DLD 245: Kiwi Dreams




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Summary: <br> <a href="https://www.airnewzealand.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Air New Zealand</a> will continue to expand its 787 fleet, adding the –10 starting in a few years. But the carrier chose a new engine provider in hopes of better reliability for the new planes.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> <br> <br> * An <a href="https://www.dailypress.com/news/airport/dp-nws-newport-news-airport-ceo-indicted-20190521-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">airport manager indicted for fraud</a>* <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coming-to-the-uk/faster-travel-through-the-uk-border" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UK eGates open for more passengers</a>* The new TWA Hotel had <a href="https://patch.com/new-york/jamaica/twa-hotel-food-court-closed-health-inspectors?fbclid=IwAR3aHgOXT39kEgIHsxA5SRzKFo-u8hhKUO0aoD96-SE4PfOQUOFSPGdb8N0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">some trouble with its food court</a> in week one* AA and its mechanics <a href="https://vimeo.com/337899934" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">appear headed to war</a>* Delta has uniform troubles, <a href="https://www.ajc.com/business/delta-flight-attendants-file-lawsuit-alleging-passport-plum-uniforms-cause-rashes-reactions/NgZWMmhIdeZYMcMSFsZiRM/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">including a lawsuit</a>* <a href="http://www.airbus.com/aircraft.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Airbus</a> still <a href="https://leehamnews.com/2019/05/22/a380-was-success-for-airbus-says-new-ceo/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">insists the A380 was a successful product</a>, likely to help protect its balance sheet* <a href="http://www.boeing.com/commercial/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Boeing</a> will drop the <a href="https://www.embraercommercialaviation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Embraer</a> name <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-embraer-m-a-boeing-idUSKCN1ST2O7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">from its commercial aircraft joint venture</a>, but maybe not from the planes<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>