What Airlines Don’t Want You to Know About Summer Travel

What Airlines Don’t Want You to Know About Su...

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The State of Aviation Right Now: Q&A Episode

Dan and Alex are back with a full Q&A episode covering the biggest stories in aviation right now. From Icelandair red eyes and narrow-body long-haul fatigue to the American Airlines A321XLR crew complaints, EU EES border delays, and the American-United merger rumor — nothing is o ...  Show more

The Aviation Fuel Crisis Is Here: Lufthansa Cancels 20,000 Summer Flights

The aviation industry is at a breaking point. With the Strait of Hormuz closed and jet fuel in critical shortage, Europe faces catastrophic disruptions. Lufthansa just cancelled 20,000 flights. Gulf carriers are struggling. Meanwhile, Scott Kirby's audacious lobbying for a United ...  Show more

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