DLD 476: Giving away Newark

Newark is on the move. Plus XB-1 takes flight, United dives into pooling, and Avelo looks to grow internationally. Plus plenty more.Click the icon below to listen.
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Newark air traffic is on the move, in a sense. Control of traffic to and from the airport will shift later this summer from the NYC-area’s “N90” controllers to Philadelphia. Can that solve the ATC delays?

Also in this episode:

Big Airbus orders from East AsiaJetBlue kills off LAX focus city, but not completelyRedeyes coming (eventually) to SouthwestXB-1 first flightNew biz seats for Malaysia Airlines (and no more A350 F)Avelo headed to Mexico, Dominican RepublicBA JFK-LGW diversion due to incapacitated pilotBA First Wing check-in (no more liquid restrictions)

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New Pacific dropping RenoairBaltic applies for US authoritiesUnited mileage poolingFrontier to JFK/EWRTennessee tries to ban chemtrailsAlaska Access subscription (and a new route at STS)

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    Related StoriesDLD 402: Three planes you’ll probably never fly. Or maybe four.DLD 475: A rough goDLD 473: Huh, so now what?