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.
DLD 147: Hot stuff to start the summer
- June 22, 2017
- Tagged as: business class, Cuba, Delta, Delta Air Lines, PaxEx, Phoenix, podcast, Premium Economy, United, United Airlines
Hot weather, hot pizza on board and hot takes on lots of other news this week…
DLD 146: Bad timing in so many ways
- June 16, 2017
- Tagged as: Basic Economy, Doha, economy class, IATA, LAX, Los Angeles, PaxEx, podcast, Qatar, Qatar Airways, SIN, singapore, United, United Airlines
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.
DLD 145: Gaming the games in casino loyalty
- June 8, 2017
- Tagged as: casino, London, loyalty, podcast
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.
DLD 144: Pontifications over pints
- June 1, 2017
- Tagged as: business class, Delta, inaugural, London, PDX, Portland, Premium Economy
The crew was in London last weekend, primed with a few pints of ale and an inaugural flight experience to share.
DLD 143: What and Where for the Whale?
- May 25, 2017
- Tagged as: 737MAX, 787, A320neo, A380, Airbus, Boeing, Dreamliner, Dubai, Haneda, narita, PaxEx, podcast, Singapore Air, Tokyo
What’s next for the A380? Delays in opening at Dubai and tracking new jets, too.
DLD 142: 3-2-1 Liftoff!
- May 18, 2017
- Tagged as: Cape Canaveral, Inmarsat, internet, podcast, SpaceX
There is something incredible about watching a rocket lift off headed towards space. Seth was in Cape Canaveral to see the most Recent SpaceX launch and is joined by special guest Howard Slutsken to talk about the experience.
DLD 141: Growth, Bans and an un-Ban
- May 11, 2017
- Tagged as: Air Force 1, Alaska Airlines, Angola, FLL, Fort Lauderdale, Gogo, Houston, Luanda, podcast, San Francisco, SFO, SonAir, Spirit Airlines, union, United, United Airlines
Are more electronics bans coming? And why can the general public now buy in on a crazy charter route. More growth at SFO, a whoopsie on Air Force 1 and a Gogo giveaway, too!
DLD 140: Insert Title Here
- May 4, 2017
- Tagged as: 757, 787, Alaska Airlines, dining, Dreamliner, Dubai, JFK, London, merger, PaxEx, Perth, Qantas, United, United Airlines, vaccines, Virgin America
Lots of topics this week but no title for the show…hopefully you’re willing to listen anyways.
