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16 Mar 2023
Episode 88: What To Do In The Faroe Islands In The Winter
00:24:39
In this episode, Kerwin talks about his trip to the Faroe Islands in March 2023.
Episode 89: A Review Of Norse's Flight From Fort Lauderdale to Berlin
00:44:41
Flight Review: Norse 622 From Fort Lauderdale to Berlin
In this episode, Kerwin talks about his flight on Norse Atlantic from Fort Lauderdale to Berlin. Norse is a new low cost carrier with Boeing 787-9 service across the Atlantic Ocean.
Berlin is very expensive at the time I went. I managed to stay at the Mercure in Tempelhof. This is a property run by Accor. But you can always find many properties in Berlin. Here's a map to help you.
Episode 105: Passenger Told To Buy New Ticket At Airport; Visitor Defaces Colosseum; Passenger Didn't Get Food Choice, Plane Diverts; My Phone Is Not Covered; Travel Insurance Fraud; Hotels Cheapening High End Brands
00:20:10
What's Happening In Travel
In this week's episode, Kerwin talks about Passenger Told To Buy New Ticket At Airport; Visitor Defaces Colosseum; Passenger Didn't Get Food Choice, Plane Diverts; My Phone Is Not Covered; Travel Insurance Fraud; Hotels Cheapening High End Brands
Episode 107: Will I Need A Visa To Visit Europe Next Year?
00:23:31
Episode 107: Will I Need A Visa To Visit Europe Next Year?
The European Union has reported that as part of the current visa waiver program, in January 2024, citizens of several countries will have to apply for a travel authorization before coming to 30 countries in the EU. The United States is one such country.
This episodes looks at the new policy and lets you know how it will affect you.
Episode 109: Fires in Maui And Other Parts Of The World; AI In Travel; Concorde is Moving From The Intrepid In NY For Repairs; Virgin Galactic Takes First Commercial Passengers To Space
00:20:38
https://www.passrider.com/whit/episode-109
Fires in Maui And Other Parts Of The World; AI In Travel; Concorde is Moving From The Intrepid In NY For Repairs; Virgin Galactic Takes First Commercial Passengers To Space
Episode 111: BermudAir and Atlantic Airways, Two New Airlines Starts Flying Into The New York Area
00:14:42
In this episode, Kerwin looks at the two new airlines that are now flying into the U.S. and also other airlines flying single aisle airplanes across the Atlantic Ocean.
Episode 117: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 Loses Its Exit Door Plug Just After Takeoff
00:15:52
Episode 117: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 Loses Its Exit Door Plug Just After Takeoff
On January 5, 2024, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 was taking off from Portland (PDX) and headed for Ontario (ONT). Everything was routine, until just after takeoff at 16,000' into the ascent, the exit row plug separated from the rest of the airplane.
The crew was able to do a loop and land the airplane back at Portland Airport safely.
There were 171 passengers and six crew members onboard. There were zero fatalities.
Travel This Week with Cushrow and Kerwin Episode 1
00:46:50
This is the very first episode of our new show.
In this episode, we talk about:
South African Airways (SA), Virgin Australia (VA), Virgin Atlantic (VS), Air Mauritius (MK) on the verge of collapse Boeing 73x cancellations Cathay Pacific Airways (CX), Lufthansa (LH) delaying Boeing 77X? Mechanic requirements on parked aircraft Emirates (EK) requiring blood tests and other adjustments to their inflight svcs Tokyo-Narita (NRT) Airport requiring 1-2 day quarantine for arriving pax in Baggage Claim Boeing 77W converted to freighters at Air Canada (AC) United Airlines (UA) and Delta Air Lines (DL) losses in 1Q20 Lufthansa (LH) closing Germanwings 380 retirements ahead of schedule Being 744 retirements at KLM (KL), Qantas (QF)? Delta Air Lines (DL) wanting Boeing 73X for 717 trade? British Airways (BA), others storing heavy Airbus 380s at WWII French airport.
Episode 5: Air Canada is retiring 79 aircraft, Latest on the 737 MAX, Bronson possible selling stake in Virgin Galactic for funds for Virgin Atlantic, VS Plans to retiring all their 744s and much more...
