On this episode of Ab Talk, the first A380s to fly passengers find out their flying days are over.

Heathrow moves one step closer to a third runway.

Singapore Airlines officially announces the return of non-stop flights between

Singapore and Newark and Captain Ken Hoke fills us in on how he gets gas for his airplane.

Hello and welcome to episode 33 of Av Talk.

I am E. Pat Patchnick here as always with...

Jason Rabinowitz, hello and thank you for counting Ian. I've lost track.

I have a... It's a little tally on my arm that I keep going.

Ooh, we just just cut that right in.

It's been a busy two weeks, a lot of odds and ends, you know, happening in the world of aviation, and I think we should start

with the most important story of the last two weeks is that you voluntarily went to Newark Airport

and didn't actually fly anywhere.

I did. I only had to take a subway, a different subway, and a public bus to get there each

way, but it was interesting. I want to go check out the United Polaris

lounge at Newark, which is finally opened as of yesterday, actually the fourth, and it's very nice.

It's very similar to the one you have out in Chicago.

But a bit smaller or bigger?

I don't know.

Now the one in Chicago opened, it was like 30 years ago or something like that at this point.

It's been a long time.

They've made super slow progress.

They managed to open up one in San Francisco a couple weeks ago and Newark now, but they're on a bit of a role, and it's very nice, a huge upgrade from the United Clubs of the past, which were not great.

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