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What is Breeze doing?
It launched in 2021 to fly thin routes a few times a week, with nonstops instead of hub connections.
Now: 91 cities, 300+ routes. It's private, so it's hard to tell if it works. I went through its network, fleet, and DOT financials. Here's what I found:
ALT Three-panel Breeze business case, each with an idea header, visual description, and large takeaway. Breeze carried 43 passengers per day each way per carrier-route versus 343 at network mainline airlines, or 87% fewer. Its 137-seat A220 has a Breeze-attributed 20–25% lower trip-cost claim versus an A321. For BDL–CVG, the nonstop averages 2h03. Five selected paths via PHL, IAD, DTW, CLT, and ORD add a modeled 2h23, 2h25, 2h19, 2h46, and 3h29 respectively, including an illustrative 1h30 connection. The nonstop is 57% less modeled trip time than their unweighted average. Paths are not verified bookable itineraries.
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The 737 MAX 10, certified yesterday about six years late, is going to be a high-capacity workhorse on the busiest hub routes and at slot-constrained airports, where airlines can't add flights but can add seats.
The MAX 10's appeal is unit cost. Boeing says it burns about 20% less fuel than older gen planes and costs about 5% less per seat-mile than an A321neo.
But United's MAX 10s with 189 seats need the same two pilots and four FAs as its 179-seat 737-900ER; that's 10 more seats for the same crew.
Here's where I think the big US airlines fly them:
- Delta's busiest routes all start in Atlanta, to Orlando, LaGuardia, Tampa, and Fort Lauderdale, and I'd expect the MAX 10 to replace older 757s and A321s there.
- United's run through Chicago, Houston, Denver, and Newark.
- American's run through Dallas and Charlotte.
- Alaska's start in Seattle, to Anchorage, LA, and Phoenix.
Some will get lie-flat seats. Alaska is putting its new Aurora suites on at least 25 MAX 10s from 2028: 12 lie-flat seats, each with aisle access, plus 12 premium economy seats, for transcon flying.
United bought lie-flat seats for its MAX 10s years ago too, but after all the delays Scott Kirby says they don't fit on its other planes, and its premium transcon flying went to the A321neo instead.
In the US, Delta and American plan at least 24 first class seats on it, as many as Delta's biggest 757s and more than any American narrowbody.
Ryanair is going the other way, with 228 seats, about 20% more than its 737-800s, at the same slot-limited airports in Europe. O'Leary has said Dublin would be the first Ryanair base to get one.
Airlines have 1,555 on order, about one in three of the 737 MAXes Boeing still has to deliver. Can't wait to fly on one!
ALT Map and table showing each US 737 MAX 10 customer's 10 busiest domestic routes by its own seats, July 2025 to June 2026, excluding lie-flat premium transcon routes, with hubs colored by airline. United's center on Chicago O'Hare, Houston, and Denver. Alaska's mostly run from Seattle, to Anchorage, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Orange County, plus Honolulu to Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Delta's all run from Atlanta, including five to Florida. American's run from Dallas-Fort Worth and Charlotte, plus LaGuardia to Miami. The table lists firm orders: United 167, Alaska 161, American 115, Delta 100, and notes Alaska's lie-flat transcon subfleet from 2028.
ALT Bar chart of firm Boeing 737 MAX 10 orders by customer, October 2026: United 167, Alaska 161, Ryanair 150 (plus 150 options), American 115, WestJet 101, Delta 100, Pegasus 100, Akasa 99. Boeing's total is 1,555 from more than 30 customers. Notes: United, domestic, sized like a 737-900ER. Alaska, Seattle transcon, Hawaii, lie-flat subfleet. Ryanair, 228 seats at slot-limited airports. American, replacing older A321s and 737-800s. WestJet, launch customer, first jet 2027. Delta, LaGuardia, Atlanta, 757 and A321 replacement.
This arch was over 500 years old and my wife and I got to see it a few days before the collapse, unreal. cnn.com/2026/10/02/travel/ha…
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When you start focusing on a loving God who's given everything and stop focusing on what seems to be going wrong, you will see breakthrough.
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I turn 50 today. This is a message to my kids but I offer it to you in case any of it rings useful.
I was born in Sri Lanka in 1976 in a country that, at the time, was about to enter a decades long civil war. My father was able to get stationed at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada for four years in the early 80s - when some of the fighting was most severe - and which from our vantage point in Canada gave us some respite from an otherwise omnipresent conflict.
He came as a diplomat but then my father filed for refugee status after four years when his life was threatened by militants. We stayed in Canada as refugees. My dad never really landed on his feet and we grew up on welfare.
My mom stepped up. She did an incredible thing and put our family on her back and kept marching forward. Sometimes the steps were very small but she always tried to keep moving forward.
I worked at Burger King starting at 14, giving my paycheck to my mom and dad to support our family in the role that I was assigned - earn enough to pay for our bus passes because we couldn’t afford a car.
I was a loser growing up. Some friends, some good memories but mostly forgettable and lonely. I wasn’t very studious but did get my act together in my final year and got into a great university.
I immigrated to the US soon after graduating and found an opportunity. Things clicked and I have been traveling a path to find myself ever since. Only in America is this possible…
I worked hard, followed the rules, paid my taxes and stayed in California out of loyalty for the opportunities it has given me despite its dysfunction.
I found my wife here. Had my kids here. Found my tribe here.