00:42:03
In this episode, we talk about:
Air Canada is retiring 79 aircraft
Latest on the 737 MAX
Bronson possible selling stake in Virgin Galactic for funds for Virgin Atlantic
Episode 11: The Mitsubishi MRJ 90 woes, Emirates retiring its A380s, travel restrictions due to COVID-19 and the official opening of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
00:46:01
In this episode, Cushrow and Kerwin talk about:
the Mitsubishi MRJ 90 woes,
Emirates retiring its A380s,
travel restrictions due to COVID-19 and
the official opening of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
Episode 15: BA 1st revenue 781 flight; QF last 744 flights; QF cxls intl long haul flights; LY cxls all flights until Jul 31, 2020; QR requiring face shields and masks; A New airline?
Episode 17: COMAC triple delivery of their new plane, the ARJ21; Boeing 737 MAX cancellations; Qatar Government Boeing 747-8 for sale; Airlines American Airlines and JetBlue (B6) jump into bed together to fight off Delta and United, JetBlue leaves LGB
00:49:27
Here's what we have for this week:
Aircraft
COMAC triple delivery of their new plane, the ARJ21
Boeing 737 MAX cancellations
Qatar Government Boeing 747-8 for sale
Airlines
American Airlines and JetBlue (B6) jump into bed together to fight off Delta and United,
Episode 18: Talk with Avgeek Instagrammer (that_airplane_guy), Ram Kumar who did an Expat flight
00:46:45
In this episode, we talk with Avgeek Instagrammer (https://www.instagram.com/that_airplane_guy), Ram Kumar who did an Expat flight from London-LHR to Chennai, India via Delhi.
Ram talks about the entire trip and his experiences and life in Chennai now. It's an amazing insight into the Repatriation process.
Episode 19: Icelandair fires all its Flight Attendants, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue flights at LAX, British Airways retires the 747s and also returns to Gatwick and much more...
00:59:42
In this episode, we talk about:
Airlines
Icelandair fires ALL its FAs and the pilots are taking over their responsibilities.
Alaska Airlines (AS) responds to JetBlue (B6) expansion at LAX but announcing their own new departures at LAX and FLL! And these two are the new bedfellows for AA!
British Airways (BA) retiring their Boeing 747s
British Airways (BA) returns to London-Gatwick (LGW) after all
Episode 20: Kerwin Takes A Flight And Stays In A Hotel
01:04:52
In this episode, Kerwin talks about taking two Delta flights from Denver to Atlanta to Houston and also staying at an airport hotel near the Denver Airport (DEN).
Episode 21: China Airlines re-brands, American carries post 2Q losses, Emirates insuring flyers, Lithuania is getting a flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines 77F catches fire, Air Arabia AUH starts service, Icelandair rescinds order to ditch flight attendants
00:48:10
In this episode:
China Airlines re-brands
American carries post 2Q losses
Emirates insuring flyers
Lithuania is getting a flag carrier
Ethiopian Airlines 77F catches fire
Air Arabia AUH starts service
Icelandair rescinds order to ditch flight attendants
Qantas Boeing 747-400's unique farewell
JetSmart steps into Peru
OWG announces the start of their scheduled flights
Thai Airways postpones operations to September and angers their employees
Episode 24: Chef Stephen Hamilton from Eskay Caterers Talks About His Repatriation Flight To Jamaica From Europe
00:25:58
Repatriation Flights
A repatriation flight is designed to return citizens of a particular country who are stuck abroad home. During this pandemic, there have been several of these flights. Typically, they are arranged by the governments and the citizens have to pay for these flights out of their own pockets.
In episode 18, Cushrow and I spoke with Ram Kumar who took a repatriation flight from London to India. Give that a listen too.
This episode is an excellent insight in a repatriation flight by Stephen Hamilton of Eskay Caterers (a food and beverage consultant and online catering business in Jamaica) who took a repatriation flight from Amsterdam to Kingston, Jamaica.
The flight was on a charter flight operated by TUI.
The flight was full he says
About minute 18, we lost Stephen a bit, but got him back at about minute 19. So don't go away as it gets much better.
Episode 23: Taiwanese carriers offer unique flights to nowhere on Father’s Day (Aug 8), Southwest announces cutbacks in aircraft cleaning between flights and much more...
