Hi folks, sorry I didn't respond earlier.
Soft cases are, IMO the way to go right now. Traveling with bikes basically every other weekend for a year, 100% of the damage that I experienced was the result of TSA opening hard cases and closing incorrectly (or not closing at all, when they couldn't figure out how to put the bike back in.) Zero damage when I used soft cases. The fact that TSA can unzip, look inside, and zip back up pretty much eliminates the most significant threat to your bike, the wonderful people at TSA.
I used an EVOC to fly an Andean all over the world last year, and it was fantastic. Zero damage over thousands of miles, and packed super fast. Problem is, it was a prototype of a bag that I don't know will ever make production. We just got one of their inline bags in, and I'm going to put a bike in it early next week and see how it goes. Will report back.
M
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