Sometimes the best questions come from unexpected quarters. And though we generally (pretend to) prepare, this time around Stephan hit Seth and Fozz with a fun one completely cold: “So whatever happened to the Concorde?” (and the Boom story Seth references).







Also in this episode:




* Virgin Atlantic unveils its 'lifetime loyalty' reward – and you may already qualify



* People getting booted from GE?



* beOnd/New Pacific tomfoolery



* COMAC to buy 49% of Lao Airlines




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* SAT replies to Southwest



* More A380s for Emirates



* Air Astana 787s



* LOT to SFO




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

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The US ATC situation is bad and getting worse. Will the hastily announced capacity cuts help?







Also in this episode:




* IAG goes Starlink



* Delta A330 updates



* MD11s grounded after UPS crash



* Boeing settlement




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* LH FCL/FCT->Sixt



* AirAsia in Bahrain



* Seth’s scrubbed travels



* Visa, Mastercard get punchy about fees and card types




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Does Mexico City really need more than one airport? The situation there is messy and getting worse for transborder ops.







Also in this episode:




* AA321XLR for JFK-EDI



* Condor cutting more USA



* Lots o’ lounges (Southwest @ HNL and Marriott in airports)??



* Shutdown Impacts




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




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* Connect is set to try again



* Virgin Atlantic to Phuket



* Virgin/Alaska v Delta Lawsuit



* Orlando - Tokyo Charters on ZIPAir



* Seatguru Dead



* Eastern Airways shuts downs




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

The adventure of getting there is part of the fun, right? Plus lots of new routes and a new terminal on the horizon.







Also in this episode:




* AA’s new CC, Plane, and Planning tool



* AS route adds/cuts



* UA New routes from O’Hare



* Air Canada goes transborder from YTZ



* Delta puts Riyadh on its map




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Blue Sky goes live for earn & burn



* Comac out at Vietjet



* SEA North Terminal



* Port of Portland fixated on Korean service



* Seth’s diversion adventure



* 4MM Winners




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

We're taking a look at historical aircraft production numbers and rehashing old stories, while also talking new orders, new Wi-Fi, and new types of inflight incidents.







Also in this episode:




* Windscreen damage on UA flight (DEN-LAX)



* Southwest’s post-sale revenue push



* United’s first Starlink mainline plane enters service



* IndiGo firms A350 order



* AA gets a 100th anniversary livery



* Boeing production increase




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* “Sardine class”



* TrueBlue Mosaic Updates



* Big BA capacity increase at BNA



* 777 Partners fraud allegations



* United/Instacart




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Fozz and Stephan are off to Asia, talking shop along the way. Single-aisle long-haul, amenity kits, and much more in the conversation.







Also in this episode:




* Fozz and Stephan head to Taipei



* A220 issues and airlines grounding them



* SFO craziness




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Qatar thoughts



* Delta says they won’t fly single aisles across the pond



* Discussion about Fozz’s final mileage after doing the 4MM flight; 3 closest get Ted bears




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

A major milestone crossed, so what's next? Plus one airline calls it quits and another is making major moves in that direction, while others are expanding and refreshing.







Also in this episode:




* Fozz 4MM



* Lots of Delta



* Play is done



* ITA wants in on the A++ JV




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* DL, LH 100 year liveries



* Porter/AA Codeshare comes to life



* Spirit moving through restructuring



* BA to STL



* 777XLOL



* AA RJ interior upgrades




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Big orders, big plans, and potentially big troubles across the industry, depending on who you are and how your fleet is structured.







Also in this episode:




* Boeing orders from Turkish, Norwegian



* Breeze international



* Boeing gets some certification permissions back



* LATAM E2 Order



* Cathay back to Seattle



* Fozz’s Blues




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* US threatens to kill Canadian pre-clearance



* Lufthansa Struggles, job cuts



* American loses a bit in O’Hare



* United MAX to GUM




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

As an airline trims meals for being too popular with passengers we're pondering the cyclical nature of inflight products, and if there's ever a reason to believe things will stabilize.