Southwest announces cutbacks in aircraft cleaning between flights
Taiwanese carriers offer unique flights to nowhere on Father’s Day (Aug 8)
United starts sanitizing the flight decks on its aircraft with UV light
Virgin Australia goes back to the future – and its origins as a 737-only operator
Qantas parks most of its Boeing 787-9s
Emirates reduces service to the U.S.
Air India Express Boeing 737 crash in India
20% of Delta staff leave voluntarily in one late July week,
Virgin Atlantic files Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the US to protect its assets
1.7 million lb (771,000 kg) of mixed nuts anyone? An American Airlines supplier gets stuck with that after the carrier (legally) cancels its contract on very short notice
Apple TV now available for free on American Airlines
Aircraft Manufacturers
The US FAA stipulates the changes for the Boeing 737 Max before it is allowed back into commercial service
Episode 25: Fly socially-distanced Qantas B789 flights to nowhere. Via Antarctica. And bring lots of money. United takes a page out of Southwest’s point-to-point playbook
01:16:43
In this episode:
Fly socially-distanced Qantas B789 flights to nowhere. Via Antarctica. And bring lots of money.
United takes a page out of Southwest’s point-to-point playbook
United reduces seats on its E175s to compensate for pilot furloughs.
Lufthansa Group considers drastic fleet changes, possibly ditching the flagship A380.
Craving a piece of an ex-Lufthansa A320? Your wishes come true. But at a price. https://www.worldshop.eu.
Looking for 3 month unlimited weekday flying anywhere in China? Try China Eastern.
Delta Air Lines to do at home COVID-19 testing for their employees
American joins other US carriers to ban face masks with valves and vents
An Android phone as a light-weight wifi server and router for IFE? India’s SpiceJet says yes
Airports
Coronavirus dogs?
Aircraft Manufacturers
Rolls Royce wide-body engine problems again? The company believes not
Wondering why the current and future Airbus widebodies have that “bandit” look?
Does aircraft software still get updated with floppy disks?
Episode 6: Ricky Shetty is stuck in the island of Romblon in the Philippines
01:02:07
In this episode, we talk with Ricky Shetty who is stuck on the Philippine island of Romblon as at the time all transportation services were closed.
Ricky has formed multiple businesses as a matter of fact, he used the time ton Romblon, to open a new business; a natural juice store.
He runs Daddy Blogger, writing about parenting from the perspective of a dad of course. He's visited Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Central America.
Episode 28: Fifty years since the DC-10's first flight, More flights to nowhere and more...
01:06:40
In this episode:
Aircraft
Fifty years since the DC-10's first flight
Airlines
More flights to nowhere? Yes, that’s a (big) thing now.
ExpressJet, once one of the largest regional aircraft operators in the U.S., shutting down in September 2020
Delta leads the way in onboard COVID 19 safety procedures. Again
United – possibly - aggravates its passengers with a controversial new program
Virgin Atlantic shifts focus away from the struggling North Atlantic to more visiting friends and relatives destinations. The carrier also gets closer to financial relief.
Thai International’s aircraft acquisition comes under scrutiny. Fifteen years later.
India’s Vistara tries a unique approach with its new onboard safety video
EasyJet approaches possible mass pilot layoffs in an innovative manner
Aircraft and Engines
Boeing’s troubled 737 Max moves steadily towards worldwide re-certification
More negative press for Boeing as it immediately grounds 8 newly-delivered 787s
Is Rolls Royce really becoming a British calamity?
Airports
Cleared to land at the much-delayed new BER airport? Yes, er, maybe.
Episode 31: Update-United expands its no change fee policy shortly after announcing it; United moves aggressively internationally; JetBlue follows United and American with more point-to-point flights
01:08:16
Episode 31
In this episode:
Airlines
Update: United expands its no change fee policy shortly after announcing it
United moves aggressively internationally
JetBlue follows United and American with more point-to-point flights
Delta earns yet more positive press with its safety initiatives
Helping TSA with cleaner bins starting in their hubs
Can cash-strapped IranAir really hope to sell parts of its ancient fleet?
