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DLD 408: Winter is coming

• November 3, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, A220, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Big Front Seat, business class, Cabotage, Canada, China, codeshare, CommuteAir, E175, Eastern Airlines, economy class, Embraer, HAECO, IAG, IATA, Iberia, LATAM, Mexico, Mexico City, Norwegian, podcast, premium cabin, PVG, Riga, RIX, routes, seating, seats, Shanghai, Spirit Airlines, Starlux, Vector, Virgin Atlantic

The semi-annual IATA seasonal schedule change happened last weekend, and it brings some fun and interesting new routes and slot opportunities to the industry.

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DLD 402: Three planes you’ll probably never fly. Or maybe four.

• September 15, 2022
• Tagged as: Aeroflot, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, bagtag, Boeing, Boom, Boom Supersonic, Companion Pass, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IATA, Irkut, ITA Airlines, Italy, JFK, JFK Airport, MC-21, New York City, Newark, NFTs, Russia, Southwest Airlines, SSJ100, sukhoi, Tupelov, United Airlines

Can Russia produce more than 300 commercial aircraft by the end of the decade to backfill the Boeing and Airbus frames that will be inoperable by then? And would you fly on one if they do??

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DLD 354: Generally speaking

• October 7, 2021
• Tagged as: A380, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, first class, Hong Kong, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM21, premium cabin, Qatar Airways, routes, singapore airlines, Trip Report

We’re on location this week, recording at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston where industry CEOs and suppliers gathered to absolutely not collude on anything they cannot legally address.

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DLD 313: A different set of codes

• October 15, 2020
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, alitalia, awards, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hertz, IATA, MileagePlan, podcast, points, rewards, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report

We’re about more than just airplanes, especially these days. But don’t worry too much; air travel still dominates the conversation this week.

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DLD 303: It’s Just Zoom

• August 6, 2020
• Tagged as: A318, Airbus, Boeing, Boom, Boom Supersonic, British Airways, ExpressJet, Finnair, IAG, IATA, International Airline Group, podcast, refunds, regional jets, Rolls Royce, special guest, supersonic, United Airlines

Schedules slashed, Inflight magazines fly home and hundreds of millions in refunds. Plus, we nerd out with special guest Pizza in Motion about RV life.

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DLD 290: Desert flyover

• May 7, 2020
• Tagged as: Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, Air France, AUH, Australia, cargo, COVID-19, Gatwick, IATA, Iran, LGW, Mahan Air, New Zealand, podcast, Project Sunrise, Qantas, seating, seats, special guest, ULH, ultra long haul, ultra longhaul, United Airlines, Vilnius, Virgin Atlantic, VNO, WizzAir

Thousands of planes parked, some permanently, make for stunning images. But it comes at a cost, with jobs lost and an economic hit that is hard to measure so far.

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DLD 283: Death by a a thousand cuts

• March 12, 2020
• Tagged as: A380, bankruptcy, Brexit, China, COVID-19, EASA, FlyBE, IATA, Korean Air, London, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, podcast, Qantas, routes, slots, train

We’re trying to not just talk about the novel coronavirus all day, every day. But lately the challenges it creates have dominated the aviation industry. So we’re talking about it again. But some other stuff, too.

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DLD 282: Unfair and Deceptive Practices

• March 5, 2020
• Tagged as: Bamboo Airways, COVID19, Delta Air Lines, Heathrow, IATA, LHR, MUC, Munich, podcast, routes, slots, United Airlines, Vistara

What does it mean when airlines behave unfairly towards customers? And why should we all be worried that they’re about to be a lot more deceptive? Listen in to find out.

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DLD 245: Kiwi Dreams

• May 30, 2019
• Tagged as: 787-10, A380, Air New Zealand, Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, engines, General Electric, GEnx, IATA, IATAAGM, lawsuit, PEOPLExpress, Rolls Royce, TWA Hotel, union, United Kingdom

New planes (787-10s), new union lawsuits (AA & DL) and new access to faster immigration lines (UK eGates) are just some of the exciting news in this week’s show.

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DLD 218: Smoothing connections

• November 8, 2018
• Tagged as: 787-10, A330-800, A330neo, Alaska Airlines, alitalia, American Airlines, Brexit, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, elite status, engines, Ethiopian Airlines, EXP, IATA, Icelandair, lawsuit, LFW, Lome, merger, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, SEA, SIN, singapore, singapore airlines, Togo, United Airlines, WOW Air

A smooth connection in Seattle was unexpected. Smoothing connections in Africa might be useful. And Brexit likely means rough connections for millions. Hooray!