Summary: <br> More openings than closings should be good news for lots in the industry, though things remain precarious on many fronts.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> <br> <br> * A couple listener questions, including what it means to Delta for several of its <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-air-latam-bankruptcy-analysis/deltas-global-growth-drive-stalled-by-latin-american-bankruptcies-idUSKBN2431HV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JV/equity partners to be facing financial turmoil</a> and a revisit of the <a href="http://aircanada.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Air Canada</a> <a href="https://paxex.aero/2020/06/air-canada-launches-half-priced-rewards-in-north-america/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">50% reward rebate deal</a> we discussed a couple weeks back.* <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norwegianair-boeing/norwegian-air-cancels-97-boeing-planes-files-legal-claim-for-compensation-idUSKBN2402X2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Norwegian cancelled 97</a> <a href="http://www.boeing.com/commercial/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Boeing</a> aircraft orders* Europe is reopening with <a href="http://www.ryanair.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryanair</a> and <a href="https://www.easyjet.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EasyJet</a> dramatically increasing flights, but lots of foreigners are still not really welcome* Around the world lounges are starting to reopen as well, often with digital solutions to replace menus and food ordering. <a href="https://www.qantas.com/us/en.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Qantas</a>, Air Canada, <a href="http://finnair.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Finnair</a>, <a href="http://ba.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">British Airways</a> and more all made strides in this area last week* What if you had to <a href="https://paxex.aero/2020/07/tap-to-pee-pxcom-digital-lavatory-queuing-option/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">log in to an app to use the lav on board</a>? Or tap through to a special screen on the inflight entertainment system??* Qantas is giving its 747s something of a proper sendoff, with <a href="https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-boeing-747-retirement-flights-for-sydney-brisbane-canberra" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">celebratory send-off flights in a few cities</a>* <a href="http://aa.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">American Airlines</a> is <a href="https://paxex.aero/2020/07/american-surrender-los-angeles-lax/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">shifting more of its west coast operations up to Seattle and cutting back at LAX</a><br> <br> <br> <br> For our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/dotslinesdestinations">Patreon subscribers</a> we have bonus content, including:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Boeing reportedly cutting production of the 747 in a couple years* Some thoughts on the July 4th military flyovers* <a href="https://twitter.com/fozzm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fozz</a>'s friend, Otto<br>
