DLD 473: Huh, so now what?

American Airlines placed a sizable single-aisle aircraft order this week. Perhaps the biggest surprise: Neither Boeing nor Airbus came out on top, at least in terms of total aircraft committed. Also in this episode: * An absurd trip to try Starlink on Hawaiian * BA adding inflight messaging * JetBlue/Spirit deal is dead * More Eclipse flights (DL 2nd frequency, WN contest with Omni) * Qantas new A220 in service * TK’s first flight to MEL For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including: * Mexico objects to the DOT’s suspension of DL/AM ATI * Boeing’s 90 day deadline from the FAA * United award pricing * New Pacific trip report * BA-B-Q sauce * First Allegris route is MUC-YVR * Verdi strike And plenty more. Enjoy the show!