Episode 202 - Planes, Planes, and More Planes

Written By Next Trip

Aired on October 9, 2023

Doug is back from Frankfurt, and Drew is rounding everyone up to create Winter ops checklists as temps start dropping. Breaking news is a cargo 757 doing a belly landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee after a possible hydraulic issue. We discuss landing gear situations as well as a planeload of other topics:

  • SAS moves from the STAR Alliance to SkyTeam with Air France/KLM buying a stake

  • Jetblue flight attendants get a raise and back the merger with Spirit

  • United buys another 110 aircraft including 50 787s and 60 A321NEOs

  • Drew has a weight restricted flight from DC to Tokyo - how does ops handle that?

  • We explain why we think American Airilnes is suing to keep its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue

Join the discussion!

Next Trip https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Previous

Episode 203 - Full Circle Part 1 (Back to Where it Started)
Next

Episode 201 - Arrivederci Avgeeks