The Truth About Air Shows, US Govt. Secret Airline, Do US Carriers Suck?

In this special episode, Alex kicks things off with a roundup of all the happenings at Dubai Airshow, the blockbuster aircraft orders, and more. The duo then take a deep dive into US air travel, and why it's quite unlike every other air travel market on Earth. Plus... insight on the world's most "secret" airline that's based out of Las Vegas. Just don't tell anyone about it.

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• Dubai Airshow Roundup
• EgyptAir plans to configure its A350s with 340 seats. This will eventually replace the carrier’s current Boeing 777-300/ER configured with 346 seats.
• Ethiopian Airlines Orders Up to 98 Boeing 787 & 737 MAX
• airBaltic Orders Up to 50 Airbus A220
• Royal Jordanian Orders 4 More Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, Royal Air Maroc ordered two
• Emirates placed a huge aircraft order for 90 Boeing 777X airplanes, including 55 777-9 and 35 777-8 jets. The new order increases Emirates' 777X family backlog to 205 jets.
• Emirates is also buying five more 787 jets – growing its 787 backlog to 35 – (while converting 30 787-9s to 20 787-8 and 10 787-10 jets).
• FlyDubai (part of the Emirates group) has also ordered 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets — the aircraft will be the first long-haul, widebody jets to fly for the Emirati low-cost carrier.
• Almost 50% of all aircraft deliveries to Middle East airlines over the next 20 years will be long-haul widebody jets
• There is a long wait to get those bigger 777Xs, which won’t enter service before 2025, fully five years late.
• This week, Philippine Airlines and EVA Air of Taiwan bought A350-1000s instead of waiting for the 777X to replace their older 777s.
• Boeing launched at the Dubai Air Show exactly 10 years ago with big orders from gold-plated airlines Qatar, Emirates of Dubai, Etihad of Abu Dhabi
• US Air Travel Deep dive
• Boeing 757s, Boeing 767s
• Rolls Royce Engines
• US airlines flying older planes
• Airlines Retiring 747s
• Flying Low-Cost in the United States
• US airline (never-ending) boarding groups
• Flying First Class in the US
• Free Upgrades on US Carriers
• United, Delta, American Airlines
• Successful Legal Action Against Airlines
• The Secret US airline "Janet" and its missions in Area 51

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