Boarding Pass 202: Planes, Planes, and More Planes

Doug is back from Frankfurt, and Drew is rounding everyone up to create Winter ops checklists as temps start dropping. Breaking news is a cargo 757 doing a belly landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee after a possible hydraulic issue.  We discuss landing gear situations as well as a planeload of other topics:SAS moves from the STAR Alliance to SkyTeam with Air France/KLM buying a stakeJetblue flight attendants get a raise and back the merger with SpiritUnited buys another 110 aircraft including 50 787s and 60 A321NEOsDrew has a weight restricted flight from DC to Tokyo - how does ops handle that?We explain why we think American Airilnes is suing to keep its Northeast Alliance with JetBlueJoin the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/https://www.nexttripnetwork.com