Episode 86

In this week's episode, we talk about:

What's going on with Spirit Airlines and its cancellations.

In this episode, Kerwin talk about what's going on with Spirit Airlines' operational issues and gives you some insight into why the airlines are having issues with staffing.

Kerwin also talks about the contract of carriage for Spirit Airlines and how it relates to cancellations. What is covered and...

In this week's episode, we talk about:

Airlines

• 10:35 - United makes a massive investment in new aircraft
• 30:24 - Swiss unveils its Premium Economy offering
• 43:17 - Cathay Pacific introduces a new lifestyle brand
• 54:39 - Say hello to vaccine tourism via China Airlines and Eva Air
  • United Pilot School - https://unitedaviate.com/
  • Virgin Galactic - https://www.virgingalactic.com

Where To Find Us

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• Deezer
• Goo...

Airlines

4:47 -  American, Virgin Atlantic, and Ravn Alaska join United to commit to emerging air mobility sector

•  PBS show - https://www.pbs.org/video/great-electric-airplane-race-yija0p/
•  FlyBlade - https://www.blade.com/

24:46 - United advances innovation through a new corporate venture

31:02 - United updates its employee appearance standards

45:42 - Finnair “personalizes” Business Class fares

54:37 - South Korean flights to n...

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Episode 81
In this week's episode, we talk about:

Airlines
10:01 - United’s inflight magazine goes anti-microbial
21:04 - The latest new US airline starts operations
42:54 - U.S. airlines hold the liquor
51:07 - Southwest seat covers find their way to the football pitch
53:45 - Wizz Air gets its wings clipped in Norway
1:05:06 - Malaysia Airlines joins the...

Episode 80

The COVID-19 Update Episode

• 1:38 - COVID-19 and Travel
• 1:59 - Passenger punches Southwest Airlines flight attendant
• 2:57 - Passenger on Delta flight tries to enter cockpit
• 4:05 - Mask requirements; requirements for vaccinated passengers
• 5:01 - Where can I travel?
  • IATA Travel Center - https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
• 14:48 - United and Boom Supersonic team up for supersonic travel initiative
• 16...

Episode 79

General

• 00:54 - CDC new guidelines

Airlines

• 3:01 - Travel to Italy via Delta
  • https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-planning-center/know-before-you-go/italy-covid-tested-flights
  • https://news.delta.com/italy-reopens-leisure-travelers-deltas-covid-tested-flights
• 5:15 - Greece Welcomes Tourists
• 5:56 - Caribbean Travel 
• Travel Restrictions
  • https://www.instagram.com/thenonstopdan
  • https://travelrestric...

Episode 78

About Ryan

This week, I talk with my friend Ryan who works for a major U.S. airline in Hawaii. Here's a little about Ryan.

His career started in Marketing Management at Hawaiian in 2000, then went to Marketing at Continental Airlines which is where I met Ryan, then he flew for Gulfstream, then for ExpressJet, and have been flying for Hawaiian Airlines since 2011.

Ryan is very grateful for all of his e...

Episode 77

Current Situations/Updates

• WN back in IAH as of today, April 12 and also newly at ORD since Feb 14
• French national assembly talks about not flying for journeys under 2.5 hours by train
• Avelo Airlines starting BUR to Santa Rosa they are based in Houston

Other

• The U.S. TSA trials disinfection of security checkpoint bins
• Now you can disinfect your baggage at some S.E. Asian hubs
• Jet fuel from food waste holds...

Episode 76

Updates

• CDC Updates
• Air Transat and Air Canada
• ANA meals onboard update 

Airlines

• Southwest confirms what we’ve known all along
• - Welcome to jetBlue’s Paisly
• - How American Airlines manages its IFE content
• - British Airways joins the inflight meals at home group
  • https://feastbox.co.uk/collections/british-airways
• - Finnair makes a commitment to a new Nordic airframe manufacturer
  • ES19 from Hart Aero...

Airlines

• 3:47 - U.S. Airlines trying to get back to normal
  •  Southwest Airlines and JetBlue back to regular boarding 
  •  Meals are coming back 
• 8:48 - The U.S.’ Mesa Air Group dips its toes in Europe
• 15:51 - Norway’s trans-Atlantic low cost airline experiment Round 2
• 24:02 - Ethiopian pioneers an Africa-centric health passport
• 34:09 - SpiceJet’s IFE gets innovative
• 40:24 - China Airlines joins the list of carriers r...

Episode 73

Airlines

• - Malaysia Airlines showcases its employees’ handicrafts
• - Southwest and Boeing are reportedly close to a huge deal
• - The 737 Max re-entry into service gathers steam
• - jetBlue is also a travel technology company?
• - Norge another airline across 
• - Ryanair and British Airways roll out travel document portals
• - Norway’s Wideroe aims to be an electric pioneer 
• - Icelandair consolidates its operations u...

Episode 71

Other

• 7:34 - Universal Hydrogen beefs up its personnel
• - Honeywell expands its onboard UV treatment product line
• - Is Boeing on track to become the next McDonnell Douglas?
• - Digital health certificates take off
• - A carbon-free transatlantic flight competition gets its first entrants
• - Are single-pilot flight operations really going to happen?
• - Will you listen to your onboard seat’s advice?
• - Aircraft seat design go...

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

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• Listen Notes
• Podcast Addict
• Podchaser
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Episode 69

Airlines

• TWA’s flight 800 wreckage to be destroyed
• British Airways and Dettol partner up
• Finnair tries something new
• Swiss goes luxe with Sprüngli onboard
• And just when you thought the flights to nowhere craze had ended…..
• Emirates flies a milestone of sorts in the COVID era
• Etihad up-cycles aircraft interiors into art
• ANA goes all digital with its available magazines! Global Wings I
• SkyTeam launches an online COVID ...