Summary: Sorry for the delay this week; had some technical challenges that finally got resolved. The good news is that we kept adding content into the list of stories to discuss. Enjoy!<br> <br> <br> <br> Among this week's story:<br> <br> * Monarch is finally really out of business, with some interesting anecdotes around the process<br> * Air Berlin is killing everything long-haul; EasyJet and Lufthansa are circling to pick up the pieces<br> * American Airlines is never going to lose money again according to CEO Doug Parker<br> * Qatar Airways is investing in an Italian airline. Because that always goes so well.<br> * China Airlines is set to fly between Ontario, California and Taipei in Spring 2018<br> * Cal Air/Elite Airways is flying between Las Vegas and Carlsbad, CA<br> * Emirates and flyDubai are (finally) getting closer to each other, with codeshare operations starting later this month<br> * Turkish booked a big order for 787s; we're trying to figure out where they'll all fly<br> * Catalonia wants to be independent and Spain is (not surprisingly) opposed to the idea. And <a href="http://blog.wandr.me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seth</a> is on the way there in a couple weeks. Oops.<br> <br> <br> <br>
