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DLD 551: Shaking things up

• September 11, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, 787-9, AENA, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Austrian Airlines, awards, bankruptcy, Boeing, British Airways, Capital One, credit cards, Department of Transportation, DOT, Dreamliner, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, GoWild, HOP!, Horizon Air, Iceland, Icelandair, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, jetblue, KEF, Kuiper, LATAM, podcast, Qatar Airways, rewards, Ryanair, Singapore Air, Southwest Airlines, Spain, Spirit Airlines, Starlink, Tel Aviv, TLV, United Airlines, WestJet

Routes and partnerships slashed in some areas, while others focus on innovation. Plus Spanish airports fight back against Ryanair and lots more.

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DLD 550: Chapter 22 – A New Hope

• September 4, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, 777-9, 777X, 787-10, A320neo, A321neo, A321XLR, A350, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Allegris, bankruptcy, Boeing, Brussels Airlines, BUR, Burbank, business class, Condor, Edelweiss, Finnair, Florida, jetblue, Korean Air, Lufthansa, premium cabin, Qantas, Saint Martin, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, SXM

Spirit Airlines is back in bankruptcy court, once again planning a restructuring in hopes of finding profitability. Plus more orders, 787 progress, and some aviation idiocy in Florida.

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DLD 549: Into the Atmos-phere

• August 28, 2025
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, Allegient Air, Atmos, AUS, Austin, bankruptcy, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetblue, loyalty, MileagePlan, Spirit Airlines, Trip Report, VRBO

It is new. It is shiny. Of course Atmos dominated this week’s show. Fortunately, we also got some other bits in.

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DLD 546: Premium Power

• August 7, 2025
• Tagged as: A380, Air Europa, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Avelo, Breeze Airways, British Airways, CBP, Condor, Greenland, Heathrow, immigration, Iran, jetblue, KLM, London, Nuuk, Riyadh Air, TATL, Transatlantic, TSA, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines

Where’s the premium demand? And will it stick around forever? Plus booking shenanigans and a hunting delay.

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DLD 542: Terrible Decisions

• July 10, 2025
• Tagged as: 787, 787-9, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Antarctica, British Airways, Dreamliner, E195-E2, Embraer, ife, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, KLM, Mexicana, SAS, Saudia, Streaming IFE, union, WestJet

A pilot ends up in jail, another wannabe who probably should. Plus a couple big orders and delivery milestones.

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DLD 538: Looping back

• June 12, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air China, Air France, Air India, AirBaltic, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Boom Supersonic, Brightline, business class, China, China Airlines, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Heathrow, IATA, IATAAGM, Icelandair, ife, IFEC, IndiGo, inflight entertainment, interline, jetblue, KLM, London, Newark, Paris Air Show, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Riyadh Air, Rome, slots, Southwest Airlines, Starlux, supersonic, train

More on partners, plus London and American’s premium play and Rome for Alaska

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• Trip Reports

DLD 537: The Power of Partners

• June 5, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Etihad, EWR, fares, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetblue, Newark, Trip Report, United Airlines

New partnerships, new productions, new pricing, new pains, and lots more….

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• Trip Reports

DLD 536: Island Time

• May 29, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Charlotte, CLT, Etihad, EWR, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Newark, Phoenix, PHX, points, Starlux, Trip Report, union, United Airlines, Upgrade, upgrades

Picking up a soon-to-be-disappearing line almost translates into a disappearing bag. Plus new routes, more planes, and a fewer flights at Newark.

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DLD 533: Oh no you EWRn’t

• May 8, 2025
• Tagged as: 787-9, Air Traffic Control, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Archer, ATC, business class, Condor, DCA, Emirates, Etihad, eVTOL, EWR, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, first class, jetblue, New York City, Newark, Philippines Airlines, premium cabin, Riyadh Air, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

All eyes are on Newark these days, much like gawking at a crash when driving by. But fear not; there are plenty of messes to behold around the aviation world.

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DLD 531: Walk this way

• April 24, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, China, Delta Air Lines, IFC, IFEC, immigration, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Key West, routes, United Airlines, wifi

Why is walking through an airport so annoying? And which new airports will some airline passengers soon be walking through?