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DLD 467: Cold as ice

• January 25, 2024
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 8200, 737-800, A321neo, A350-1000, Air India, Airbus, Akasa, Alaska Airlines, ATL, Atlanta, Australia, Boeing, business class, Delta Air Lines, first class, ife, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, jetblue, Kuwait Airlines, LaGuardia, LGA, lounge, lounges, merger, Mint, podcast, premium cabin, routes, SAS, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, Spirit Airlines, Trip Report, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines

Winter weather is giving the industry some troubles, but there’s still plenty of hot news to discuss..

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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 447: Too much red

• August 31, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 787-10, 787-9, A350-1000, Aer Lingus, Airbus, American Airlines, Atlantic Airways, Avios, Boeing, China, El Al, elite status, FAA, Faroe Islands, Federal Aviation Administration, Finnair, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetblue, merger, Monarch, Porter Air, Qantas, revenue-based, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Trip Report

How much money can a one-plane airline lose in just two months? More than just about everyone involved expected.

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DLD 433: Going native

• May 18, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, A350-1000, Alaska Airlines, awards, Boeing, DOT, Hawaiian Airlines, lawsuit, lie-flat beds, livery, Philippines Airlines, premium cabin, rewards, Ryanair, suite, United Airlines

Two nice implementations of indigenous themes and art from airlines announced this week, and the impact for passengers is pretty good, too.

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DLD 423: Are you aware??

• March 9, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 8, 787-9, A350, A350 XWB, A350-1000, A350-900, Air India, Allegris, Asiana, business class, China, Delta Air Lines, emissions, first class, Greater Bay Airlines, Hong Kong, hydrogen, Korean Airlines, lawsuit, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Luxair, merger, Norse Atlantic, premium cabin, routes, union, Universal Hydrogen, Vistara

Hydrogen is flying, at least on one engine. And that’s way better for awareness than some of the other stuff we’ve seen lately.

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DLD 422: Meh

• March 2, 2023
• Tagged as: 787, A350-1000, AAdvantage, Air Europa, American Airlines, Boeing, business class, diversion, El Al, Emirates, emissions, first class, IAG, jetblue, Kansas City, MCI, Oman, premium cabin, Project Sunrise, Qantas, seating, seats, special guest, Tailwind, United Airlines

We wanted to be excited. We wanted to celebrate a new and innovative product. Alas, the newly announced F/J for Qantas is not it.

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DLD 350: Wider than the average show

• September 9, 2021
• Tagged as: A321neo, A350, A350-1000, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, business class, cargo, Eastern Airlines, elite status, Gatwick, Heathrow, Jet2, jetblue, KLM, LGW, LHR, London, Mileage Run, Rapid Rewards, slots, Southwest Airlines, UNESCO, Virgin Atlantic, World Heritage Sites

How does just one out of service plane cause so much trouble for a major airline?? But it worked mostly in our favor, so no complaints this time around.

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DLD 272: Customer service is hard

• December 19, 2019
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, A350-1000, Air India, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, bankruptcy, Boeing, Cathay Pacific, credit cards, E175-E2, grounding, India, podcast, Project Sunrise, Qantas, routes, Super Shuttle, Thomas Cook, Trip Report

Travel in India is hard. And when it goes sideways it can go really sideways. A mix of delays and cancellations this week brought that into stark relief and we’re talking about it on the show.

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DLD 270: Thanksgiving travel is crazy. Literally.

• December 7, 2019
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, A320neo, A350-1000, ARN, bankruptcy, Boeing, Copenhagen, CPH, DGCA, El Al, engines, FAA, GoAir, grounding, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Airlines, India, IndiGo, Norwegian, podcast, Pratt & Whitney, Stockholm, ULH, ultra long haul, ultra longhaul

Flying on Thanksgiving Weekend can be a crazy experience. But this year it seems someone took one of those idiotic “how to get upgraded for free” stories a bit further than they probably should have.

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DLD 250: Real problems, real penalties

• July 11, 2019
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, A320neo, A350, A350 XWB, A350-1000, American Airlines, Bhutan, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, DEN, Denver, dining, fines, Flynas, GDPR, LAS, Las Vegas, Norwegian, routes, Virgin Atlantic, Zagreb

Big fines for airlines, big meal service changes and big new aircraft plans highlight this weeks show!