Is there money to be made for US airlines in Asia? And is Narita the place to find it? Plus upgrade changes, a buyout, and some non-gambling engagement.

A special episode this week, recorded live at the Points Travel Festival in Portland. We've got the usual news bits, of course, but also an interactive portion with the audience.

Deals signed, routes slashed, and splitting services in a couple different and interesting ways have us talking this week.

Is there a secret to making Newark Airport an esay travel experience? If anyone knows it is United's station manager, John Gooda, our guest on this week's show.

Ups and downs for Boeing this week, plus some FAA issues, a buyout, and an unexpected partnership.

Fozz is off on a grand adventure this week, headed to the far north of Canada.

I dunno…but it seems like lots of Delta news, plus some other idiocy this week

Talk amongst yourselves; I'll give you a topic: These three so-called "points hoarders" goofballs are bad at hoarding and rarely have a point. Discuss!

Singapore? Bangkok? Lisbon? Portland? All are options to hang with the DLD crew this year, with the Portland event just a few weeks away.

The industry gathered in Rio to discuss its future, and things are awfully murky right now. Plus an update on the UA 764 incident at EWR, lounges, dynamic award pricing, and more.