DLD 463: Looking to lose weight (restrictions)

Long flights come with challenging performance requirements. Delta looks to shed some weight restrictions and United may be adding some next year. Also in this episode: * Porter/Alaska partnership * AA 787 Deferral * Airbus finally gets its mega Turkish order * JAL first A350-1000 delivery * QF first A220 delivery * WestJet to Seoul * BA operating to Stansted because City still closes on the weekend * Mexicana converting military 737s for its civilian ops * UA giving up on BNE? For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including: * Southwest FA vote debacle * JSX moving to Scottsdale * Air New Zealand wants to try Starlink * Lufthansa Group bringing TLV service back in January * Delta boosts Austin now that AA pulled back * Delta’s High J A350 layout And plenty more. Enjoy the show!