DLD 182: Blown tires, blown service recovery




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Summary: Delta pulled its discount for NRA members over the weekend, pissing off Georgia's Lieutenant Governor and <a href="https://blog.wandr.me/2018/02/delta-air-lines-nra-tax-break/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">costing it a potential $40mm annually in tax savings</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> * A blown tire on a United flight kept <a href="http://badice.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stephan</a> from joining us this week in a somewhat bizarre sequence of events<br> * AF is flying SAN-CDG 11/29-12/4. Why?!?<br> * Hawaiian Airlines is <a href="https://leehamnews.com/2018/02/20/boeing-displaces-airbus-hawaiian-wins-787-9-deal-airline-cancels-a330-800-order/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dropping its A330neo order</a> in favor of the 787<br> * <a href="https://skift.com/2018/02/25/ryanair-files-u-s-lawsuit-against-expedia-over-screen-scraping/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ryanair is suing Expedia</a> for screen scraping<br> * O'Hare is set for a massive <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2018/02/26/massive-revamp-chicagos-ohare-airport-likely-set-intense-scramble-new-gates-routes?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$8.5bn redevelopment effort</a><br> * American &amp; Qantas are trying again to collude<br>