Episode 28 In this episode: Aircraft Fifty years of 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 …

In this episode: Updates New entrant Breeze Airways in the U.S. will not have a familiar airline code after all Delta partners with CVS in the U.S. for rapid COVID19 testing Not surprisingly, jetBlue delays its planned London services Manufacturer  Boeing gets its first order of the year for its troubled 737-8 but… In another first, the only non-commercial A350 …

In this episode: Airlines Indian LCC SpiceJet is using an A340 for its SpiceXpress cargo division Singapore Airlines and Japan’s ANA prove adversity to be the mother of inventions Eurowings in Europe picks up where Frontier in the U.S. left off Delta extends middle seat empty policy to January 6, 2021 The U.S. and China agree to double flights between …

In this episode, we have: 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 …

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 …