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DLD 461: Aloha, Alaska!

• December 7, 2023
• Tagged as: 787, 787-9, A321neo, Air Transat, AirAsia, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, China, Department of Transportation, DOT, E195-E2, Embraer, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, GEO, Georgetown, Gyuana, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, immigration, India, joint venture, Malaysia, merger, podcast, Porter Air, regional jets, routes, Tulum, United Airlines, wifi

Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. There are lots of reasons the deal makes sense, but more than a few questions we have about how it will play out.

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DLD 458: Dubai on our mind

• November 16, 2023
• Tagged as: 777-8, 777-9, 777X, 787, 787-10, 787-8, 787-9, A321neo, A350, AirBaltic, Airbus, Boeing, DAS23, Dreamliner, Dubai Air Show, E195-E2, Embraer, Emirates, flyDubai, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Haneda, HND, ITA Airlines, Janet, jetblue, LCY, London City, loyalty, Mexicana, podcast, Qatar Airways, rewards, United Airlines

With the 2023 Dubai Air Show underway there are plenty of new orders to talk about. And lots of other news, too.

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DLD 455: Well, that was unexpected

• October 26, 2023
• Tagged as: 767-400, A321neo, Aer Lingus, Air France, Air Greenland, Air India Express, Alaska Airlines, Avianca, Boeing, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, Delta Flight Products, Haneda, Hawaiian Airlines, HND, Horizon, live television, livery, MEA, Qatar Airways, routes, slots, United Airlines, ZipAir

A couple major unexpected events this week caught us off guard, but we’re doing our best to get through it all.

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DLD 453: Shuffling the deck

• October 12, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8200, 787, A321neo, Air Canada, Air France, Air Malta, Airbus, Allegiant, awards, Boeing, business class, Delta Air Lines, Dreamliner, EAS, economy class, Essential Air Service, ExpertFlyer, Global Airlines, Hi Fly, Ireland, KLM, LOT, MEX, Mexico, Mexico City, NLU, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Recaro, rewards, routes, SAS, seating, seats, SkyTeam, Southern Airways, Star Alliance, Sun Country, United Airlines, VivaAerobus

Thank goodness change is such a constant in this industry. Otherwise what would we have to talk about every week?

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DLD 452: Order Up!

• October 5, 2023
• Tagged as: 787, 787-10, A321neo, A350 XWB, A350-1000, Air Canada, Air France, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, British Airways, business class, Cathay Pacific, economy class, Euphony, first class, HK Express, JAL, KLM, LATAM, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Safran Aerosystems, Trip Report, United Airlines

So many aircraft orders announced in the past week, and we didn’t even cover all of them. Plus, a suite new seat.

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DLD 409: Sorry we missed you

• November 17, 2022
• Tagged as: A321neo, A380, British Airways, business class, Canada, China, credit card, credit cards, Dulles, elite status, Flyr Norwegian, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, HSBC, IAD, jetblue, Jetlines, Korean Airlines, LHR, PDX, podcast, points, Portland, premium cabin, security, slots, Star Alliance, TSA, Uber, United Airlines

Maybe we’re supposed to say something in advance when the publishing schedule changes. Oopsie.

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DLD 399: Direct to you

• September 1, 2022
• Tagged as: A321LR, A321neo, aha!, Air New Zealand, AKL, Alaska Airlines, Auckland, Delta Air Lines, Denver, dining, Doha, DUB, Dublin, Dulles, economy class, Emirates, Finnair, Frontier, IAD, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, Lagos, LOS, meals, New York City, Nigeria, Paine Field, Phoenix, PHX, pilot shortage, Play, Qantas, Qatar Airways, regional jets, routes

Another airline disappears, but we’re still here. You can decide if that’s a good trade or not.

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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.

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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.

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DLD 379: Bucket o’ squirrels

• April 7, 2022
• Tagged as: A321neo, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, business class, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Mexico City, podcast, SEA, Seattle, SkyMiles, TATL, Transatlantic

No squirrels were harmed in the making of this episode. And we cannot explain why that is even remotely relevant. But here we are anyways.