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American has a bunch more planes on order, while JetBlue and Spirit officially call it quits. Plus lots more...

More baggage talk, plus buses, and an airline is out of business.

Revisiting a couple stories from the past few weeks, and they still don't make much sense. Plus lots of new news, too.

What's the silliest reason you've ever heard of for planes to be removed from service? We might have a new top contender for that title.

Why? because it leads to deliciousness later. But that has nothing to do with this week's conversation. Fortunately, we're joined by Ed in an effort to keep things on track.

The MAX continues to dominate news cycles, but there's lots more out there also worth talking about.

Winter weather is giving the industry some troubles, but there's still plenty of hot news to discuss..

We're on the road this week, hanging out in Antwerp with some friends and talking travel.

Two major aviation incidents to start the year is not a good look for 2024. Here's hoping things calm down in a hurry.

As 2023 comes to a close we're talking about status earned, how we value it, and what the year ahead holds.

Long flights come with challenging performance requirements. Delta looks to shed some weight restrictions and United may be adding some next year.

Maybe it'll work, but there are some half-baked plans being bandied about. And we're not a fan of that unless they're our half-baked plans.

Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. There are lots of reasons the deal makes sense, but more than a few questions we have about how it will play out.

No, really, I have no idea what to put here.

Thanksgiving week but we're all avoiding the worst of the travel challenges, so that's a win.

With the 2023 Dubai Air Show underway there are plenty of new orders to talk about. And lots of other news, too.

Is there at least maybe, hopefully a good reason for American Airlines slashing its mini-hub in Austin?

Once again the IATA seasonal change brings about new routes and kills off others.

A couple major unexpected events this week caught us off guard, but we're doing our best to get through it all.

Can loyalty programs actually make changes that seem to make things better for customers, without taking benefits away elsewhere? Tune in to find out.