Beware tall elk and low flying hog hunters
3/20/202656 min
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, more updates on the war in the Middle East, including the mid-air collision between two US Air Force KC-135s and an Iranian drone attack on a fuel facility next to Dubai International Airport. We take a gander at some wildlife related accidents and Atlas Air places the largest A350F order so far. A Tunisian appeals court increases the sentences of two airline executives convicted in hiring fraud. And LEGO is ready with another aviation set that we can’t wait to get our hands on.
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First 90 secondsIan Petchenik· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to episode 362 of AvTalk. I am Ian Petchenik, here as always with Jason Rabinowitz.
Jason Rabinowitz· Co-host0:16
Hello, Ian. How's it going?
Ian Petchenik· Host0:18
Hello, Jason. It's going. We're still upright, which is I think saying something at this point. How are you, sir? You're traveling this week.
Jason Rabinowitz· Co-host0:26
I am. I've kicked off a spring and early summer of a bit more travel than I would actually like, I think. But first stop is Dallas, Texas. I haven't been here since, I think 2019, so that's fun. It's an interesting time to travel, I think. But I had my first flight with Southwest in 12 years, I think. So it's been a minute.
Ian Petchenik· Host0:51
Wow.
Jason Rabinowitz· Co-host0:51
It's been a minute. I actually haven't flown Southwest since the day after the final AirTran flight. So yeah, it's been a little while I'd say, huh?
Ian Petchenik· Host1:01
So let's unpack this for a moment. [laughs] You flew Southwest for the first time in a dozen years after the implementation or the beginning of the implementation of all of the changes. Thoughts?
Jason Rabinowitz· Co-host1:16
Yeah. It was like any other airline, I guess. It's fairly, I don't say, maybe not soon, but hasn't been all that much time since Southwest implemented paid seat assignment and extra legroom, but