There have been some very hard times as well - deaths, divorce, financial pain, mistakes of omission and mistakes of commission. You can’t dwell on these things - they are weights that will pull you down if you’re not careful. Learn from them. Respect them. BUT MOVE ON.
To think 50 years ago I could have ever gotten a chance to meet the people I’ve met and have had the experiences I’ve had would have been mind boggling to my parents. It’s mind boggling to me now.
We forget often and try to convince others it’s not true but America truly is the best country in the world. Everything and anything is possible here. I can testify. Be grateful to be here.
This is the only place that gives EVERYONE a chance to live a great adventure. The first 50 years have been that for me - an incredible adventure.
Notice there is nothing here about accomplishments or money. Because it doesn’t matter and it won’t matter.
You will be dust in less than 100 years from now and the decision to be remembered won’t be yours so stop sweating it. It’s not in your control.
So what is in your control?
Be kind. Have fun. Work on something meaningful to you. Find your tribe. Try to find perspective. Find an incredible partner. Have a bunch of kids. Live an adventure. Forgive your parents - they were doing the best they could even if that wasn’t what you deserved.
I will do what I can to make my next 50 years a wild ride.
You should too.
I love you and thank you. ❤️
🙏🏽🙏🏽
The A220 Could Unlock 2,200 New Routes - interesting insight in this video. youtu.be/mjqwzqc2vpw?si=qtmF… via @YouTube
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Small hinges swing big doors.
Most people spend all day
searching for the right door to open...
Instead of identifying which small hinge
will swing it wide open for them.
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The first of a coming wave of American open source frontier models that will change the way politicians see open source.
No more will the hawks be able to deliberately conflate open source with China.
Other models coming very soon from American companies.
We need a dozen open source American champions to sweep away the regulatory capture brigade into the dustbin of history.
thinkingmachines.ai/news/int…
3 Important things Jerry Seinfeld talked about in his interview with Adam Carolla. This was a great interview.
- Put your obsessions to work for you. We all have those weird, stubborn, obsessive-compulsive quirks. Jerry’s take is that you shouldn't treat them like a psychological handicap—turn them into your competitive advantage. For him, that means staying up till midnight rewriting a joke because he just has to fix a clunky line, choosing the grind over mindlessly scrolling through his phone. If you have an intense focus or a perfectionist streak, don't suppress it. Channel it into your craft.
- Embrace ruthless minimalism. Jerry loves vintage Porsche race cars for the exact same reason he loves a great joke: they are entirely stripped of fluff. He calls it "interesting simplicity." In his writing, he shaves a premise down until only the absolute, undeniable essence is left. It's a great reminder for daily life and work—so much of our stress and stagnation comes from overcomplicating things. Success usually comes from cutting out the noise and focusing purely on what drives the result.
- Just focus on getting one inch better every day. Jerry brought up one of his favorite athletes, the baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki, who had a simple daily goal: just get one inch better. Those who read "Atomic Habits" understand this as well. Jerry looks at his own work the same way. He notes that doing deep, high-level creative work is just like lifting weights—your brain can only handle a focused sprint of an hour or two a day before it breaks. You don't have to conquer the world by tomorrow evening; you just have to show up, do your daily reps, and trust that those tiny increments build massive strength over time.-
youtu.be/eipUP4g8jU0?si=0BMa… via @YouTube
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Thought this was a great overview about the A330NEO. It wasn’t just re-engined—Airbus Quietly Reengineered the Entire aircraft for double-digit efficiency gain. youtube.com/watch?v=Y3hKuxgx…
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Delta claiming Amazon’s LEO offers the “fastest and most cost-effective technology available” is a wild statement considering it won’t even be available on Delta planes until 2028. They could’ve started offering Starlink - an already proven, operational technology - this year...
Delta Airlines has responded to Elon Musk's post below with a statement:
“The assertion in question is not accurate. Incorporating Delta Sync with Starlink would have been permitted under SpaceX's in-flight Wi-Fi agreement."
Delta on why it chose Amazon's LEO: "This agreement gives us the fastest and most cost-effective technology available to better connect the world today, and it deepens our work with a global leader that shares our ambition to build what’s next."
The airline is targeting 2028 to start offering Leo in-flight Wi-Fi on about half of its fleet. The rest of the jets will continue to use Viasat and Hughesnet.
Jeffrey J retweeted
Boeing 777X era is here!
Yesterday, the first production 777-9 for Lufthansa (customer configured with full cabin) took its maiden flight from Everett. The teal beauty flew 3+ hours... a major milestone after years of delays.
First delivery targeted for 2027. Folding wingtips + GE9X engines incoming.
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The #spirit birds are piling up here at the Pinal Airpark (KMZJ) - even more at GYR.
Why United Airlines CEO Only Makes 5 Decisions a Year | WSJ Leadership I... youtu.be/SimG-C_jIqE?si=iIde… via @YouTube
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The B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program held its Critical Design Review. This milestone enables the program to move closer to modernization of #B52 aircraft with fuel-efficient engines and advanced systems into the 2050s.
Learn more: aflcmc.af.mil/NEWS/Article/4…
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This weeks pod was a blast! I think you all will love it as much as I did.
Very entertaining!
You asked for it! We did it.
Steve SR is the guest this week! 🎶
Cockpit Casual: The Podcast (EP10) @CaptBob_Nomadic
youtu.be/9HoFdgauSYM
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How a Boeing pilot parks his car.
I fully expect it to be like this at all times.
Good Tuesday morning X.
