Summary: <br> As award charts disappear is loyalty following them out the door? <a href="http://united.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">United Airlines</a> will drop its award <br> charts later this year for flights operated by the carrier and there's a whole <br> lot of discussion about what's good and bad there. Including an <a href="https://travelisfree.com/2019/04/08/the-good-news-in-united-stopovers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">interesting take on the "Excursionist Perk."</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="http://www.boeing.com/commercial/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Boeing</a> cut its <br> 737 MAX production rate as the investigation into recent crashes continues. Work <br> on fixing the software mistakes is ongoing as well. * <a href="https://track.flexlinkspro.com/a.ashx?foid=1044692.248354&foc=2&fot=1002&fos=1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Virgin Atlantic</a> unveiled its new A350 cabin and <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/fozzm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fozz</a> thinks Delta might've <br> had something to say about its design.* A listener asked us about travel insurance. We had very bad answers. Don't <br> be like us. Also, we're going to work on getting better answers soon.* An <a href="https://www.austrian.com/?sc_lang=en&cc=US" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Austrian <br> Airlines</a> plane was <a href="https://twitter.com/VincentTriest/status/1115641026776006656" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">robbed on the runway at Tirana International Airport</a> on <br> Tuesday afternoon in a scene reminiscent of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_Airport_diamond_heist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brussels Heist of 2013</a> and, to a lesser extent, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_heist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lufthansa <br> Heist of 1978</a>. <br> <br> <br> <br> Enjoy the show!<br>
