DLD 418: Flying on funky wings

New wing designs, and new engines hanging from them, could change the way we fly. Or at least make it more efficient.

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Also in this episode:

• CommuteAir pwned
• DCA is a connecting airport now
• Croatia Airlines takes the A220
• Lufthansa Group formally asks to be allowed to negotiate for ITA (and is the only bidder)
• New Boeing/NASA demonstrator of single-aisle design with a funky wing
• A4A wants waiver extended on slots at HND and China
• Southwest strike authorization vote & “gratitude pay” for pilots
• Delta AIP becomes a TA
• Ethiopian to add Atlanta service via Dublin
• Delta LAX-AKL, ATL-NCE, JFK-CDG 3x
• Envoy exiting E45 ops for American Eagle.

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• ZeroAvia flew a hydrogen plane for 10 minutes
• AA106 pilots say they didn’t know how seriously they screwed up until landing in London.
• Avelo v Breeze revisited

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