Summary: <a href="https://paxex.aero/2019/04/united-unveils-new-livery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">United Airlines launched a revised livery for interesting reasons</a>. Does <a href="http://badice.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stephan</a> really hate it or just not care? And do the explanations around why it launched make any sense?<br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this week's show:<br> <br> * <a href="https://paxex.aero/2019/04/united-airlines-plans-seasonal-cape-town-service/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">United plans to fly to Cape Town</a>. Who wants in on that fun line, and will South African Airways care?<br> * The <a href="https://www.embraercommercialaviation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Embraer</a> E195-E2 is now certified and should enter service in the second half of the year.<br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-17/first-japan-built-airliner-in-50-years-takes-on-boeing-airbus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mitsubishi is stepping up test flights on its MRJ product line</a> and we're not really sure why.<br> * Allegiant wants to fly to Mexico. Can it bring the leisure-focused package tourism product it is so well known for south of the border?<br> * <a href="https://www.flysas.com/en/us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SAS</a> is dealing with a huge strike from crew, causing many flights to be cancelled. Including a few that <a href="https://twitter.com/fozzm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fozz</a> was booked on this past weekend. But he booked them through United, creating extra challenges in fixing the mess.<br> * Hong Kong Airlines is dealing with financial issues but also more than a little drama. Among the problems, no one seems to be sure what the ownership structure is or where the money is coming from; <a href="https://twitter.com/SCMPNews/status/1121423631417004032" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">law suits are part of the fallout</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/JournoDannyAero" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Danny Lee</a> is doing a great job of tracking the soap opera for the SCMP and is worth a follow on Twitter to keep up.<br> * Speaking of airlines with unfortunate financial circumstances, Korea seems to be a pretty challenging place to do business these days. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/asiana-airlines-sale/asiana-airlines-shares-surge-on-report-of-parent-groups-stake-sale-idUSL3N21X067" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Asiana is up for sale</a> and <a href="https://www.koreanair.com/global/en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Korean Air</a> isn't in a particularly great situation either.<br> <br> Enjoy the show!
