Long flights come with challenging performance requirements. Delta looks to shed some weight restrictions and United may be adding some next year. Also in this episode: * Porter/Alaska partnership * AA 787 Deferral * Airbus finally gets its mega Turkish order * JAL first A350-1000 delivery * QF first A220 delivery * WestJet to Seoul * BA operating to Stansted because City still closes on the weekend * Mexicana converting military 737s for its civilian ops * UA giving up on BNE? For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including: * Southwest FA vote debacle * JSX moving to Scottsdale * Air New Zealand wants to try Starlink * Lufthansa Group bringing TLV service back in January * Delta boosts Austin now that AA pulled back * Delta’s High J A350 layout And plenty more. Enjoy the show!