New planes, new routes, and new seats all bode well for the future. And some lines being dropped might not be so bad, either.

Catching up on some reader mail, and also on big changes coming in airports served, meals on board, and vaguely boring partnerships.

So much noise for a handful of new routes. Is it really worth the hype? Plus an airline blocks customers and a hotel sues its parent brand.

We’ve got a special guest on the show this week, talking about a very special topic. There’s a new aviation-themed children’s book out, Aya and Avi’s Airplane Adventure, and we’ve got the author on to talk about his inspiration for pulling it together and a few other things.