Summary: <br> A couple major unexpected events this week caught us off guard, but we're doing our best to get through it all.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Alaska/Horizon incident<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://paxex.aero/akbar-al-baker-out-as-qatar-airways-ceo/">Akbar is out at Qatar Airways</a><br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://paxex.aero/delta-skymiles-skyclub-changes-softened/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delta rolls back some loyalty changes</a><br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://livefromalounge.com/air-india-express-reveals-future-plans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New liveries for Air India Express</a> and Avianca<br> <br> <br> <br> * Air France closing Orly ops (Transavia will remain) in 2026<br> <br> <br> <br> * MEA moving planes out of Lebanon<br> <br> <br> <br> * Alaska Airlines adding Anchorage-JFK/SAN and other MAX 8 routes<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.airgreenland.com/news/air-greenland-launches-a-route-to-iqaluit/">Air Greenland Nuuk-Iqaluit</a><br> <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> <br> * <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-pumps-cash-into-spirit-aerosystems-to-shore-up-troubled-supplier/">Boeing pumping cash into Spirit Aerosystems</a><br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://paxex.aero/aer-lingus-united-codeshare-dead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UA/EI codeshare is dead</a><br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://paxex.aero/united-hawaiian-spar-over-haneda-night-slots/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UA/HA Handea fight still smoldering</a><br> <br> <br> <br> * ZIPAIR HND-PDX?<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://paxex.aero/delta-directv-live-television-767-400/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delta bringing live television to the 767-400s (and probably more widebodies, eventually)</a><br> <br> <br> <br> * UA gets first A321neo<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> And plenty more. Enjoy the show!<br>
