plenty of news.

We haven't had much to say about travel to Asia in recent months. That changes this week, as we're joined by Michael Traeger from TravelZork to share some thoughts. A lot of thoughts, really.

As if airport crowds and luggage SNAFUs aren't enough, summer heat waves are adding to the challenges in travel.

Great news: The holiday weekend wasn't a total meltdown, despite warnings from airlines.

Summer travel is definitely here. Good luck with that.

Trade shows are back, and so are we. Greetings from Hamburg and the 2022 edition of the Aircraft Interiors Expo.

Change happens. But it gets way worse if the airline forgets to tell you.

Day two of a trip to Europe always brings along some jet lag challenges. But we're trying our best.

Some terribly dorky jokes get us started this week, but eventually we manage to transition to terribly dorky conversations about airplanes, so that's mostly a win.

Sure, the conversations were great, but our plans for birthday festivities came up short.