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Doug is back from Paris and Drew responded to his first birdstrike or “snarge”. We get into how bird strikes affect safety and what we do to mitigate them. Also on this episode:

• Snarge is large - bird strikes happen all the time
• 777X update
• Transatlantic flight cancelations
• FAA reduces flights at EWR
• An airport’s "design aircraft"
• Listener comments

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Doug’s Paris Eiffel Tower Pizza place - Gennarina Pizzeria

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Drew is still learning how to do runway inspections and Doug pushes the 767 to the limit (in a simulator). We discuss:

• Alaska, or Hawaiian?, launches Transpacific flights from Seattle
• More news out of Newark
• A thaw in tariffs opens the order floodgates
• Back to the future with slot restrictions at EWR?
• Contributor feedback

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Doug is back from London, no wait, Beijing(?), while Drew is just off a week of midnight shifts - we're both sleep deprived but caffeined up for a fun episode. We discuss:

• Aviation moms
• Heart Aerospace moves to the US
• Jetblue update
• Global Airlines might actually fly
• Airport bond ratings
• Squawking, its not just for the birds

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Doug is back from whirlwind Air Force and airline trips around the Pacific and to Chicago and Drew passed his airport movement area driving test. We discuss:

• U.S. cities that supposedly resemble European cities
• Airspace trouble between India and Pakistan
• A bright spot in the travel sector
• Latest JetBlue gossip and rumors, which is changing by the day…
• Listener feedback

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Drew is on his 2nd week of training at his airport ops manager job and Doug flew the skies of California in a KC46. We discuss:

• Aviation action figures
• Economic uncertainty and Boeing delivery woes
• eVTOL plans for NYC
• Listener feedback

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Drew just finished his first week as an airport ops manager and Doug is back from Amsterdam as the IATA Summer schedule starts. We discuss:

• FAA Airport Categories
• Manufacturing A320s in the US
• How tariffs are affecting aircraft deliveries and airline profits
• Our favorite airports ranked by non-avgeek criteria

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Doug is back from London and Drew is back from SFOh and Taipei and we’ve got some stories to tell. Drew is also enjoying a few days of “retirement” before moving into airport ops in the DC area.

• Largest airlines in 2024 measured by revenue passenger kilometers
• Airbus’ supply chain issues
• Southwest gets downgraded
• Mixed signals in the industry
• Listener feedback

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