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!

Where's the premium demand? And will it stick around forever? Plus booking shenanigans and a hunting delay.







Also in this episode:




* OSS Follow-up



* British Airways A380 first class retrofits



* Iranian 777s from Nok smuggled in (from Cambodia, with help from Madagascar)



* Riyadh Air to London



* Trouble in Nuuk



* Air France-KLM pulls out of process to buy stake in Spain's Air Europa




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Late night TATL summer traffic



* Should United have a Florida or SE US hub?



* Alaska Airlines goes after Avelo Burbank ops faster than Breeze



* Seth’s B6 rebooking adventures



* Stephan is on DE next week, should he cry in advance?




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Lots of news this week about American Airlines, plus MAX 10, a couple crash updates, and more.







Our recording this week was a bit of a mess. Sorry about that.



Also in this episode:




* American’s rejected takeoff and evac at DEN. Leave your damn bags behind!



* American’s new CBP play in DFW



* Porter/American Codeshare



* AA JFK-LAX gets a 772 from October



* Fort Lauderdale gets a boost



* 100ml rule changes in Europe



* Earnings stuff from UA/AS/AA/WN



* MAX 10 news




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Bus gates



* 25for25 update



* Lounge Tracking



* Crash investigation updates from South Korea and Nepal



* United Upgrade Taxes?




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Can multi-modal transportation ever really take off in the USA? Plus mini-lounges, lots of plane orders, and more Macon.







Also in this episode:




* South Bend gets a bus



* Avelo & Breeze on the West Coast



* Wizz bailing on Abu Dhabi, but Air Asia is definitely planning a ME hub and getting rid of the A330s



* Aegean’s XLRs



* Spirit/Macon



* Gulf Air picks up 12+6 787s



* Condor 4+4 A330neo



* JFK is still a dump



* “AI” fares are expanding at Delta (and some history on the topic)




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Grab-and-go Lounges



* How flexible should curfew rules be?



* JSX’s new loyalty program



* Miami’s absurd take on what an airport should be



* New $250 Visa Integrity Fee



* New Emirates F experience in Dubai




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

The initial accident report from AI 171 is out, and the story it tells is both spooky and incomplete. Plus new planes in Malaysia, new cabins for Virgin, and new ways to visit China, and much more.Also in this episode:* AI 171 Initial Report* Malaysia orders from MAS/AirAsia* Virgin Atlantic cabin, Wi-Fi updates* TSA and shoes* Delta adds SLC-LIM* United's Nuuk challenges* Landline shiftsFor our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:* BermudAir’s move into Anguilla* China’s shifting visa rules* Emirates PremY challenges* Allegiant dumps SunSeeker* Hertz’s new revenue effortsAnd plenty more. Enjoy the show!

A pilot ends up in jail, another wannabe who probably should. Plus a couple big orders and delivery milestones.







Also in this episode:




* Alaska Airlines exercised some Boeing Orders



* British Airways putting streaming IFE on some older planes



* Teen arrested in Antarctica for uncleared landing



* Terrible flight student



* APUs matter




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* AF/KL buying a majority of SAS



* SAS taking Embraer E2s



* Mexicana E2 deliveries



* WestJet/Saudia interline



* Eve’s newest customer



* Seth’s JetBlue promo stupidity




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Partnerships come and go, as do new routes and competition. Plus, what makes an airport better than others?







Also in this episode:




* Geopolitics in the Jet Age



* New PlusPoints options



* Iberia Project 2030+



* Delta’s SEA moves



* flyadeal/Cebu Partnership



* Fozz’s thoughts on PDX




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* Spirit’s Blue Sky objection



* JetBlue cuts



* Cape Air backfills one JetBlue route, adds four others



* Porter picks Sunny Spots outside the States



* Massive storm at ATL




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Recounting product developments and aircraft orders from the 2025 Paris Air Show. Plus a segment with special guest John Walton of The UpFront.







Also in this episode:




* JSX turns to ATRs



* China Eastern heads to Argentina



* More A35Ks for Starlux



* SkyWest tops up E75 Fleet



* LOT flips to A220



* Weird Canadian competition ideas




This week the bonus content is for everyone, not just our Patreon subscribers. Seth and John are talking about:




* Some of the other Airbus orders, including VietJet



* Production challenges for Boeing and Airbus



* ANA’s new 787 business class seat (John’s coverage; Seth’s coverage)



* A discount offer for new UpFront subscribers if you listen all the way to the end




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

Another rough week in aviation, so we aimed for more respectful snark in this week's episode.







Also in this episode:




* Air India crash



* JetStar Asia and Silver both halt service



* SAS adds WestJet, Vietnam Airlines interline/codeshare



* Play exits US



* AA boots off blogger




For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:




* JetZero picks GSO for FAL



* Seth’s Trip to Paris



* Stephan’s first CRJ550 flight / Dulles thoughts




And plenty more. Enjoy the show!