DLD 138: Na·ive·té




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Summary: It seems I did figure out how to spell Naïveté. I suppose that's a good thing. Even better are the real topics in this week's show, including:<br> <br> * American Airlines is cutting back on commercial charter operations and the NFL is one of its targets. Six teams are looking for a new airline for the 2017 season: <a title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2017/04/15/american-airlines-drops-charter-flights-for-six-nfl-teams-including-dolphins-and-steelers/#3155706d4cbc" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2017/04/15/american-airlines-drops-charter-flights-for-six-nfl-teams-including-dolphins-and-steelers/#3155706d4cbc">https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2017/04/15/american-airlines-drops-charter-flights-for-six-nfl-teams-including-dolphins-and-steelers/#3155706d4cbc</a><br> * Back in September 2015 a <a href="http://blog.wandr.me/2017/04/crew-interview-ba2276-fire-las-vegas/" target="_blank">British Airways 777 (BA2276) caught fire leaving Las Vegas</a>. Some of the NTSB interview notes are now public and it is either scary or spectacularly reassuring, depending on your level of confidence or ignorance of the system.<br> * United Airlines made the news, again, for kicking someone off a plane and using LEOs to help. No leggings this time and it was probably justified based on behavior. Still, methinks there's going to be a lot more of this in the future and that mostly sucks for everyone: <a title="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-fiancee-kicked-united-flight-en-route-wedding-article-1.3062286" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-fiancee-kicked-united-flight-en-route-wedding-article-1.3062286">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-fiancee-kicked-united-flight-en-route-wedding-article-1.3062286</a><br> * No one flies over North Korea. That's hardly new and is unlikely to change: <a title="https://blog.flightradar24.com/blog/a-look-at-airspace-in-north-korea-and-the-surrounding-area/" href="https://blog.flightradar24.com/blog/a-look-at-airspace-in-north-korea-and-the-surrounding-area/">https://blog.flightradar24.com/blog/a-look-at-airspace-in-north-korea-and-the-surrounding-area/</a><br> * What's your Ideal spring Holy Week trip? With Passover, Easter and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkran" target="_blank">Songkran</a> all occurring around the same time of year and plenty of destinations available to celebrate each of them where would our hosts go? Where would you go??<br> <br> <br> <br> Enjoy!<br> <br>  <br> <br>