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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!

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DLD 239: Charts? We don’t need no stinkin’ charts!

• April 11, 2019
• Tagged as: 737MAX, A350, A350-1000, Austrian Airlines, awards, Boeing, business class, insurance, Mileage Plus, mileageplus, points, rewards, robbery, United Airlines, Upper Class, Virgin Atlantic

As award charts disappear is loyalty following them out the door? Plus a new A350 cabin and more MAX grounding discussions.

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DLD 181: Akbar’s busy week

• February 22, 2018
• Tagged as: A350, A350 XWB, A350-1000, Air Canada, Air Italy, AvGeek, Hamburg, Meridiana, PaxEx, Qatar Airways, United Airlines

Rebranding an airline is a lot of work. So is throwing a ridiculous party for a new aircraft subtype. Welcome to Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker’s week. Plus more Rouge, a mini United and flying electric cars.

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DLD 178: The Dots & Lines Memorial Episode

• February 1, 2018
• Tagged as: A350, A350-1000, Air Berlin, bankruptcy, Boeing, Bombardier, business class, CSeries, Los Angeles, Niki, PaxEx, Portugal, Qatar Airways, QSuite, United Airlines, wifi

Naming a stadium costs big bucks. And when the name is poorly phrased that can be all sorts of awkward as United is discovering. Niki gets another new owner, Bombardier won and Qatar faces up to some challenges.