Can economy class be considered an upgrade from premium economy? We’re talking about airlines, so you know where this is going.
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.
DLD 414: Aviation’s First Class Podcast
- December 22, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, A321XLR, AAdvantage, Air India, American Airlines, Boom Supersonic, C919, China Eastern, CRJ200, CRJ900, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Haneda, Japan, loyalty, Mesa, open skies, points, Qatar, Qatar Airways, slots, Trip Report, United Airlines, Virgin Australia
Nothing but the best for our listeners as we wrap up the 2022 season.
DLD 375: Lasha Tumbai
- March 3, 2022
- Tagged as: AAdvantage, American Airlines, Avios, awards, Eastern Airlines, ETOPS, frequent flier, frequent flyer, podcast, Qatar Airways, reward, rewards, ukraine, Upgrade, upgrades
A bit of a challenge this week to get past the very real suffering of war and have a conversation about what it means in the context of aviation. But we’re trying.
American’s turn for a meltdown, plus slower recoveries, a big Heathrow boost, and planes shifting national registries for some reason.
The brand new Breeze A220 is top of mind this week, as we have a crew chatting just hours after the unveiling. Plus AAdvantage and Bonvoy news that might matter to you.
When will it be safe to commit to big travel expenses? When will it be safe to travel? And do we really know the answer to those questions??
DLD 190: Get your engine running, head out on the skyway
- April 26, 2018
- Tagged as: AAdvantage, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, awards, business aviation, business class, Cal Jet, Cancun, CFM, CLD, engines, General Electric, LAS, Las Vegas, marriott, Marriott Rewards, merger, Mexico, MIA, Miami, Norwegian, Polaris, rewards, Rolls Royce, Safran, San Diego, spg, starwood, Starwood Preferred Guest, Sun Country, Swaziland, United Airlines
Aircraft engines are causing more than their share of issues these days. Failures on the ground and in the air are raising lots of questions. We’re mostly about asking them, not answering them in this episode. Plus cabin retrofits, new planes, routes and more.
DLD 131: Domestic Considerations
- March 2, 2017
- Tagged as: AAdvantage, business class, elite status, immigration, Norwegian, podcast, United, United Airlines
United has a brand new 77W with fancy new seats in business class. It also is adding a bunch of routes with CRJ-200s on domestic flights. Economy class travel is not so great.
DLD 58: Adventures in IROPS
- July 18, 2014
- Tagged as: A330neo, A380, AAdvantage, Airbus, American Airlines, awards, Etihad, Gold Passport, hyatt, jetblue, Qatar, rewards, United, United Airlines
Things don’t always go as planned. We usually recover better than others, even if there is a bit of chaos involved. Still, it is not too common that a simple round-trip requires 10-ish different bookings to make it happen. Oopsie.
