DLD 424: An interlude
- March 16, 2023
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, first class, Montreal, PDX, Porter Air, Portland
Stephan and Fozz are together in Portland this week, talking about a few topics near and dear to the PNW.
DLD 420: Widget watch, with Ed
- February 16, 2023
- Tagged as: AI, American Airlines, artificial intelligence, Capital One, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Department of Justice, DOJ, elite status, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, jetblue, medallion, merger, O'Hare, ORD, planespotting, podcast, routes, special guest, Spirit Airlines, Trip Report, union, Venture X
We’re joined this week by special guest Ed Pizza of Miles to Go and Pizza In Motion to talk about changing allegiances and the rest of the latest news.
DLD 419: Where are the mascots?
- February 9, 2023
- Tagged as: 747, Airbus, American Express, AUS, Austin, Avelo, Bali, bankruptcy, British Airways, China, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, DPS, E195-E2, FedEx, FlyBE, Flyr Norwegian, Frontier, inaugural, lounge, lounges, podcast, Porter Air, Qatar Airways, Sky Club, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report, Virgin Atlantic
Competing university mascots at an inaugural flight? Sure, why not. It is Delaware, after all.
DLD 415: An entertaining diversion
- January 5, 2023
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, 777-300ER, A340-300, A380, Allegiant, Amazon, Australia, Boeing, cargo, CRJ900, E175, Indonesia, Iran, Jetstar, leasing, Mesa, Qantas, Russia, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
Diversions galore, and a meltdown, too. It was a rough end for many in 2022, but 2023 is starting strong.
DLD 394: Farnborough Follow-up
- July 28, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, A320neo, A321neo, A321XLR, Air Canada, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Boom, Boom Supersonic, business class, Delta Air Lines, E195-E2, earnings, EasyJet, Embraer, engines, eVTOL, Farnborough, FIA2022, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, hydrogen, joint venture, LATAM, points, Porter Air, Trip Report, United Airlines
Despite being one of the slowest major air shows for new order announcements in years, Farnborough 2022 offered plenty of news.
We haven’t had much to say about travel to Asia in recent months. That changes this week, as we’re joined by Michael Traeger from TravelZork to share some thoughts. A lot of thoughts, really.
DLD 391: Some Independence thinking
- July 7, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, A320neo, A321neo, Air China, Air New Zealand, Airbus, American Airlines, British Airways, business class, Cathay Pacific, China, China Eastern, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, economy class, France, JFK, JFK Airport, lie-flat beds, PreCheck, Shenzhen Airlines, Trip Report, TSA, Vancouver, YVR
Great news: The holiday weekend wasn’t a total meltdown, despite warnings from airlines.
DLD 390: Back from Europe
- June 30, 2022
- Tagged as: A321XLR, A380, Airbus, alliance, alliances, American Express, AUS, Austin, Blade, business class, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, first class, Gatwick, Heathrow, helicopter, jetblue, LGW, LHR, London, Lufthansa, New York City, Norse Atlantic, Oman Air, Oneworld, Polaris, premium cabin, routes, slots, Trip Report, United Airlines, WestJet
Summer travel is definitely here. Good luck with that.
DLD 388: A last-minute change
- June 16, 2022
- Tagged as: Australia, BER, Berlin, BNE, Comair, COVID-19, Krisflyer, Norse Atlantic, pilot shortage, routes, Russia, San Francisco, SFO, singapore airlines, South Africa, Trip Report, United Airlines, Vueling
Change happens. But it gets way worse if the airline forgets to tell you.
DLD 387: Regal in Riga
- June 9, 2022
- Tagged as: A321LR, AirBaltic, American Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, Austria, Brexit, codeshare, Iceland, KLM, Niceair, podcast, Qatar Airways, Ryanair, SAS, Schiphol, Trip Report
Day two of a trip to Europe always brings along some jet lag challenges. But we’re trying our best.
