It is important to be comfortable while flying. But maybe getting naked it taking things a bit too far. Fights in the terminal and a nation collapsing are also on this week’s agenda.
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!
United Airlines is bringing back service on the Denver-London route. Here’s a quick take from the team about the new services and what it means for travelers.
A near miss at SFO is big news this week, as are missed earnings numbers, status matches and an AvGeek tragedy.
A(nother) loyalty partnership is dying and IATA admits it is slightly less relevant in one area. But plenty of new stuff coming to keep us interested.
Does competition help or hurt product quality? Plus new airlines and new airplanes and new award charts all starting to show up.
DLD 148: MAX Plus Boom in Paris
- June 29, 2017
- Tagged as: 737MAX, A380, A380plus, Air Canada, Airbus, Antwerp, Boeing, FAA, Paris Air Show, PAS17, podcast, United, United Airlines
The Paris Air Show was full of interesting news again this year, though much of it felt incomplete. Antwerp is an interesting destination and lots of legal stuff happening in North America, too.
Hot weather, hot pizza on board and hot takes on lots of other news this week…
How do you fight the clock against viral media? And is there ever really a good time for international action that isolates a country? Plus a new long Dreamliner route and animals on planes.
Loyalty isn’t just about hotels and airlines. Casinos run some of the largest and must lucrative programs out there. And, not surprisingly, there are people who like to play that game just like those who play the travel game.