Lots of 737 shop talk in this episode, recorded on Sunday evening after the ET302 crash outside Addis Ababa. Our condolences to all those affected by the tragedy.
DLD 234: Paine with Pizza
- March 7, 2019
- Tagged as: airports, Alaska Airlines, E175, Everett, Horizon Air, inaugural, PAE, Paine Field, PaxEx, podcast, Seattle
Is it as aggressive a crossover as Avengers: Infinity War? Maybe not. But this week’s show has DLD and MilesToGo producing a joint episode to relive the inaugural festivities at Paine Field and it sure was fun.
Norwegian finally got out of Iran and American wants to spread some luxury around, if you’re willing to pay. Plus, sketchy bookings now have a friendly home online.
DLD 232: Surprise!
- February 21, 2019
- Tagged as: A380, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, San Francisco, SFO
What’s in store this week?? Perhaps it is a surprise for everyone. Owing to some excitement in the recording and editing process we’re all about to find out together!
We’re big fans of all things travel so when a couple of friends launched a new destination guide site we were interested. Welcome to the Statesider, a new take on US travel.
DLD 230: Get your engines rolling
- February 7, 2019
- Tagged as: 787, A380, ANA, Brexit, Emirates, engines, Gatwick, Haneda, Hawaii, Heathrow, HND, jetblue, LGW, LHR, London, Rolls Royce, RouteHappy, Southwest Airlines, Tokyo, United Kingdom
Can Rolls pull off an A380 surprise? And can codeshare flights be a little less crappy for consumers? Plus slots, Haneda changes and Hawaii!
The US government shutdown finally took its toll on a pair of inaugurals, and a few others are giving up, too.
DLD 228: Sassy stories from Croatia
- January 24, 2019
- Tagged as: A320, Air India, Avianca Brazil, bankruptcy, Bonvoy, China, Croatia, Croatia Airlines, FAA, first class, marriott, Marriott Rewards, Norwegian, PaxEx, podcast, Trip Report, TSA, United Airlines, Zagreb
Telling tales and enjoying a winter holiday in Zagreb, Croatia. The sass mostly comes from others, not us.
DLD 227: Not so fast!
- January 17, 2019
- Tagged as: Air Asia, Air New Zealand, Brexit, business class, Cathay Pacific, engines, first class, GE9X, Iberia, lounge, podcast, Polaris, TSA, United Airlines
A government shutdown and slowing airline expansion both take their toll. Plus an airline brand dies. But mistake fares live on!
DLD 226: Stuck in IROPS hell
- January 3, 2019
- Tagged as: A220, Delta Air Lines, FAA, IROPs, Istanbul
No one likes when flights are delayed or canceled. But why is dealing with it such a pain in the ass?
