Join us on another jaunt through the juicy world of aviation gossip, airline route news, and loyalty relaunches.
DLD 405: Chunneling some feelings
- October 13, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, 787, A330-900, A330neo, AirBaltic, AirTags, blockchain, Calgary, certification, Dreamliner, Eurostar, FAA, Flyr Norwegian, inaugural, Lufthansa, NFTs, regulators, Trip Report, union, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet, YYC
Halfway through a long trip and still suffering from jetlag, but there’s news to consider and punditry to ponder, so here we go…
DLD 397: Scavenger Hunt
- August 18, 2022
- Tagged as: A330-900, A330neo, Airbus, Akasa, Allegient Air, AMS, Amsterdam, AraJet, business class, Delta Air Lines, EAS, Emirates, Essential Air Service, Eurostar, first class, Haneda, Heathrow, HND, India, jetblue, LAX, LHR, Los Angeles, Malaysia Airlines, Mint, Northern Pacific, Northern Pacific Airways, points, Premium Economy, routes, Schiphol, seaplanes, Sun Country, SYD, Sydney, Tailwind, Tokyo, Uber
Scavenging for spare parts, profitable routes, or just good travel ideas? We’ve got it all in this week’s show.
DLD 395: Ripe for disruption
- August 4, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 7, 777X, 787, A330-900, A330neo, A350, Aeroplan, Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, awards, Boeing, British Airways, business class, crash, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, IAG, Iberia, International Airline Group, jetblue, Krisflyer, merger, points, rewards, routes, seating, seats, singapore airlines, Spirit Airlines, Virgin Atlantic
More leisure travelers than expected, plus some gardening tips. Oh, and lots of airline news, too.
DLD 240: It’ll buff right out
- April 18, 2019
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, A320neo, A330neo, A380, Air Senegal, American Airlines, Avianca Brazil, bankruptcy, Boeing, BOS, Boston, engines, Hi Fly, Jet Airways, jetblue, JFK, London, Midwest Express, New York City, Norwegian, podcast, Stratolaunch, TATL, Transatlantic
London, eventually. Maybe a couple bankruptcies. And a plane that almost tumbled on take-off. Grab on for a fun set of stories this week!
Trip reports from near and far, more MAX and the neo is finally delivered!
DLD 218: Smoothing connections
- November 8, 2018
- Tagged as: 787-10, A330-800, A330neo, Alaska Airlines, alitalia, American Airlines, Brexit, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, elite status, engines, Ethiopian Airlines, EXP, IATA, Icelandair, lawsuit, LFW, Lome, merger, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, SEA, SIN, singapore, singapore airlines, Togo, United Airlines, WOW Air
A smooth connection in Seattle was unexpected. Smoothing connections in Africa might be useful. And Brexit likely means rough connections for millions. Hooray!
Last week we talked a LOT about engines, mostly proving we have very little knowledge on the topic. This week we’re making up for that by bringing in an expert who might know a little too much on the topic, at least assuming you do want to still fly more.
A blown tire in Newark caused rolling delays and some pretty poor customer service in Portland. Delta struck a nerve in Georgia that could hurt it on the fuel tax front. Also, some talk about battery fires and lots of other news this week.
The A330neo is really real. The plane flew for the first time today in Toulouse and we’ve got a report from the festivities. Plus lots of other fun chasing various aircraft across Europe.