Etihad follows Emirates and Virgin Atlantic with free COVID19 insurance for its customers
Update: Singapore Airlines joins ANA, Taiwan, Royal Brunei and others in planning flights to nowhere
Episode 33: Talking Pandemic Travel With Emergency Room Physician, Dr. Yvette McQueen
00:47:37
Episode 33
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Yvette McQueen who is a Traveling Emergency Room Doctor, about traveling during the pandemic.
Dr. Yvette McQueen Dr. McQueen is a global physician on a mission to educate about health, travel wellness and disease prevention. She is an Emergency Medicine physician and Travel Doctor; working as a physician across the U.S. and the Caribbean.
Dr. McQueen also serves as a travel group physician ensuring healthy and safe travel of the clients before and during their international trip. Dr. McQueen is a best seller author, speaker, blogger, consultant, CPR and First Aid instructor; wilderness emergency care training and international teaching for the American Heart Association.
She has traveled to 30+ international countries for exploring; organizes medical missions to Africa; hospital training/teaching in Rwanda and Tanzania; and participates in international church missions. She also provides Wellness Lifestyle Coaching, Wellness Retreats, and a member of the Wellness Tourism Association.
Episode 35: Watch out B757F, the A321 P2F is coming for you; Full report on the 737 MAX failures; ATR flies its first new build factory-fresh freighter
00:41:12
Episode 35
In this episode:
Aircraft
Watch out B757F – the A321 P2F is coming for you
A US legislative report on the Boeing 737 MAX (-7, -8, -9, -10) slams Boeing and the U.S. FAA for their deception and failures
ATR flies its first new build factory-fresh freighter
Could bird formations be the inspiration for further fuel efficiencies on future commercial flights? Airbus, with its fello’fly project, thinks so.
Airports
A firmer-than-ever opening date for the new Berlin airport….9 years late!
Episode 36: Delta further trims its fleet with retirements of 3 additional aircraft types; Hawaiian ups the ante in COVID testing for Hawaii-bound passengers
00:41:03
Episode 36
In this episode:
Airlines
Delta further trims its fleet with retirements of 3 additional aircraft types
Hawaiian ups the ante in COVID testing for Hawaii-bound passengers
United gets very creative in enticing more leisure traffic on its flights
Updates
Canada’s Westjet updates its COVID insurance coverage
Lufthansa confirms a longstanding rumor about its fleet standardization
Lufthansa offers an additional COVID testing protocol and close partner United quickly -and in a limited way - follows suit
Eurowings joins the growing club of carriers offering free COVID insurance
Thai International tries even more inspired alternative revenue streams
Episode 37: Russia’s Rossiya ensures the 744 will live on for several more years; Ever dreamed of owning a stocked Qantas 747 bar cart? Don’t bother - all 1000+ units are sold out; Electric buses in Newark
01:01:05
Episode 37
In this episode:
Airlines
Russia’s Rossiya ensures the 744 will live on for several more years
Ever dreamed of owning a stocked Qantas 747 bar cart? Don’t bother - all 1000+ units are sold out
Qatar Airways celebrates 100 aircraft outfitted with broadband wi-fi with a free giveaway
Aircraft
Boeing licenses its in-flight sanitizing UV light wand for production
The last A380 rolls out of the final assembly line at Toulouse
Airbus reveals its future zero emissions passenger aircraft designs
EASA expects the 737 Max to be recertified in November 2020
Boeing establishes two new Asia-based 737 freighter conversion lines
Airports
Air France to create history at Berlin Tegel (TXL)
Is COVID testing going to the dogs? At Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) it is - with great results
Episode 38: What's Happening in Travel - United and American Airlines furlough more than 30,000 staff in one day; United gets very creative in enticing more leisure traffic on its flights
Episode 41: What's happening with the 737-7/8/9, Boeing and Alaska making a deal; Qantas is flying the 787 flight for about 7 hours around Australia took off; Asiana had an A380 flight over South Korea and will add two more
00:33:48
In this episode:
Airlines
What's happening with the 737-7/8/9, Boeing and Alaska making a deal
Qantas is flying the 787 flight for about 7 hours around Australia took off Asiana had an A380 flight over South Korea and will add two more
Etihad losing the A380
British Airways bids farewell to the last of its LHR-based 744s left Heathrow on October 8th
SAS’s dismal September statistics
Air Asia Japan shuts down – is this the first of the Air Asia dominoes to fall?
