Episode 180 - Looming Pilot Strikes?

Aired on May 8, 2023

Drew is back from another Summer IRROPs preparation meeting and Doug is back to Wichita in KC46 training. Drew talks about how airlines and ATC work behind the scenes to make sure your flight is safe. Both Doug and Drew talk about how they individually work with ATC and Dispatch, real time, to get planes moving. We also discuss:

• Will the A220-500 and EMB 195-E2 kill the A320 and 737?

• The US allows airlines from China to add 4 additonal roundtrips per week for a total of 12 now

• American and Southwest pilots vote on whether to strike. Will the Railway Labor Act of 1926 apply to them today?

• We discuss “one hit wonder” engines that are used on only one aircraft type

We finish the episode ranting about an article lamenting airport lounges. We agree lounges could be better, but a lounge is better than no lounge!

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