Episode 170 - Weight Restricted

Aired on February 27, 2023

Doug is about to leave for his mission planning at the crack of dawn and Drew is sleep deprived from working the night before…but the show must go on! Doug talks about his trip back from Japan and Drew takes another walk down memory taxilane with some fun stories about working for RenoAir at San Jose, CA. Also on this episode:

• Airlines adding perks to lure travelers back as competition heats up

• Qantas makes a huge post-Covid profit with Australian air travel soaring

• We remember David Harris, the first black commercial airline pilot during Black History Month

• We discuss the reasons for weight restrictions

• Listener Aaron from LA contributes a segment on large airlines from tiny countries

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Airline’s passenger volumes in relation to their country's population. Credit - listener, Aaron Brown