Summary: <br> Cutting money-losing programs makes sense in many cases; airlines around the world have trimmed first class cabins from their fleet, for example, to control those costs. Selling off a profitable segment of the business is a little less normal, especially when it might just be the last bit that is consistently making money.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Topics in this week's show include:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Initial thoughts on the Aeroflot SSJ crash on Sunday that resulted in 40+ deaths.* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://aerlingus.com" target="_blank">Aer Lingus</a> adding the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://paxex.aero/2019/05/aer-lingus-aerspace-eurobiz/" target="_blank">AerSpace EuroBiz product that isn't quite business class or even really eurobiz</a>, but it is better than economy in a few ways.* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/commercial-aircraft.html" target="_blank">Bombardier</a> selling <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://paxex.aero/2019/05/bombardier-restructure-aviation-belfast-composite-wing-facility/" target="_blank">off its aerostructures division, the last profitable part of its commercial aviation division</a>.* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://track.flexlinkspro.com/a.ashx?foid=1044692.138250057&foc=2&fot=9999&fos=1" target="_blank">Etihad</a> taking over <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.jetairways.com/EN/US/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Jet Airways</a> slots in London, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://paxex.aero/2019/05/etihad-increases-heathrow-flights-protect-jet-airways-slots/" target="_blank">squatting on them until it can find someone to buy or lease the valuable assets</a>* Delta <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://paxex.aero/2019/04/delta-mumbai-jfk-december/" target="_blank">launching Mumbai service from JFK</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.koreanair.com/global/en.html" target="_blank">Korean Air</a> <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://paxex.aero/2019/05/korean-slashes-first-class-routes/" target="_blank">slashing its first class cabin from many routes</a>* A <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.Delta.com" target="_blank">Delta Air Lines</a> <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://blog.wandr.me/2019/05/getting-to-deltas-best-skymiles-price/" target="_blank">SkyMiles redemption experience that was truly dumbfounding</a>* More thoughts on the Heathrow expansion plans <br> <br> <br> <br> Enjoy the show!<br>