Singapore Airlines introduces individual amenity kits for its Business Class passengers
Episode 42: India's LCC SpiceJet joins the crowd of airlines entering LHR from Bombay (BOM) and Delhi (DEL); Qatar announces flights to SFO, Finally
00:49:35
Airlines
2:29 - LCC SpiceJet joins the crowd of airlines entering LHR from BOM and DEL
7:55 - Qatar announces flights to SFO. Finally
12:54 - Could South African Airways be pronounced Ethiopian Airlines?
Aircraft
17:50 - Airbus announces an ACJ version of its A220 aircraft
Update
21:56 - More information on Thai International’s alternate revenue streams
26:18 - Ethiopian is the latest carrier to offer free COVID travel insurance to its passengers
Other
29:38 - A standardized system to overcome national restrictions in COVID times? And instill confidence in would-be travellers to kickstart demand? Perhaps
39:00 - After the regional success of flights to nowhere, the country of Singapore ponders cruises to, you guessed it, nowhere
Question
44:36 - What becomes of these newish planes? Are they scrapped for metal, etc? What about old ones?
Episode 47: A Casual Conversation WIth Charles Duncan, President Swoop
00:57:27
This week is a very special episode as we talk with our friend and ex-colleague at Continental Airlines/United, now President of Canada-based, Swoop, Charles Duncan.
Charles Duncan joined WestJet in June of 2017 as the President of WestJet Encore. In August 2018 he became Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer before becoming the President of Swoop, WestJet’s ultra-low-cost carrier in April 2020.
As President of Swoop, Charles has accountability for all aspects of the business, including short and long-term planning, branding, pricing, product development and operations. Charles will drive Swoop’s footprint in Canada in support of the WestJet Group’s longterm strategy.
In addition to being the President of Swoop, Charles also oversees WestJet Cargo where he is focused on the domestic and international growth of the airline’s in-house cargo services. Prior to joining WestJet, Charles enjoyed a long and successful career with Continental Airlines and then, through merger, with United Airlines.
He navigated the commercial side of the Continental business with roles in pricing and revenue management, network planning and sales, spending thirteen years in Asia.
In his last position at United Airlines, Charles was Senior Vice-President, Technical Operations, where he oversaw the maintenance organization of 12,500 employees.
3:59 - Why do you think an airline in an airline concept works everywhere else except the U.S?
8:09 - Are you worried about cannibalizing WestJet's traffic? Or are you catering to a different demographic?
11:06 - Are there interline agreements between WestJet and Swoop and can passengers connect seamlessly?
12:02 - So WestJet points won't work on Swoop and a Swoop passenger can't use the WestJet Lounge?
12:55 - Do you expect Flair to be a formidable competitor with the addition of Steven Jones who is ex-Wizz Air exec?
15:29 - Do you think with the addition of OWG, Canada will be able to sustain so many airlines?
16:18 - Does Swoop do cargo flights? And how is cargo doing in the pandemic as you are in charge of WetJet's cargo?
18:32 - You started flights from Toronto-Pearson to Abbotsford, why choose to go into Toronto-Pearson when you have Hamilton and you're a low cost carrier?
21:42 - Any plans for a subsidized bus service from Hamilton to the city like say Norwegian did for Stewart-Newburg in New York?
23:17 - Did you have to build an entire FIS system at Hamilton for international flights?
Episode 48: Berlin-Brandenburg Opens Finally; LGA Has COVID-19 Testing Available
01:09:56
Airports
1:30 - An easyJet A320 makes history in Germany as Berlin-Brandenburg Airport opens finally. U23110 as it flew across the city from Berlin-Tegel to Berlin-Brandenburg.
13:32 - LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has free covid-19 testing
14:33 - United launches free COVID-19 testing but…
16:54 - United reports on Hawaii flights
Aircraft
21:50 - Fancy a conference, party, or movie on a 744? Head to Cotswold Airport in the UK in 2021
27: 47 - Boeing has trouble with new software for its 747s
32:33 - And the launch customer for the 777-300ER freighter is ………
35:59 - Is Airbus history repeating itself, but now with Boeing?
42:06 - Brazil’s Embraer provides hints of a new turboprop commercial aircraft
50:15 - Say hello to the world’s first two (and rare) A330-800s
54:42 - Another new world’s longest commercial flight. With a twist. Listen for details...
