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DLD 372: Going global

• February 10, 2022
• Tagged as: Air France, ANA, Bangkok, British Airways, business class, COVID-19, Delta Air Lines, Dubai, electric aircraft, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Iceland, loyalty, Mesa, New York City, Newburgh, Play, podcast, Stewart, SWF, TATL, Thailand, Transatlantic, Trip Report, United Airlines

Sure, we’re not really traveling long-haul for leisure right now. But some people are. We had long time friend of the show Han on to talk about a couple recent trips.

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DLD 290: Desert flyover

• May 7, 2020
• Tagged as: Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, Air France, AUH, Australia, cargo, COVID-19, Gatwick, IATA, Iran, LGW, Mahan Air, New Zealand, podcast, Project Sunrise, Qantas, seating, seats, special guest, ULH, ultra long haul, ultra longhaul, United Airlines, Vilnius, Virgin Atlantic, VNO, WizzAir

Thousands of planes parked, some permanently, make for stunning images. But it comes at a cost, with jobs lost and an economic hit that is hard to measure so far.

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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 203: Is Chicago the next St. Louis??

• July 26, 2018
• Tagged as: Aeroplan, Air Canada, Air France, alitalia, American Airlines, charter, Chicago, Delta Air Lines, joint venture, KLM, O'Hare, ORD, SkyTeam, THY, Tokyo, Transatlantic, Turkish Airlines, Uber

Will O’Hare shift its role for American Airlines, losing its global gateway status? Also, dedicated crew for airline executives and lots of news about Alitalia, which is still alive for some reason. Oh, and vomit fraud. C’mon in for another great show!

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DLD 196: Some long ones

• June 7, 2018
• Tagged as: Air France, Bombardier, Brussels Airlines, elite status, EWR, IATA, IATAAGM18, Newark, O'Hare, ORD, PaxEx, PIT, Pittsburgh, PVG, Shanghai, SIN, singapore, singapore airlines, Star Alliance, United, United Airlines

We mean long routes, not an extra long episode, so don’t worry too much about that. Then again, some of our conversations are pretty long rambles. Enjoy!

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DLD 182: Blown tires, blown service recovery

• March 1, 2018
• Tagged as: 787, A330neo, Air France, American Airlines, Chicago, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Dreamliner, Hawaiian Airlines, O'Hare, ORD, PaxEx, PDX, Portland, Qantas, routes, Ryanair, United, United Airlines

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.

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DLD 162: The #PRCareLift

• October 12, 2017
• Tagged as: A330neo, A380, Air France, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, first class, PaxEx, podcast, Puerto Rico, Turkey

Hey, DLD listeners: We need your help, far more than just putting up with our regular ramblings (of which there are plenty in this episode).

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DLD 152: The CRJs of Trans-Oceanic Travel

• July 27, 2017
• Tagged as: A350, Air France, ATL, Atlanta, Guadeloupe, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, LAX, LIH, Los Angeles, Maui, OAK, OGG, PDX, Portland, PTP, Scoot, St. Helena

More LCCs across the Pond and A321neos to Hawaii. Some airplanes cannot count and some airlines cannot get enough pilots. Plus lots more!

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DLD 75: That day SHARES was more accurate than SABRE

• February 19, 2015
• Tagged as: 787, Air France, american, American Airlines, awards, Delta, Delta Air Lines, PaxEx, podcast, Premium Economy, rewards, SkyMiles, Southwest Airlines, United, United Airlines

How did SHARES best Sabre? Ask American Airlines and its 787 inaugural flight. Plus a lost wallet, two programs going variable on award prices and a mistake fare which raises all sorts of questions.

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PointsHoarder 15: Exploring oneworld Explorer awards

• November 15, 2012
• Tagged as: Air France, airline, airline miles, American Airlines, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Oneworld, points, United, United Airlines, Upgrade

Welcome to episode 15 of the PointsHoarder podcast. This week we’re exploring an award type that none of us know anything about. OK, maybe that is a bit dramatic, but we’re talking about the oneworld…