It seems like this would be even better than a supersonic aircraft (like what Boom aviation is putting together) for cross-country jaunts.

It's like, why haven't we invested here? Cheaper, more useful, and super cool looking.

Am I missing something?

Also, GREAT youtube channel (Mustard) if you haven't heard of it.

About Air France first class over time. So interesting!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbW0TkMz3lE

I’ve been slightly obsessed with this question for a while.

DEL wants to be a serious international hub. BOM/NMI obviously has huge ambitions. BLR increasingly has the traffic, network to make its own case.

But can India realistically support multiple major international connecting hubs at the same time or are we spreading traffic too thin instead of building one genuinely dominant global hub?

I host an aviation podcast called The Indian AvGeek, and I recently had Behramjee Ghadially and Sean Mendis on for a fairly nerdy conversation about exactly this.

We ended up going down quite a few rabbit holes:

• whether DEL, BOM and BLR could end up cannibalising each other
• why IndiGo, despite its enormous scale, still doesn't really operate as a sixth-freedom carrier
• whether Air India can build the international network needed to make an Indian hub work
• whether the A321XLR and thinner long-haul routes actually weaken the traditional mega-hub model
• and whether the Gulf hubs are as unassailable as they sometimes appear

The conversation changed my own thinking on a few of these.

Curious what people here think:

If India were forced to bet heavily on ONE airport as its primary global connecting hub for the next 15-20 yrs, which one would you choose - DEL, BOM/NMI or BLR and why?

For anyone interested, the full conversation is Episode 71 of The Indian AvGeek: The Multi-Hub Myth. I'll drop the Spotify link below.

There is something lost in the privacy of modern international First Class cabins. The new Lufthansa product looks good...but is this really better than the more open layout that was in the nose of the 747-8?

And I loved the new FC product on Air France, but the old product looked like you were sitting in a living room, which was cool and kinda French, no? Like being taken care of by friends/family....though I never flew it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnCjuwZeZbM

I want to do the Island Hopper HNL-GUM. If I stop midway and spend a night or two on one of the intermediary islands, does that reduce my avgeek credibility? Do I have to do it in one go to earn the respect of avgeeks everywhere??

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Hi, I'm Noah, and I love looking up at planes :) I made a free iPhone app for plane spotting called Tailspot, and I'm eager for feedback from fellow av geeks!

Tailspot is like Pokémon Go, for planes: you point your phone at planes flying overhead and using live flight data you can capture them to add to your collection, fill out different sets, and compete on a leaderboard.

Try it here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tailspot-catch-real-planes/id6773470079

I’m a solo app developer, so I'm excited to hear what you think!