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DLD 450: Wait, there’s now lounge elite status??

• September 21, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 8, 757-200, A350, Allegiant, American Express, Boeing, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, elite status, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, lounge, lounges, medallion, merger, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, seating, seats, Sky Club, SkyMiles, slots, Spirit Airlines, Swiss, Trip Report, United Airlines, Upgrade, Vietnam Airlines

Delta made waves with its SkyMiles/SkyClub rules changes last week. Plus, new seats, new routes, and an end to revenge.

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DLD 449: Trademarks and diversions

• September 14, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Biman Bangladesh, business class, catering, CFM, China, Condor, Delta Air Lines, diversion, engines, JAL, jetblue, New Pacific Airways, New York City, Northern Pacific Airways, Pratt & Whitney, premium cabin, routes, singapore airlines, Thai Airways, Trip Report, United Airlines

Intellectual property is a very real thing. So are weather-induced diversions these days.

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DLD 448: ¿Cual Aeropuerto?

• September 7, 2023
• Tagged as: A380, ancillary fees, bankruptcy, China Southern, Corendon, Cuba, Delta Air Lines, El Al, elite status, Ethiopian Airlines, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Haneda, HND, jetblue, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Mexico, Mexico City, Monarch, Oneworld, PDX, Portland, Qantas, Qatar Airways, routes, Tokyo, Virgin Australia

Picking an airport in Mexico might be a bit more challenging later this year. Plus flying whales and more Tokyo.

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DLD 447: Too much red

• August 31, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 787-10, 787-9, A350-1000, Aer Lingus, Airbus, American Airlines, Atlantic Airways, Avios, Boeing, China, El Al, elite status, FAA, Faroe Islands, Federal Aviation Administration, Finnair, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetblue, merger, Monarch, Porter Air, Qantas, revenue-based, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Trip Report

How much money can a one-plane airline lose in just two months? More than just about everyone involved expected.

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DLD 446: Flying the Faroes

• August 24, 2023
• Tagged as: A320neo, Atlantic Airways, Faroe Islands, special guest, Trip Report

A report from the inaugural flight from the Faroe Islands to New York, plus other bits along the way.

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DLD 445: Ghosts in the sky

• August 17, 2023
• Tagged as: 767, Air India, Air Peace, Antigua, Australia, China, Department of Transportation, DOH, Doha, DOT, Frontier, Mexicana, Mexico, NTSB, Qatar Airways, routes, slots

Empty flights typically suck, but sometime airlines still fly them and make money doing so.

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DLD 444: Very popular in China

• August 10, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air India, American Airlines, Australia, Avelo, Azores Airlines, Bermudair, Boeing, business class, cargo, Cathay Pacific, China, Connect Airlines, Doha, Frontier, Global Airlines, jetblue, JFK, Portugal, San Juan, SJU

Unlikely this episode will be, but is it worse than the odds of a new MAX delivery to China anytime soon??

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DLD 443: No more secure than average

• August 3, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 7, 737-800, 767, American Airlines, British Airways, catering, CLEAR, CSA Czech Air, E195-E2, E2, Embraer, engines, EWR, Frontier, Iberia, India, JAL, Newark, Pratt & Whitney, routes, South African Airways, Swoop, Tijuana, United Airlines, WestJet

Insert plucky episode summary here

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DLD 442: Things, and the world, have moved on

• July 27, 2023
• Tagged as: A321XLR, A380, Airbus, Avios, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Global Airlines, Jordan, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Manila, MNL, points, Ryanair, ukraine, United Airlines

Dismissing idiocy of the past rather than owning up to mistakes is an interesting choice for an airline startup trying to avoid being seen as a scam. Think it’ll work?

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DLD 441: Picking up lines with Landline

• July 20, 2023
• Tagged as: 777X, Air France, Air India, Alaska Airlines, Avelo, Bus, Emirates, first class, hotels, hyatt, JAL, Landline, MGM, Northern Pacific Airways, premium cabin, routes, United Airlines, WestJet, Winair

What does it take to bring motorcoaches into the airline world? We’ve got David Sunde, CEO of Landline, on the show to talk about getting the buses inside security, growth potential, and lots more.