DLD 141: Growth, Bans and an un-Ban




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Summary: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/09/news/companies/spirit-airlines-pilots/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spirit Airlines pissed off pilots so much there was a work slowdown and a court injunction. Added bonus: Passenger riots in Fort Lauderdale when flights got cancelled</a>.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55558-angolas-sonair-opens-houston-express-up-to-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SonAir will let the general public buy in on its charter flights between Houston and Luanda, Angola. A crazy line that comes at quite a price</a>.<br> <br> United is <a href="http://newsroom.united.com/2017-05-08-United-Airlines-Increases-Service-Between-San-Francisco-and-18-Destinations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">expanding domestic operations at SFO even more than previously expected</a>, mostly in a response to Alaska Airlines' growth in the market.<br> <br> Is the Electronics Ban spreading to the rest of Europe? We don't know and it would suck if it does, so we talk about that a bit.<br> <br> <a href="http://gogoair.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gogo</a> has a private 737-500 named Jimmy Ray. <a href="http://blog.wandr.me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seth</a> was <a href="https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/05/10/joyride-on-the-jimmy-ray-gives-glimpse-of-paxex-with-new-2ku-modem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on board to put the newest 2Ku in-flight internet service through its paces</a>. Added bonus: Gogo gave us a bunch of free passes to give to all of you!<br> <br> Air Force 1 had a contamination problem in the oxygen systems on board. <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2017/May/09/2001744177/-1/-1/1/AFD-170509-335-001.PDF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Boeing is paying the $4mm+ repair costs there</a>.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=764722">Support the Show!</a><br> <br>