Surprise! Southwest goes with the 737 for an order for up to 300 planes. This time they choose  the 737-7Max over the Airbus A220. Doug and Drew start the transition from Winter Ops talk to Summer and thunderstorms preparation.  We take time to think about what we, including our listeners, have been through over the last year,  and our ups and downs with COVID19 ravaging the aviation world. Other topics in this episode:Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr shuts down the A380New York lifts travel restrictionsAmerican and United cancel 27,000 furloughs thanks to stimulus packageWhy does the Antonov An-225 have some many landing gear tires?Our Anchorage spotting trip, Northern fLights, is on, departing on May 8 on the Alaska Airlines Milk Run!Join the conversation at:http://www.nexttripnetwork.com