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Boarding Pass 156: Home for the Holidays (Some of us at Least...) Nov 21, 2022

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Doug and Drew ring in the holiday season with our rendition of Home for the Holidays - don’t worry, its just the first two verses. Where exactly was Karen Carpenter when she was singing about people coming and going through Pennsylvania for some homemade pumpkin pie? PHL, PIT, or MEM? We tank dive which airport she was in and which airline. Also on this episode.
The traffic is terrific - heavy load factors this week
How NOT to run a Winter Operation
Frontier’s Unlimited Flight Pass
5G interference with aircraft and radio altimeter replacements
Jetblue plans flights to Paris - bring on the A321XLR’s
Cathay Pacific starting to ramp up again
Air India brings Vistara and Air Asia India under its brand
Whether you’re connecting at PHL, ATL, DFW, or ORD for the holidays, you can’t beat home sweet home. Thanks for spending part of your holidays with us!
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Boarding Pass 155: Boeing and China Nov 14, 2022

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Doug and Drew were on flip flop and laptop trips this week (we'll explain) with Doug being best man and wedding cruise director and Drew working LAX Ops. We also discuss:
ITA ownership and Italian government control
Boeing betting on China despite a trade war
Embraer 195-E2 vs 737 Max 7
We end the episode talking about how failures got us to where we are.
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Boarding Pass 154: A.V. Geek? Nov 07, 2022

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Doug and Drew are back to work with Drew hosting an avgeek group with the airport authority and Doug doing his last simulator ride on the KC10. Doug squeezes in a quick trip to see family and breaks his reluctance to use his standby airline travel benefits. Also in this episode.
Mexico’s president Obrador wants foreign airlines to compete for domestic traffic
Airbus makes the A350 cabin wider. Is 10 across coming?
Frontier, now free from merger talks, is interested in the A321XLR and international flights
Pilots at US carriers are demanding better pay and work rules

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Boarding Pass 153: Eurotrip Oct 31, 2022

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Doug and Drew, taping from a Houston airline lounge, are fresh off their excellent avgeek adventure to Europe. We’re excited to regale you with our stories about tailcams, nail-biting nonrev travel, Eurobiz, and Singapore Business Class. This whirlwind trip included flying on SAS to Copenhagen, then Manchester, and back to the US on Singapore Airlines. We enjoyed visiting and getting to know listeners in both cities. Thanks to Dominik and David for showing us around! We also discuss:
American removing international First Class
Is a 747-8 more efficient that a Toyota Corolla?
Fifth Freedom flights (We took one)

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Boarding Pass 152: Turbulence! Oct 24, 2022

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Drew’s flight instructor tells him to get ready to rock and roll with high winds. We discuss turbulence, crosswind landings, and “beating up” the pattern. We also discuss::
United, American, and Lufthansa earnings.
Cathay Pacific finally adding flights
Hawaiian operating freighters for Amazon
We end with a tease about our European trip next week.
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Boarding Pass 151: Loyalty Oct 17, 2022

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Drew is back from a Winter Ops meeting and Doug is at a nondescript hotel room (sound familiar) getting rested for a red eye flight. We talk about company loyalty and how it has changed over the years. The example we used was a listener poll on whether airlines should board employee standbys by time of check in or seniority. The answers will surprise you! We also discuss:
Delta third quarter results
United may order 100 widebodies
Why do airlines hold seats?
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Boarding Pass 150: Oh, They're Out There... Oct 10, 2022

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Doug see’s some strange lights on a red eye flight between SFO an EWR and other flights report the same. The FAA hasn’t come back with any confirmation so we have some fun with what we think they might be. Drew and Doug meet up at IAD to take a look at Drew’s workplace and Doug’s office (a 777 flight deck). Also on this episode:
IAD mobile lounges
Supply chain issues delaying Boeing and Airbus deliveries
FAA Category 1 and 2 airlines
FAA increases flight attendant minimum rest time to 10 hours from 9
Back to UFO’s which are now refured to as UAP’s - unidentified aerial phenomenon

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Boarding Pass 149: It's Not Duct Tape Oct 03, 2022

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This week our thoughts are with our listeners in Florida who are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. We highlight NOAA and their work studying and other storms, to improve forecasts, and we take a close look at their Hurricane Hunter aircraft. Currently two Lockheed WP-3D aircraft named Kermit and Ms. Piggy are tasked with flying into the eye’s of storms. An engineer on one of the passes through Ian called it the worst flight he’s ever had in terms of turbulence! Other topics on this episode:
Virgin Atlantic finally joins SkyTeam
Sri Lanka starts to emerge out of a financial crisis with a new low fare airline - FITS Air
China Airlines of Taiwan confrms order for 16 787-9’s
Asia continues to open up with Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong lifting restrictions
JD Power releases its choices for the top 10 US mega airports

We end the episode with a tank dive into what speed tape is - don’t be afraid, it’s normal to see on aircraft.

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Boarding Pass 148: The Queue Sep 26, 2022

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Leave it to our British friends to turn a line into an institution. We discuss The Queue to pay last respects to Queen Elizabeth and guess what? There's an aviation tangent. Drew regales Doug with his trip to LAX via Fargo and LAX to DC via Maui (it's complicated). Also on this episode:
Cargo traffic declines while passenger loads stay strong
FAA upholds 1,500 hour requirement for pilots to fly for scheduled carriers
IATA kicks EWR out of the NYC airports designation

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Boarding Pass 147: The Holy Trinity Sep 19, 2022

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World traveler and friend of the show, Ian, joins us to talk about frequent flier programs and the benefits of having status on multiple airlines. He mentions the “holy trinity” 🤣 of the Star Alliance, oneworld, and Skyteam and being elite on all three.

We also discuss whether Boom's Overture will go forward after Rolls Royce announced they’re leaving the project, the rise in business travel, and the United/Emirates partnership.

Find Ian on Instagram at @iandeyoung
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