Also in this episode:




* BA makes cuts to Club Europe meals because the product “is so popular”



* New SAN terminal



* Foreign arrivals to US airports down almost 4% (browse the data yourself)



* Gauss grabs Gulf Air top spot




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Southwest bags experiences



* Italy’s EAS play & Facial recognition halt



* Way more random rambling than usual (which is almost hard to believe!)




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Unwinding joint operations is not easy, but it must happen thanks to a DOT ruling. Plus fumes in the cabin, a hilariously low fine and some questionable funding in play.







Also in this episode:




* Delta/Aeromexico antitrust immunity officially killed



* JetBlue and Breeze chipping at FLL



* Lufthansa Group centralizing more



* Boeing fine for Alaska plug blowout



* Avelo got funding, likely from Embraer, to buy a bunch of E2s



* Fume events are happening more, and the OEMs probably know why



* Indigo/Aegean codeshare




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Kirby's comments at EXPO



* Air Canada’s 2026 expansion plans, including the A321XLR



* Korean halts PremY conversion



* Other Expo bits, DorkFest, and a Waymo ride




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Routes and partnerships slashed in some areas, while others focus on innovation. Plus Spanish airports fight back against Ryanair and lots more.







Also in this episode:




* Properly pronouncing Bangor



* More Spirit bankruptcy bits



* WestJet Boeing order



* Singapore/Alaska partnership ends



* Alaska to KEF



* United boosting TLV service



* DOT rolling back consumer protections



* Dorkfest/SpotLAX




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Ryanair/AENA fight



* WiFi News:

* JetBlue picks Kuiper



* Southwest goes free



* Air France (HOP!) first Starlink plane live (and new seats)





* Tight Squeezes for Qatar and Austrian



* Follow-up on the Horizon Pilot incident from 2023



* GoWild Pass Shenanigans (and an option to buy Gold cheap if you're going to do the flying)



* CapOne and British Airways




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Spirit Airlines is back in bankruptcy court, once again planning a restructuring in hopes of finding profitability. Can it shrink to success??







Also in this episode:




* Korean’s Boeing “Order”



* Qantas plans more A321XLRs



* Brussels Airlines A320neo boost



* BUR New Terminal



* Southwest to SXM




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Lufthansa finally gets the Allegris 787

* Correction on part of this: Only the biz suites (bulkhead row) are available to start; the others are still pending.





* Alaska goes for bigger 787s



* JetBlue and Condor add earn-and-burn



* Weather modification in Florida



* Finnair’s Summer 2026 expansion



* Edelweiss A350 short-haul ops




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

It is new. It is shiny. Of course Atmos dominated this week's show. Fortunately, we also got some other bits in.







Also in this episode:




* Atmos launch



* Vacation deals



* Seven bags loaded on EWR-HHH flight



* A 25for25 update




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Will Spirit Survive



* (Non-)Window seat lawsuits



* Delta builds at AUS



* VRBO Bizarro Booking




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Wrapping up a quick RTW travel tale and bringing Michael Trager from TravelZork in to talk about the history and future of the aviation industry.







Also in this episode:




* Air Canada Strike (and other union/management conflicts)



* DOJ siding with DOT on AM/DL JV



* Is air travel getting worse?



* Fozz on The Journey is the Reward podcast




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Southwest’s new routes and shift to connections



* Trimming Tulum



* Boeing still not increasing MAX rates, and A320 family surpassing



* Air India dropping DEL-IAD, blames aircraft shortage



* Ethiopia’s airport split




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Stephan and Fozz are headed around the world this week, with plenty of hijinks along the way.







Also in this episode:




* Fozz and his UA experiences



* Overall travel experience to JNB and SYD



* Hardstanding



* Air Canada Changes




Part 2 from Sydney:




* QF thoughts



* Marriott Sydney Harbor



* Craziness @ JNB



* Adventures tomorrow



* Journey home




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* What we collect



* Southwest




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!