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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.

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DLD 411: Who needs sleep?

• December 1, 2022
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, business class, certification, China Southern, DOH, Doha, Dubai, DWC, EasyJet, FlyAtlantic, freighter, Frontier, GRU, joint venture, LATAM, LAX, Los Angeles, Oneworld, Polaris, premium cabin, Q400, routes, Sao Paulo, Singapore Air, TATL, Transatlantic, Trip Report, union, United Airlines

Long flights, jet lag, and do pilots need to sleep on a trip, too?

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DLD 397: Scavenger Hunt

• August 18, 2022
• Tagged as: A330-900, A330neo, Airbus, Akasa, Allegient Air, AMS, Amsterdam, AraJet, business class, Delta Air Lines, EAS, Emirates, Essential Air Service, Eurostar, first class, Haneda, Heathrow, HND, India, jetblue, LAX, LHR, Los Angeles, Malaysia Airlines, Mint, Northern Pacific, Northern Pacific Airways, points, Premium Economy, routes, Schiphol, seaplanes, Sun Country, SYD, Sydney, Tailwind, Tokyo, Uber

Scavenging for spare parts, profitable routes, or just good travel ideas? We’ve got it all in this week’s show.

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DLD 275: Well-informed opinions

• January 17, 2020
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, Boeing, Delta, Delta Air Lines, grounding, Heathrow, Las Vegas, LAX, LHR, Los Angeles, lounges, Oneworld, podcast

Live from London, we’ve got a special guest smart enough not to talk about things where he doesn’t know what’s going on. It was a very strange conversation on many levels.

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DLD 265: A luxury CRJ200 experience

• October 24, 2019
• Tagged as: 777X, 787-9, A220, A350, Airbus, Boeing, business class, Companion Pass, CRJ200, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, LAX, London, Los Angeles, loyalty, Lyft, New York City, PaxEx, premium cabin, priority boarding, Project Sunrise, Qantas, routes, SkyMiles, SkyMiles Select, Southwest Airlines, subscription, Swiss, SYD, Sydney, Uber, ULH, ultra long haul

Is there such a thing as a nice CRJ200 ride? And why might a new world’s longest flight be a bad idea?? Plus another top tier got harder to realize and LAX is moving its pickup zone outside the terminal loop.

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DLD 225: Drones! Aliens?! Or nothing at all???

• December 27, 2018
• Tagged as: Air Italy, Alaska, ANA, biometrics, CBP, Chicago, Delta Air Lines, DHS, diversion, ExpressJet, LAX, Los Angeles, Milan, MXP, ORD, San Francisco, SFO, TSA, union, United Airlines

Gatwick drones attacked, and we never really learned their demands. An airline sale, a diversion and more better awards, too!

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DLD 216: A bet against JFK

• October 25, 2018
• Tagged as: alliances, American Airlines, ancillary, ancillary fees, awards, British Airways, fees, frequent flier, frequent flyer, fuel surcharges, Hertz, LAX, Los Angeles, PaxEx, podcast, points, rewards, SkyTeam, United Airlines, upgrades, YQ

Is American’s new LAX terminal a bet against JFK? Why is Hertz joining SkyTeam? And what the heck is going on at British Airways??

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DLD 194: The Trojan Zamboni

• May 24, 2018
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, Beijing, China, Delta Air Lines, Germany, India, LAX, Los Angeles, New York City, routes, United Airlines

If you’re going to sneak into Canada we suggest a Trojan Zamboni as the obvious choice for transportation. And apparently Quebec is the best place to make your move.

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DLD 186: My face is my passport; verify me

• March 29, 2018
• Tagged as: biometrics, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Laudamotion, LAX, London, Los Angeles, lounges, Lufthansa, merger, Niki, Norwegian, Ryanair, Sky Club

Biometrics are big these days. But what benefits do they bring to travelers? Ryanair makes a move in Austria and United makes more cuts to Polaris. Plus plenty more…

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DLD 152: The CRJs of Trans-Oceanic Travel

• July 27, 2017
• Tagged as: A350, Air France, ATL, Atlanta, Guadeloupe, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, LAX, LIH, Los Angeles, Maui, OAK, OGG, PDX, Portland, PTP, Scoot, St. Helena

More LCCs across the Pond and A321neos to Hawaii. Some airplanes cannot count and some airlines cannot get enough pilots. Plus lots more!