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Doug is in Taipei, again, and Drew is back after 24hrs in Paris. Neither time zones, sleep deprivation, nor fatigue will keep us from recording an episode! We discuss:

• Southwest aborted landing at MDW due to private jet
• GE wins huge engine order from Japan
• Archer Aviation releases 2024 results and updates on the Midnight
• FAA firings and hirings and Starlink vs Verizon for the FAA’s internet service
• Wet and dry leases - what are they?
• Contributor 5 STAR rating

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Drew comes back from sun and warmth to freezing temps and deicing and Doug gets a day off with his AF reserve flight canceled. We discuss:

• Airlines continue their return to Israel as the ceasefire holds
• Southwest announced first-ever layoffs
• Boeing updated its 20-year forecast for Southeast Asia
• Boom supersonic test flights revealed something that has the chance of being a massive game changer
• A Delta Connection CRJ-900 crashed on arrival in Toronto
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Doug and Drew are back from Asia and have some some great travel stories to tell. Drew’s return flight plan from Colombo had him flying in the opposite direction to get home. Doug was back in Manila where the country is booming and people are nice everywhere you go. We also discuss:

• Airlineratings.com’s lists of top airlines.
• Lufthansa’s new Allegris product seats don’t fit!
• Spirit turns down Frontier’s merger offer for a 3rd time
• New information on the DCA middair collision
• A review of the safey advances after the last major US crash in Buffalo, NY

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We look at the facts after a tragic accident involving a Blackhawk helicopter and AA5342 from Wichita to Washington Reagan National operated by a PSA CRJ700. Our thoughts are with the families and our extended airline family at PSA and American Airlines.

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Doug is taping from warm Taipei and Drew is back from cold Chicago to colder DC. We discuss:

• Deice procedures review
• Southwest and Spirit cut costs
• DOT fines more airlines for recurring delays
• More orders for new 767s?
• FAA doesn’t mandate thrust reversers

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