Airplanes and hail don’t mix, and a storm rendering 10% of an airline’s fleet unflyable is all sorts of bad.
DLD 493: Is your crowd on strike?
- July 25, 2024
- Tagged as: A321XLR, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, certification, China, CRJ550, Dallas, DCA, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, DFW, DOT, EU261, Farnborough, FIA2024, Fiji Airlines, Greenland, London, regulators, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, union, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia
What a mess for airlines and more as millions of Windows-based computers were knocked offline last Thursday night.
DLD 492: Whoopsie!
- July 18, 2024
- Tagged as: 777X, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Archer, Breeze Airways, certification, DCA, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, DOT, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Portland, Portsmouth, PSM, PWM, Riyadh Air, slots, Southwest Airlines, SSJ100, Washington DC, ZeroAvia
It could’ve been a lot worse, for sure. But now we have some initial details about the Southwest flight that took off from a closed runway two weeks ago.
DLD 489: Well and truly screwed
- June 28, 2024
- Tagged as: A220, Aer Lingus, AirBaltic, Alaska Airlines, Amazon, American Airlines, ancillary fees, Archer, Basic Economy, Boeing, Boom Supersonic, cargo, codeshare, Department of Transportation, DOT, engines, eVTOL, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Global Airlines, GTF, Iberia, jetblue, JSX, Mexico, OKC, Oklahoma City, Pratt & Whitney, regulators, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country, union, Volaris, WestJet
The US DOT seems keen to rewrite the rules – or at least how they’re enforced – in a way that’s liable to significantly impact the US market.
DLD 488: Blame Taylor Swift
- June 20, 2024
- Tagged as: Airbus, Alaska Airlines, bankruptcy, Boeing, Bonza, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, DUB, Dublin, Emirates, Frontier, ISP, jetblue, passport, Qantas, routes, safety, Southwest Airlines, Starlux, Toronto, Trip Report, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet, YYZ
We finally managed to work a pop culture reference into the show…only took a decade.
DLD 486: Searching for our App-y place
- June 6, 2024
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines
Something a bit different this week as Stephan and Fozz take a closer look at some airline apps.
DLD 483: Change is coming
- May 16, 2024
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, artificial intelligence, Avelo, CRJ550, Delta Air Lines, Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, DOT, ITA Airlines, jetblue, LaGuardia, LGA, Lufthansa Group, Phoenix, regulators, routes, San Juan, SJU, slots, Trip Report, United Airlines, Zoom Airlines
Is change good? Is it bad? Should you get a refund? Or fly the new routes? Come join us for these conversations and more…
DLD 476: Giving away Newark
- March 28, 2024
- Tagged as: Air Traffic Control, AirBaltic, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, ATC, Avelo, Boom, Boom Supersonic, British Airways, business class, Dominican Republic, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, jetblue, JFK Airport, LAX, Los Angeles, Malaysia Airlines, Mexico, New Haven, New Pacific Airways, Newark, points, routes, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, supersonic, United Airlines, XB-1
Newark is on the move. Plus XB-1 takes flight, United dives into pooling, and Avelo looks to grow internationally. Plus plenty more.
Well, that’s another week that Boeing probably wishes didn’t happen…
DLD 471: It still doesn’t make sense
- February 22, 2024
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737-200, A380, Air Canada, Air Serbia, Air Traffic Control, Alaska Airlines, Allegient Air, artificial intelligence, Barbados, Canada, Delta Air Lines, ETOPS, Global Airlines, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, jetblue, Lufthansa, merger, Nolinor, Qantas, regulators, routes, Spirit Airlines, Thai Airways, United Airlines
Revisiting a couple stories from the past few weeks, and they still don’t make much sense. Plus lots of new news, too.
