American has a bunch more planes on order, while JetBlue and Spirit officially call it quits. Plus lots more…

More baggage talk, plus buses, and an airline is out of business.

What’s the silliest reason you’ve ever heard of for planes to be removed from service? We might have a new top contender for that title.

Why? because it leads to deliciousness later. But that has nothing to do with this week’s conversation. Fortunately, we’re joined by Ed in an effort to keep things on track.

Long flights come with challenging performance requirements. Delta looks to shed some weight restrictions and United may be adding some next year.

Maybe it’ll work, but there are some half-baked plans being bandied about. And we’re not a fan of that unless they’re our half-baked plans.

Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. There are lots of reasons the deal makes sense, but more than a few questions we have about how it will play out.