AvTalk Episode 365: Bag fees, bag fees, bag fees
About this episode
This episode discusses space travel, airline bag fees, and recent aviation news including jet fuel shortages and airspace reopenings.
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we make a special trip to space and await Artemis II’s return to Earth. A tenuous cease fire in Iran leads to the first airspace re-openings, but a lack of jet fuel is affecting airports in Asia and Europe. US airlines are hiking bag fees across the board and United Airlines is introducing basic premium fares. And in Brisbane, one particular jet bridge really had it out for a pair of 737s. Helpful links for this week’s episode * How NASA’s Optical Communications System (O2O) works * NASA’s test cat “Taters” * Photos from the Artemis II mission * United Airlines’ new basic business class fares Thank you for listening! Whether this is your first episode of AvTalk or you’ve listened to every single episode, we appreciate you spending your time with us. If you’d like to help other people find AvTalk, please consider leaving a rating and review on the the platform of your choice. Happy tracking and thanks for listening! Please click here for a transcript of this episode .
Topics covered
- space travel
- airline fees
- jet fuel shortages
- airspace reopening
- aviation news
Keywords
- Artemis II
- bag fees
- jet fuel
- airspace
- United Airlines
- aviation
- Brisbane
- Iran
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA, United Airlines
Places: Iran, Brisbane, Asia, Europe
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