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Doug is in Palm Springs on a family road trip and Drew is entertaining family from California. They say all aviation regulations are written in blood. Are nautical regulations the same? We discuss:
All aviation and nautical regulations are written in blood
When is the best time to book airline tickets?
Breeze Airways starts service to BWI, DAY, and TTN (Trenton NJ)
Airbus leans toward launching the A220-500
JetBlue is the biggest winner from Spirit’s demise
Parker from SLC asks about pilot crew pairing and influencer pilots
John from JAX asks how airlines manage crews in IRROPs
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Doug is back from his W routing, doing SFO-LHR-IAD-LHR-SFO, and met up with Doug in DC. Drew is celebrating his airport’s 85th anniversary. We discuss:
DCA’s 85th birthday
The sun is rising on Qantas’ Project Sunrise
Airlines get a break on fuel prices
More airlines adding CMB to the route map
Updates on Boom Overture, Archer Midnight, Heart Aerospace ES30, and JetZero Z4
What are squawk codes?
Those pesky transit visas
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Doug and Drew catch you up on our last two weeks. Drew’s been busy welcoming new employees and showing them around airport operations while Doug talks about his trips to Barcelona and Rome. Drew gets his mom into a travel nightmare, but quickly finds a backup plan, and Doug gets training on night vision goggles. We discuss:
IATA’s Director General, Willie Walsh, sounds the alarm
Riyadh Air takes to the sky
Travel Insurance
Listener comments
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Doug’s non-touristy fine dining Rome restaurant, Ristorante Il Piccolo Mondo. 
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We’re honored to have Eivind Roald, CEO of Norse Atlantic Airways, on the show today. Eivind talks about how he came into aviation from IT, left, but then was drawn back in. He was a VP for SAS before his aviation journey brought him to Norse Atlantic. We discuss Norse’s history and challenges and Eivind shares his ideas for how Norse grows, going forward, as well as the possiblity of a merger or acquisition. 
We finish with Eivind talking about his favorite destinations around the world and in Norway. 
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Doug is excited to get back to flying after weeks at home and Drew is dealing with record bird strikes at the airport. We discuss:
Drew’s travel planning
Possible customs chaos 
737-7 certification progress
Norse Atlantic is for sale
Geography lesson 
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