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DLD 499: Ramble on

• September 5, 2024
• Tagged as: A321neo, A321XLR, A350, Air China, Air India, Alaska Airlines, Bilt Rewards, Boom Supersonic, C919, China Eastern, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, DOT, elite status, Frontier, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, Ireland, ITA Airlines, Japan, jetblue, JFK Airport, KLM, Lufthansa Group, Malaysia Airlines, merger, Mint, New York City, Norse Atlantic, pilot shortage, Rapid Rewards, regulators, Russia, SAS, SkyTeam, Southwest Airlines, Star Alliance, TAP Air Portugal, TATL, Transatlantic, United Airlines, Vistara, XB-1

Another week, with plenty of random thoughts from the guys…

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DLD 487: Unreasonable expectations

• June 13, 2024
• Tagged as: Air India, Air Traffic Control, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China, DFW, E2, Embraer, Emirates, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Fiji Airlines, JFK Airport, LaGuardia, merger, Mexicana, N90, New York City, Newark, Oneworld, Starlux, strike, union, Vistara

Mostly by us, but also perhaps from an airline or two…

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DLD 478: Deep fried and delicious

• April 11, 2024
• Tagged as: A330neo, A380, Air India, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, DEN, Denver, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hainan Airlines, jetblue, lawsuit, loyalty, Mexicana, New York City, OAK, Oakland, points, San Francisco, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines

Join us on another jaunt through the juicy world of aviation gossip, airline route news, and loyalty relaunches.

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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 466: It just rolls off the tongue

• January 18, 2024
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 9, AAdvantage, Air India, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Antwerp, AUS, Austin, Boeing, LATAM, livery, routes, United Airlines

We’re on the road this week, hanging out in Antwerp with some friends and talking travel.

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DLD 445: Ghosts in the sky

• August 17, 2023
• Tagged as: 767, Air India, Air Peace, Antigua, Australia, China, Department of Transportation, DOH, Doha, DOT, Frontier, Mexicana, Mexico, NTSB, Qatar Airways, routes, slots

Empty flights typically suck, but sometime airlines still fly them and make money doing so.

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DLD 444: Very popular in China

• August 10, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air India, American Airlines, Australia, Avelo, Azores Airlines, Bermudair, Boeing, business class, cargo, Cathay Pacific, China, Connect Airlines, Doha, Frontier, Global Airlines, jetblue, JFK, Portugal, San Juan, SJU

Unlikely this episode will be, but is it worse than the odds of a new MAX delivery to China anytime soon??

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DLD 441: Picking up lines with Landline

• July 20, 2023
• Tagged as: 777X, Air France, Air India, Alaska Airlines, Avelo, Bus, Emirates, first class, hotels, hyatt, JAL, Landline, MGM, Northern Pacific Airways, premium cabin, routes, United Airlines, WestJet, Winair

What does it take to bring motorcoaches into the airline world? We’ve got David Sunde, CEO of Landline, on the show to talk about getting the buses inside security, growth potential, and lots more.

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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 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.