DLD 494: The Farnborough files
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Perhaps major airshows are losing their impact on the industry a bit. But Farnborough still brought plenty of key news to the fore. Also in this episode: * Flydubai sees things differently on Boeing’s solid first day * TK non-order (engines) * Flynas - MoU 75x A320neo, 15x A339 (2-class, 400pax) * Indian & Swiss flying boats * Hydrogen fuel cells, including KLM prop w ZeroAvia, but Airbus scales back APU test plans * Boom’s “progress” towards real planes * New Qsuite from Qatar Airways and new Crystal Suite from Turkish Airlines In the not from Farnborough files: * BA moving to GE engines on new 78X deliveries * Avelo goes international * Southwest assigned seats & redeyes For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including: * ANA domestic deval * Bilt deval * JetBlue in New England * AA Earnings * Boeing titanium inquiry now up to 10 years And plenty more. Enjoy the show.
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