59:46 - Commercial flights on the TU-154 are no more
1:03:05 - Japan’s re-entry into commercial aircraft production will have to wait
1:07:00 - A listener answers a question that Cushrow had in a previous episode.
Episode 50: Interview With Travel Marketing Exec Michael Collins From TravelMedia.ie
00:54:26
Episode 50
In this week's episode, we talk with Michael Collins, who owns and operate the Dublin-bases travel marketing firm, TravelMedia.ie.
Michael's been traveling around Europe and to/from the Caribbean during the pandemic and shares his findings and points of view with us.
TravelMedia.ie is a Dublin-based specialist travel public relations, marketing, representation, events, communications and social media company. Established in 2006, TravelMedia.ie works primarily in the outbound travel industry, assisting clients in Ireland, the UK, the U.S. and Europe.
You may have used his clients and not know it as Bradley Airport (BDL) in Hartford, CT in the U.S. and Aer Lingus based in Dublin are also his clients.
I met Michael a few years back in my travels as a travel content creator. As he travels a lot, we became good friends and often talk about earning mile sand points. Here's some ore about Michael.
Michael Collins is the founder and MD of TravelMedia.ie and TTR, a travel specialist PR agency and a travel trade representation company.
Michael has worked in the travel and media industries for 20 years. During this time, he has worked as a travel journalist, editor, and publisher with Backpacker, Abroad and Irish Business Traveller magazines. He has also worked in television and radio as a presenter and travel expert.
In 2006 Michael founded TravelMedia.ie (TM), a specialist travel digital PR agency. TM works with Irish and international airlines, tourist boards, hotels, travel tech start-ups and tour operators, assisting them with all things PR, digital, including SEO, SEM, UX, content marketing, PPC, social advertising, remarketing, video production, social media and channel management, blogging, blogger outreach programs and media buying.
In 2016, Travel Trade Representation (TTR) was launched. TTR are specialists in offering representation services to international clients servicing the Irish, UK and EU travel and tourism markets.
Michael speaks at many international travel and tourism conferences, as well as travel blogger and influencer events.
Today, we get a chance to hear Michael talks about how he and his business are surviving during the pandemic.
4:24 - Michael talks about British Airways' first flight back to Barbados during the pandemic; first time in 13 years that the flight is now out of Heathrow (LHR) as opposed to Gatwick (LGW).
8:17 - What sort of medical preparation did you have to make to board this flight? Are there mandatory testing in barbados on arrival for admittance?
10:44 - What if you don't stay for 4 days? Do you still have to restrict your movements?
12:00 - Is the test after arrival into Barbados at your expense and at a location you have to set up?
Episode 52: Airbus dramatically revamps its A320 family aircraft passenger entry area (Hero lighting); Is this the beginning of the end of hard copy inflight magazines?
01:28:53
Episode 52
Travel, Airports and Aircraft
3:16 - Airbus dramatically revamps its A320 family aircraft passenger entry area (Hero lighting)
9:36 - Is this the beginning of the end of hard copy inflight magazines?
19:00 - WizzAir UK discovers that current pitot tube covers can be inadequate protection
25:20 - Singapore starts its first cruise to nowhere
Airlines
31:52 - Start saying goodbye to blocked middle seats on US airlines
40:39 - United goes paperless for hotel vouchers in its drive to cut costs.
46:49 United introduces an updated cleaning solution for its high traffic airport areas.
57:59 - Ravn Alaska restarts operations. Sort of. But much to the relief of isolated Alaskans.
1:05:51 - More details of FlyPOP, the UKs first long-haul LCC
1:14:00 - Emirates SkyCargo inducts its first, temporary, A380
1:20:27 - Qantas moves to eliminate manned airport service desks
Episode 53: Interview with Aviation YouTuber Flight Reviewer Josh Cahill
00:48:54
Episode 53
Interview with Josh Cahill
In this episode, we chat with Aviation YouTuber, Josh Cahill.
Josh is German, but grew up In Australia and is perhaps THE top Flight Reviewer out there. He pays for the majority of his flights in all cabins of service and films his adventures and make YouTube videos.
