Summary: In episode 9, we talk about some of the stranger aviation stories over the past few weeks, including a passenger new to approach patterns and a woman who threw coins into an engine for luck. We also talk with <a href="https://twitter.com/photoJDL">Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren</a> Norwegian’s first 737 MAX delivery and long-haul, low-cost flying.<br> Approach and Landing<br> A passenger, not understanding how approach patterns work, accused the pilots of her flight of being ‘drunk’. It escalated from there. We talk about why that’s such a serious accusation and how approaches to major airports can sometimes lead to a circuitous path.<br> The original tweet has since been deleted and person who made the accusation has since protected their twitter account, but the main thread <a href="https://twitter.com/AmericanAir/status/880436712584994817">begins here</a>.<br> Long-haul, Low-cost Flying<br> Norwegian took delivery of its <a href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-fya">first 737 MAX</a> last week and our guest, <a href="https://twitter.com/photoJDL">Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren</a> was <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/06/30/norwegian-now-second-airline-world-get-boeings-737-max/441558001/">on board the 9 hour flight</a> from Seattle to Oslo. Jeremy describes the flight and we discuss the perks and perils of long-haul, low-cost flying.<br> British Airways leases Qatar A320s<br> British Airways is flying some short- and medium-haul routes with <a href="https://blog.flightradar24.com/blog/british-airways-leasing-nine-qatar-airways-aircraft-during-cabin-crew-strike/">Qatar Airways aircraft and crews</a>. We talk about why and how you can see which flights will be operated by Qatar Airways aircraft.<br> An Aircraft Engine is Not a Wishing Well<br> An elderly woman flying from <a href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/cz380/#de0d875">Shanghai to Guangzhou</a> on China Southern Airlines delayed the flight by five hours after throwing nine coins into the engine for luck during boarding. That’s a 34 minute per coin delay.<br> Let Us Know What You Think<br> Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving us a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/avtalk-aviation-podcast/id1215571407?mt=2">review on iTunes</a>. Reviews on iTunes not only help us make a better show, they help more people find the podcast! Want to send us additional feedback, just <a href="mailto:podcast@fr24.com">email us</a>.<br>
