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Boarding Pass 166: Off to the Boneyard Jan 30, 2023

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Drew is back from an Airport Ops conference and Doug flew a KC10 on its final flight. Drew talks about the need for widebodies to make better use of scarce pilot crews and slots at busy airports. Doug regales us with his recount of flying a KC10 low along a sunny California coast and then east to Tucson.
Also on this episode:
Boom Supersonic breaks ground on a factory in North Carolina
Sustainable Aviation Fuel or SAF will become more prevalent but it won’t be easy getting there.
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Boarding Pass 165: Stalls Jan 23, 2023

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This episode is packed - we talk about the crash of a Yeti Airlines ATR72, a runway incursion at JFK, and what an aircraft stall is and how to avoid one. But wait there’s more - airport lounge access and hotel elite status, Lufthansa makes a bid for Italy’s ITA, and the “Continental Mafia”. Biscoff lovers wait until the end to hear our cookie rant!
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Boarding Pass 164: Low-Cost Extravaganza Jan 16, 2023

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This episode is all about ULCC’s with Travis Christ, Head of Avelo Marketing, joining the show. We were supposed to fly on Avelo’s inaugural from Orlando to Dubuque, Iowa but the flight was canceled due to DBQ Airport still establishing their security plan. Avelo had an awesome recovery effort which led to Travis joining the show. He tells us all about the new airline and about his path from ramper to airline executive.

Doug and Drew proceed with our ULCC run with plans to fly Avelo soon. We take you along for the ride which in avgeek Morse code is:
SFO-EWR-MCO-BNA-CID-DEN-SFO.
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Boarding Pass 163: Critical Points Jan 09, 2023

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To divert or not to divert, that is the question for Doug and crew over the North Atlantic. Drew and Doug discuss diversion decisions from flight and station operations perspectives. On this episode we also discuss:
Cargo airlines lose some business with e-commerce coming off COVID highs
Southwest recovers from crew scheduling woes
Porter Airlines get its first EMB195-E2 with up to 100 more coming. We said the “E2" and the A220 would be big stories in 2023
California irrops with SFO diversions due to an “atmospheric river" of rains and a San Diego fuel shortage
Free Wi-Fi on Delta…is this a trend?

We end the episode with an email from listener, Gordon, about his trip on a Continental DC10 with a pub onboard for all customers.

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Boarding Pass 162: Southwest Jan 02, 2023

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Doug and Drew have to split taping between 2 airline lounges as Doug travels home to California after check rides in Denver. This episode’s wifi issues can't hold us back from our last 2022 taping, making a 100% completion factor. Thank YOU for sticking with us!

In this episode:
Southwest's crew scheduling woes
Chat GPT can write 747 poems?
Our top stories of 2022
Our predictions of top stories of 2023
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Boarding Pass 161: Airplane Popsicles Dec 26, 2022

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We’ve talked about deicing planes before they takeoff but how do we keep them from turning into 737 popsicles when they’re sitting at the airport? Drew talks about processes to keep airplanes and ground equipment from freezing over before he goes in to deal with -1F temperatures. Doug is about to fly to Munich before Christmas Eve - will it be festive or sad? See the pictures below. Also on this episode:
Do civilians care if they are on a narrow or widebody plane?
Congress extends Boeing’s deadline to get the 737 Max 7 and 8 certified
SAS is back at JFK, with an A321, not a 747
This year’s busiest airports by aircraft movements and passenger volume
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Boarding Pass 160: (New) Planes, Planes, Planes, Planes, Planes, Planes...for EVERYBODY! Dec 19, 2022

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Things didn’t go as planned for Doug or Drew this week with both grounded with health issues and full flights, respectively. Doug was sick at home, and Drew couldn’t get to Europe and visited the DC Air & Space museum instead. The podcast cheered us up though! On this episode we discuss:
Fuel shortages in Auckland and Florida
Boom has a plan for its SST engine - its complicated
United orders up to 200 787’s to replace older 767’s and 777’s
Air India is about to make a 500-plane order
Leisure travelers are filling seats normally filled by business travelers

This is our last episode before Christmas, so Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Happy Holidays everyone!
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Boarding Pass 159: Farewell Queen Dec 12, 2022

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Doug is in Hawaii and Drew is in Charlotte, with our buddy Matt, who rejoins the show to rant with us on a multitude of topics. Did you know that Charlotte was the 5th busiest airport in the world in 2021 by numbers of flights, and that it is American Airlines’ 2nd largest connection hub. We talk about its history and its rise from a Piedmont Airlines station to a megahub. Also on this episode:
Boeing’s last 747 rolls out of the factory. We discuss some 747 memories
Airlines see profits returning for 2023
Delta pilots get a new contract and huge raise…but is it really?
Airlines and other airport lounge operators start adding restrictions to reduce crowding.

Come for the avgeek information, stay for the #MattRants!
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Boarding Pass 158: The Jakarta Incident Dec 05, 2022

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Doug was in Hawaii for Thanksgiving but got out before Mauna Loa erupted. We discuss how volcanic ash affects aircraft engines and review some near-disasters where 747’s lost all 4 engines due to eruptions around the world. Also:
TSA screened over 2.5 million passengers last Sunday, the most since the start of the pandemic
Saudi Arabia announces the launch of RIA, a new airline based in Riyadh, to compete with the ME 3
New low fare airline Fly Atlantic will be based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and fly transatlantic
We look at the gaps in Boeing’s new product launches: 757 to 777 to 787 to ???.

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Boarding Pass 157: Single Pilot? Yeah... No Thanks Nov 28, 2022

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The traffic is terrific as we roll into the holiday travel season. Doug is mixing work and pleasure on his trip while Drew is enjoying the week off. We discuss passenger volumes and how airlines hope to avoid the meltdowns we saw this summer. Also:
European carriers are looking to safely operate large jets with a single pilot
FAA creates guidelines for electrical air taxi
We look at the busiest routes this month around the world
Nonstop LAX to Singapore or 5 stops?
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