DLD 378: Plus-ing it up




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Summary: <br> At some point "Plus" has to not be the default naming of whatever new thing a company comes up with, right? Alas, this is not that week.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://us.ceair.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China Eastern</a> flight MU5735 crash* <a href="https://www.airnewzealand.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Air New Zealand</a> to NYC in September* <a href="https://www.qantas.com/us/en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Qantas</a> adding DFW-MEL in December* <a href="https://paxex.aero/air-canada-a321xlr-order/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Air Canada buys the A321XLR</a>* <a href="https://paxex.aero/alaska-airlines-q400-a321neo-retirement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alaska Airlines retiring the A320 family faster and also the Q400s</a>* <a href="https://paxex.aero/southwest-wanna-get-away-plus-launch-benefits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Southwest Airlines launches Wanna Get Away Plus fare</a>* <a href="http://united.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Airlines</a> delaying IAD-BER start + no EWR-PRG this summer<br> <br> <br> <br> For our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/dotslinesdestinations">Patreon subscribers</a> we have bonus content, including:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Rossiya’s <a href="https://paxex.aero/aeroflot-rossiya-sukhoi-superjet-hub-sochi/">new Sochi SSJ Super hub</a> (Note: We called it Aeroflot’s in the episode; the SSJs recently transferred to Rossiya to further reduce exposure, and Pobeda is grounding 738s, not SSJs, for parts)* <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-tells-boeing-it-doubts-max-10-will-meet-safety-standard-deadline/">MAX 10 not likely to meet EoY certification timeline</a><br> <br> <br> <br> And plenty more. Enjoy the show!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>