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DLD Bonus 002: Routes, Unions and a t-shirt

  • August 16, 2017
  • Tagged as: american, American Airlines, bonus, BUD, Budapest, Chicago, Dulles, EWR, Houston, IAD, IAH, Newark, O'Hare, ORD, PaxEx, Philadelphia, PHL, podcast, Prague, PRG, union, United, United Airlines, VCE, Venice
The image shows a large commercial airplane parked at an airport gate at night. The aircraft is connected to a jet bridge, and there are a few airport personnel and vehicles visible on the tarmac. The airplane's engines and part of its fuselage are illuminated by artificial lighting. The background is dark, with some distant lights visible, indicating it is nighttime.

A quick bonus hit this week, covering American’s new routes to Europe and United’s new plan to keep flight attendants happy.

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DLD 154: Big troubles for the little guys

  • August 10, 2017
  • Tagged as: CommutAir, London, PenAir, podcast
The image shows a Malindo Air airplane parked on the tarmac at an airport. The aircraft is white with red accents, including the airline's logo on the tail and engines. Another airplane of the same airline is visible in the background. The scene includes some airport ground equipment and traffic cones.

Regional operators and even smaller “normal” airlines in the US are facing challenges on multiple fronts. Chapter 11 and fights over international trade policy are just part of the resulting fun.

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DLD 153: What do Spirit and Lufthansa First have in common?

  • August 3, 2017
  • Tagged as: Caracas, EasyJet, Lufthansa, Paris, PaxEx, podcast, Spirit Airlines, Venezuela
The image shows a plate with toasted bread slices, a small pile of black caviar, and finely chopped onions. Next to the plate, there is a small bowl containing what appears to be hard-boiled eggs and some grated or finely chopped yellow food, possibly cheese or egg yolk. There is also a yellow and green wrapped item, possibly a lemon wrapped in a cloth. The setting appears to be a dining table.

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.

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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
a plane on the runway

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

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Bonus Episode 1: United brings back Denver-London

  • July 26, 2017
  • Tagged as: DEN, Denver, Heathrow, LHR, London, routes, United, United Airlines
The image is a stylized world map divided into six rectangular sections. It features red dots connected by white lines, indicating various travel routes between different global destinations. The text "Dots, Lines & Destinations" is written below the map.

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. 

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DLD 151: So many misses, most of which are good things

  • July 20, 2017
  • Tagged as: Air Canada, american, American Airlines, AvGeek, Delta, Delta Air Lines, elite status, Etihad, jetblue, Maho Beach, Mosaic, podcast, Qatar Airways, San Francisco, St. Maarten, SXM, TrueBlue, United, United Airlines
A vast field of bright yellow flowers stretches across the image, with a narrow strip of grass and dirt running along the right side. In the background, there are distant mountains, one of which has patches of snow on its peak. The sky above is mostly cloudy.

A near miss at SFO is big news this week, as are missed earnings numbers, status matches and an AvGeek tragedy.

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DLD 150: Two eras ending but plenty of new routes

  • July 13, 2017
  • Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, BOS, Boston, BUD, Budapest, CDG, Delta Air Lines, DEN, Denver, Edelweiss, FCO, IATA, LOT, Norwegian, Paris, PaxEx, podcast, Rome, Swiss
A white propeller airplane with a red nose is flying in the sky, viewed from below. The sky is mostly clear with some light clouds. The airplane has two propellers, one on each wing. The text "@WandrMe" is visible in the bottom right corner of the image.

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.

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DLD 149: A cheap jackass

  • July 6, 2017
  • Tagged as: 737MAX, awards, China, China Airlines, Heathrow, Iran, JFK, LHR, Norwegian, rewards, Taipei, Taiwan, TPE, United, United Airlines
The image shows a close-up view of a jet engine undergoing maintenance. The engine's outer casing is partially removed, revealing the intricate internal components, including the fan blades and the central rotor. There are maintenance platforms and equipment surrounding the engine, indicating that it is being worked on. The image captures the detailed engineering and complexity of the jet engine.

Does competition help or hurt product quality? Plus new airlines and new airplanes and new award charts all starting to show up.

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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 image shows the rear section of an Airbus A380 aircraft, including its tail and part of the fuselage. The tail features the Airbus logo and the text "A380" prominently displayed. The winglet on the left side of the image has "A380plus" written on it. The aircraft is on the ground, and the sky in the background is clear and blue.

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.

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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
The image shows a close-up of a decorative wrought iron lantern attached to the corner of a building. In the background, there is a blurred image of an airplane flying in the sky. The sky is clear and blue. The photo has a watermark in the bottom right corner that reads "@WandrMe".

Hot weather, hot pizza on board and hot takes on lots of other news this week…

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