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DLD 408: Winter is coming

• November 3, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, A220, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Big Front Seat, business class, Cabotage, Canada, China, codeshare, CommuteAir, E175, Eastern Airlines, economy class, Embraer, HAECO, IAG, IATA, Iberia, LATAM, Mexico, Mexico City, Norwegian, podcast, premium cabin, PVG, Riga, RIX, routes, seating, seats, Shanghai, Spirit Airlines, Starlux, Vector, Virgin Atlantic

The semi-annual IATA seasonal schedule change happened last weekend, and it brings some fun and interesting new routes and slot opportunities to the industry.

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DLD 396: So much revenue, but what about profit?

• August 11, 2022
• Tagged as: A220, A350, A350 XWB, Aeroflot, AirBaltic, Airbus, American Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, British Airways, DCA, Department of Transportation, DOT, Frontier, Heathrow, ITA Airlines, jetblue, KLM, LHR, London, lounge, lounges, merger, Qatar Airways, refunds, regulators, Spirit Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Washington DC, wetlease

Airlines raked in revenue in Q2, but not all of them reported a profit. And that raises a lot of bigger picture questions.

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DLD 370: Total Eclipse of Sanity

• January 27, 2022
• Tagged as: 5G, 737 MAX, 777X, A321neo, A350, A350 XWB, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, alitalia, American Airlines, Boeing, drones, EASA, Ethiopian Airlines, Everett, ITA Airlines, Italy, lasers, Lufthansa Group, masks, ONT, Ontario, PAE, Paine Field, podcast, Qatar Airways, UAE, United Airlines

There are far too many idiots on planes today. Plus lasers, order drama, and more!

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DLD 331: Copycats and Quarantines

• April 22, 2021
• Tagged as: A321LR, A350, A350 XWB, Air Canada, Airbus, Australia, dining, economy class, hotels, jetblue, Kayak, LATAM, loyalty, meals, New Zealand, podcast, Porter Air, quarantine, Radisson, routes, TATL, Transatlantic, TUI

Can you copyright an airline route network? Asking for a friend north of the border. Plus bailouts and refunds and new routes galore!

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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 249: It’s a Small World

• July 4, 2019
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 787, 787-9, A321XLR, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, Air France, American Airlines, Austria, Chase, China, credit cards, Joon, Paris Air Show, PAS19, routes, South African Airways, train, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines

Longer range, more bugs, co-brand battles and a melted plane lead this week’s episode, with lots more also in the show. C’mon in!

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DLD 188 : Raging jealousy

• April 12, 2018
• Tagged as: 787, A350 XWB, A380, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, fees, Hi Fly, San Francisco, San Jose, SJC

Seth is in Hamburg, but Fozz and Stephan are debating what is the “east Bay” and what is the “south Bay”. Riveting stuff. Chime in with your opinion.

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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 158: Backing off Basic + LCC Cash Concerns

• September 7, 2017
• Tagged as: A350, A350 XWB, Airbus, Delta, Delta Air Lines, economy class, Gatwick, JFK, LCC, LGW, London, Norwegian, Trip Report, United, United Airlines

Come fly across the Atlantic with the crew on an LCC (in Y!) and talk about United’s newly revised A350 order, the evolution of Basic Economy and many US airlines scaling back revenue hopes for 2017.