Episode 57: United Airlines and British Airways commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2050; United launches Agent On Demand at its Chicago and Houston airport hubs
00:55:04
Episode 57
Airlines
3:17 - United Airlines aims to be “100% green” by 2050
8:26 - British Airways follows UA’s lead and commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in a unique partnership
15:24 - United launches Agent On Demand at its Chicago and Houston airport hubs
28:25 - American Airlines expands pre-flight COVID testing to all U.S. destinations with travel restrictions
We talk about passengers flying with COVID-19 and not letting the airlines know and their behavior to the travel restrictions set by airlines, airports and countries. And talk about some instances of passengers on planes with COVID-19. Head over to www.travelrestrictions.info for details about travel restrictions
44:18 - American Airlines offers free inflight messaging
Episode 60: Alaska Airlines gives Boeing’s dwindling MAX order book a boost; jetBlue takes delivery of its first A220 and announces big changes in its frequent flyer program
00:44:59
Episode 60
Airlines
3:05 - Alaska Airlines gives Boeing’s dwindling MAX order book a boost
- jetBlue takes delivery of its first A220. And announces big changes in its frequent flyer program
- United joins Delta in requesting contact tracing information from passengers
- WestJet slashes Feb and Mar capacity after continuing national health restrictions
- United’s revolutionary new baggage handling system opens at IAH
- Italy’s on-again, off-again new EGO Airways announced a start date
- India’s brand new regional carrier, FlyBig, starts operations
- Eat and drink before boarding a domestic flight in Thailand
Episode 64: American Airlines markets its premium onboard wines to the general public; IAG gets a good deal on Air Europa; KLM takes a big hit on long haul services
01:05:59
Episode 64
Airlines
American Airlines markets its premium onboard wines to the general public
IAG gets a good deal on Air Europa
KLM takes a big hit on long haul services
Is 75 years of the storied Alitalia name enough for the EU?
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi starts services
Vietravel Airlines is the sixth airline in Vietnam
Episode 63: China’s COMAC ARJ21 regional jet gets its first international customer; Atlas Air is the customer to take delivery of the final 747s produced
00:53:24
Episode 63
Aircraft
China’s COMAC ARJ21 regional jet gets its first international customer
Atlas Air is the customer to take delivery of the final 747s produced
The US Department of Justice levies a huge fine on Boeing
The A321LR sets another world distance record in commercial operations
Other
Japan Rail Café chain adds Japan Airlines onboard food items to its menu
Boeing closes its advanced R&D facility in Seattle
The US tightens its entry requirements for international arriving passengers
CNN ditches its Airport Network channel
The US adds China’s COMAC and AVIC to its sanctions list.
Episode 61: - Boeing’s amazing 777X faces strong headwinds; Boeing finally goes the extra mile to support airlines re-introducing their 737 MAX aircraft into service
01:04:06
Episode 61
Aircraft
- Boeing’s amazing 777X faces strong headwinds
- Boeing finally goes the extra mile to support airlines re-introducing their 737 MAX aircraft into service
Other
- Boeing joins the up-cycling trend, as does Delta
- IATA’s comprehensive Travel Pass app is close to introduction
- The UK’s largest private COVID testing facility opens at LHR
- LHR gets legal vindication for its plans for a third runway
- Could airline mergers in the U.S. be in the cards for 2021?
59:15 - We answer reader questions and comments on previous episodes; why Canada uses both Fahrenheit and Celsius and also about meal vouchers that are offered to passengers.
Episode 70: The 73M is slowly rehabilitated around the world; United 777 have engine issues on takeoff
00:37:15
Episode 70
Aircraft
2:06 - The 73M is slowly rehabilitated around the world
7:10 - The 777 is now Boeing’s latest new problem (United's 777 lost power to an engine on takeoff), but the besieged Max and the 787 are still problem children
26:10 - Boeing rolls out its last 787 at the Everett plant
Episode 72: An Air France 772 is the victim of a colossal security failure at CDG; FedEx integrates TNT Airlines in Europe, but not without controversy
00:43:51
Episode 72
Airlines
- An Air France 772 is the victim of a colossal security failure at CDG
- FedEx integrates TNT Airlines in Europe, but not without controversy
- Malaysia Airlines’ premium cabin inflight products are now for sale
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