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Boarding Pass 126: Back to Normal Apr 25, 2022

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We’re partying like its 2019! Load factors and fares are up as Americans throw off their masks and head back to the skies as COVID19 wanes. We go through the spreadsheets as the major US carriers reveal their 1st quarter results. We also talk about Russia cranking up the TU-214, cough Russian 757, and IL96-300, cough Russian A340, production lines.

In our pilot and airport memoirs we talk about Doug’s 777 training and Drew’s airport operation which changes drastically when load factors increase from 75% to over 90%.

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Boarding Pass 125: Middle East Airlines are Back! Apr 18, 2022

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Next Trip was the #1 aviation podcast in Dubai this week so who better to have on this episode than the #1 avgeek in Dubai? Return guest, Roxi or @roxavgeek on Instagram and Twitter, is a flight attendant for a Dubai based carrier and also has a large following as an aviation influencer. Traffic is up 215% in the Middle East and we ask Roxi if it seems like the area is beyond COVID. She also recaps the Dubai Airshow for us since she was attending the event when we taped before. Also on this episode:
Doug starts his 777 flight simulator training
Drew gets audited by an express carrier
Denver over Dubai - US airports were 8 of 10 of the busiest last year
We’re airline employees - what are we thinking when we fly other airlines?

We end the show with your questions for Roxi on aircraft and aviation. Did you stump her? You gotta listen!

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Boarding Pass 124: jetBlue Crashes the Party Apr 11, 2022

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Move over Frontier, jetBlue also has its eye on Spirit and makes a bid to buy it. Of course we have opinions on this - would a jetBlue/Spirit merger help or complicate jetBlue’s current operational issues? Would the cost of reconfiguring all of Spirit’s aircaft be worth it? Would the merger be denied because the two control so much New York to Florida traffic? Listen to what we think jetBlue’s master plan may be. Drew talks about Mainline and Express and how branding and customer products are similar but flight operations and dispatch are separate.
IATA’s Summer and Winter seasons and slot allocations
Cathay Pacific resumes pilot cadet training program
Phillipine Airlines aims to be in Asia’s top 3

We end the episode laughing about how Condor’s new livery is so bad,…it’s good. Listen to find out why.

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Boarding Pass 123: Cargo Airline Truck Driving, Agriculture Aviation Major, Lifelong AvGeek Apr 04, 2022

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Longtime listener and avgeek friend Ryan joins us to talk about changing lanes in his aviation career. Ryan has been an avgeek his whole life and had dreams of being a pilot or working for the airlines. His road took him to driving trucks for a major cargo airline and loving his quality of life in a “flyover'“ state. Doug starts the transition from the 737 to the 777 and Drew talks about running a busy hub operation this week. We also discuss:
Fedex and American Airlines have leadership changes
Elroy Air is developing an unmanned eVTOL aircraft to fly cargo distances of 300 mile
Listener Poll: Would you rather fly an A350 to Singapore nonstop or an A380 with a stop?

Find ryan at @plainsandplanes on Twitter and Instagram.

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Boarding Pass 122: Russia, China, Delta, Frontier and a Whole Lot More... Mar 28, 2022

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Pilot memoirs continue with Doug doing his last 737 flights, before going to 777 training, and Drew regales you with his second Piper Warrrior flight above the DC Area. Topics covered:

FAA increasing reviews of midair collision warnings
China Eastern Flight 5735 crash update
Russia creates its own laws for aircraft leased from other countries
CEO of Spirit and Frontier says they have 2,000 market opportunities
Boeing in talks with DL for huge 737 Max order
Canada drops COVID19 testing requirement. C’mon USA

We end the show answering lister Noah’s questions about ATC ground delay programs and Drew talks about listeners also starting their prival pilot journey.

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Boarding Pass 121: First Flight! Mar 21, 2022

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Drew finally has his first private pilot training flight and, as expected, it was amazing. Doug enjoys his last few weeks on the 737 before 777 training next month. We both talk about last week’s busy operation with full flights during and weather issues around the country. Topics on the episode:
Staying calm and professional in stressful situations
Travel and airline profits are rising despite high fuel costs
777’s with PW4000 engines will be cleared to fly again soon
Mask mandates keep lifting with the latest being on UK airlines
Drew responds to a listener question about plane changes

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Boarding Pass 120: Airplane Repo Mar 14, 2022

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We start with positive news of countries opening back up to international travel and Drew’s trip to Chicago. Other topics discussed:
Aerflot suspends all international flights
Airlines find routes around Russia
IATA opposes bans on parts shipments to Russian Airlines
ANA creating a low fare carrier called Air Japan

We end with a light-hearted ranking of all the annoying passenger types. Doug might be the small bladder passenger and Drew is definitley chatty Cathy.
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Boarding Pass 119: Mriya Mar 07, 2022

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Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, affecting millions of people. Sanctions against Russia are coming from all angles and we discuss how aviation is affected. We end with some positive news on COVID19 with infections declining and masks coming off everywhere - even on some planes. Other topics on this episode:
Two Russian planes trying to enter Canadian airspace are turned back while one flight, SU111 flies over Canada declaring that it’s a humanitarian flight. Transport Canada is investigating
Nigeria Air may be the name of Nigeria’s national airline but few details exist
We discuss recent airspace closures in the Middle East and Asia
We explain how runways are configured - its complicated
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Boarding Pass 118: Australia is Open for Business! Feb 28, 2022

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The world is starting to open up but will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine change everything? We discuss the breaking news of countries closing their airspace to Russia and the unfortunate destruction of the heaviest airplane in the world, the Antonov 225, Myria. We get a lot of feedback from you regarding the use of the term “gas” versus “fuel”, you do a deeper dive into our Flyover States segment, and you offer more airports named after famous people in your neck of the “tarmac”. Also on this episode:
Marriot doubles revenue despite Omicron
Will there be a major travel and tourism recovery this year
We discuss high winds in our Ops Center topic

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Boarding Pass 117: Flyover States? Nah, we Love Everyone... Feb 21, 2022

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Doug and Drew meet up in DC with Doug picking up an SFO-DCA trip before he leaves the 737. Doug tells Drew his route was over some "flyover states" so we research where the term came from. Drew regales you with the history of College Park Airport which he lives by and we discus airports named after presidents on this President's Day episode. Other topics:
Boeing’s new middle market plane's size
Mesa Airlines invests in seaplane startup, Regent
We end the episode with a look into where the word cockpit comes and whether flight deck is a better term...and is it "in" or "on" the flight deck?
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