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.
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.
DLD 374: Your airline is intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your ticketing plan
- February 24, 2022
- Tagged as: 787, A380, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, ATL, Atlanta, Avelo, awards, BDL, Boeing, Breeze Airways, British Airways, California, Cape Town, Cathay Pacific, certification, CPT, Delta Air Lines, EWR, Hartford, Hawaii, Heathrow, HKG, Hong Kong, HVN, LHR, New Haven, Newark, podcast, rewards, routes, Trip Report, United Airlines
Should you subscribe to an airline’s recurring payment offerings? Probably not. But we’re going to talk about it a bit.
We’re on location this week, recording at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston where industry CEOs and suppliers gathered to absolutely not collude on anything they cannot legally address.
We took the show on the road this week, and brought in a couple guests to spice things up. C’mon in!