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Boarding Pass 116: Nonrev Lounge Crossover Pt. 1 Feb 14, 2022

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Welcome to our first crossover episode with another aviation podcast, Nonrev Lounge. NonRev Lounge is hosted by Tyler who works ramp, his sister Monique who’s a gate agent, and their friend Lara, a flight attendant and a previous guest on our show. Today we have Tyler guest hosting the show with two other avgeek friends, Greg and Nate. We’re taping from SFO where we’ve met to spot planes and participate in some major avgeekery.

This is a two part episode with this being Part 1 and Part 2 airing tomorrow, February 15th, on Nonrev Lounge. Be sure to check them out right after this and subcribe to their podcast. Nonrev lounge is focused on travel and their exciting jobs working for a major airline with a hub at Phoenix.

Topics in this episode
How we all got to SFO
Spirt and Frontier to tie the knot
Northern Pacific Airways recreating Icelandair’s model in Anchorage
Tyler, Doug, and Drew talk about why they work in aviation

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Boarding Pass 115: Qatar's Rebound Relationship Feb 07, 2022

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We keep our pilot memoirs and deice diaries short today after some mixed feedback. Who are we kidding?? Doug talks about his trip to Honduras and happening to be there for their presidential inauguration. Drew talks about running it hard with a full schedule during the Nor'easter. Also:
China Airlines 747 ingested an LD3 container
Boeing 787 delivery delays
COVID travel rules rekaxed in Europe
Wall Street Journal's best and worst airlines
We end with an update on the aviation telenovela between Airbus and Qatar airlines regarding peeling paint on A350's.
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Boarding Pass 114: Cities that Changed Your Life Jan 31, 2022

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Doug’s pilot memoir this week is his return to the KC10 after several months. Was it like riding a bike? We talk about the KC10’s successor, the KC46 Pegasus, based on a 767-200 with a 767-400 flight deck. Does it measure up to the KC10 Extender? Also on this episode:

The UK relaxes COVID19 documentation requirements

Air India returns to the Tata Group after 69 years

Lufthansa and Air France push back on the EU’s climate plans

US retaliates against China by blocking flights after China’s regulations against US flights

We end the episode with a fun discussion on things people say that make avgeek’s twitch. British Airlines? QUANTAS? 787-900?
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Boarding Pass 113: Narrow-Body Game Changer? Jan 24, 2022

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DC gets an another big snowstorm and Drew tells Doug, whatever you do, don’t connect through DC! Guess what Doug does? We got a chance to meet up and Doug got to see Drew’s deice operation in person. Our first topic is one we both are experts at - airline seats. With narrow-bodies doing more international routes, a new “Butterfly” seat, which converts from 2 standard domestic first seats to 1 international lie-flat seat, may be the answer. We also discuss:
Airlines panic about the introduction of 5G in the US and its possible affects
The pandemic is becoming an endemic and will still weigh on airline profits
An idea for resolving the airline pilot shortage - raise the maximum age to 75
European airlines say that they are flying empty planes to maintain slots. Is it true?

We end with another airine and wine piece, this time with a New Zealand airline started by a winery. A Saab 340 regional airline that’s focused on a beverage? We have concerns!

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Boarding Pass 112: It Was the Asphalt Jan 17, 2022

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From Martin Luther King Day, to Sidney Poitier, to United product placement, to DC8's to Hawaii? Stay with us…and yes, everything leads to aviation. We look at how far (or not) we’ve come from the DC8. Also on this episode:
SST updates on Boom Overture and NASA's X59 QueSST
Airport 5g buffer zones
A380/747-8 replacements?

We end with our favorite avgeek dad jokes. We apologize in advance.

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Boarding Pass 111: Arrivalgate Jan 10, 2022

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We start the show sharing how busy our weeks were with snow on the East Coast and in the Midwest. Drew discusses deicing challenges with moderate to heavy snow and Doug talks about how weather issues around the sytem are constantly changing his flying schedule. Drew explores going back to pilot school to get his private pilot's license with Doug encouraging him that its never too late to learn. Also on this episode:
2021 was the safest year for flying since 2017
Airlines cancel over 1,000 flights per day for the 11th straight day
Allegiant buys 50 new 737 Max jets
Kenya Airways and South African Airways may join forces
5g rollout delayed due to FAA concerns about interference with avionics

We end the show with Drew answering a listener question about how arrival gates are chosen.

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Boarding Pass 110: AvGeek Bill of Rights Jan 03, 2022

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We dive into the new year with our predictions for the top aviation stories of 2022. Our main topic is the 777 and its ups and downs, pun intended, with PW4000 777’s expected to return service while the 777x sees certification delays. We end the episode with our “demands” in our Avgeek Bill of Rights. Other topics discussed:
Our last flights of 2021
Omicron hits crews and causes cancelations
Indonesia and Ethiopia approve 737 Max operations
The GE90-94B reaches 100,000 flight hours

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Boarding Pass 109: Wining into the New Year Dec 27, 2021

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We love airplanes and we love flying...especially with a nice glass of wine to enjoy our trip. We end the year talking about how airlines choose the varieties they serve. Also in this episode:
Doug flies the 737-700 hot rod
Drew works on getting thousands home for the holidays
Omicron is dampening hopes for a fast recovery
Phillipine Airlines restructures
We ask you: was the A380 a success or a failure?
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Boarding Pass 108: Travel Benefits Dec 20, 2021

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We talk about our busy weeks as we help move thousands of people the week before Christmas. We give our listeners tips on how to score airline and hotel perks to take take your avgeek travel up a notch. Other topics discussed:
Boom Aerospace negotiating with Greensboro Airport for a manufacturing site for the supersonic Overture airliner
United to order zero-emission hydrogen electric engines to retrofit on regional aircraft
American hiring 18,000 employees in 2022
Will Omicron set back air travel's recovery?
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Boarding Pass 107: Social Cargo Pilots Dec 13, 2021

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Christmas is only 2 weeks away and airlines are busy carrying millions of packages around the world. What better time to have two cargo pilots on? Think cargo employees are introverts? Think again because these guys, our buddies Matt and Stephen, are a plane load of fun.
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