Welcome back to another week of From the Tray Table.

This week, I could temporarily rebrand the newsletter as "From the Desk" because I'm going nowhere (and goodness knows my body needs the reset).

But just because I'm at home doesn't mean your inbox needs to be boring.

Take a look at today's stacked lineup. You'd be foolish to skip any of it, especially Delta's wildest plane ever.

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I've never seen an airplane like this before. Meet Delta's new Airbus A321neo with 44 first-class seats. (No, that's not a typo.)

Even crazier? Delta never planned to fly this many first-class seats on a single jet. Here's what happened.

This plane was originally supposed to debut new lie-flat suites for Delta's most premium domestic transcon routes.

That's still the long-term plan, but after two years of waiting for the seats to be certified, the airline got antsy. (Planes don't make money sitting in the desert.)

Could it install a temporary configuration in the meantime? Thanks to Delta's in-house TechOps team, the answer is yes.

From the moment you step on board, it's a sea of first-class recliners.

The 2-2 layout spans 11 rows, running basically right up to the wing.

The seats are basically the same four-year-old signature domestic recliners that get mixed reviews.

But there's a twist. These are actually the Premium Select version, which means they have legrests, footrests, and retractable remotes — making this the only domestic jet with these amenities.

Before I toured the plane, I was wondering how Delta planned to serve hot meals to 44 passengers with just a single aisle and a tiny galley.

It got creative again. This time, I won't spoil the surprise.

Here's my first look at this jet. Well worth a read, even if it's just to glance at the pretty pictures inside.

It’s the end of an era for a Delta employee who has undoubtedly impacted your travel experience.

Claude Roussel, Delta's lounge chief, retires today. That name might mean nothing to you, but I can assure you that the Sky Club wouldn’t be the hottest airport lounge in town without him at the helm.

I first met Roussel seven years ago. At the time, he outlined a vision to turn the Sky Club into the best airline lounge network in the country. (The PR team will be glad to know he didn't spill the beans about the Delta One Lounge back then.)

Since then, he's opened scores of new lounges, introduced four Delta One Lounges, and elevated dining and service across the network.

The fastest way to clear TSA these days is Touchless ID.

You need to be a Precheck member and opt in to the facial recognition technology before you can use the lane. (There are some interesting quirks for families traveling with kids.)

Touchless ID has now expanded to over 65 airports, but there's still one major inconvenience for frequent flyers.

Your enrollment status is stored within each airline's frequent flyer program. So if you credit a flight to a partner program, you won't be eligible for Touchless ID.

This just happened to me. I put my Air France Flying Blue number on a Delta flight, didn't get Touchless ID, and could’ve missed my flight because of it.

My favorite place to relax before a flight isn't the terminal or the lounge. It's outdoors.

Some lounges have terraces, but the best airports make this an amenity available to everyone. Denver, JFK, Long Beach, and San Diego are great examples.

But did you know LaGuardia also has a free outdoor deck open to everyone? Neither did I — until I walked past it last week.

Happy (belated) Mother's Day to all the moms out there, including my wife, who, according to the back-end analytics, has read all but one of my newsletters so far.

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