DLD 394: Farnborough Follow-up

The image shows a view from an airplane window, capturing the wing and engine of the plane in the foreground. On the runway below, there is a large white cargo airplane with the word "Cargolux" written on its side. The background includes airport buildings, vehicles, and other infrastructure. The scene appears to be at an airport with multiple runways and taxiways.

Despite being one of the slowest major air shows for new order announcements in years, Farnborough 2022 offered plenty of news.

DLD 386: Intel(ligence?) Inside

A person is reclining in a comfortable airplane seat, wearing an eye mask and covered with a blanket. The individual appears to be resting or sleeping. The airplane window next to them shows a view of clouds and a blue sky. The seat has built-in controls and a screen in front of it.

Some terribly dorky jokes get us started this week, but eventually we manage to transition to terribly dorky conversations about airplanes, so that’s mostly a win.

DLD 374: Your airline is intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your ticketing plan

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Should you subscribe to an airline’s recurring payment offerings? Probably not. But we’re going to talk about it a bit.

DLD 350: Wider than the average show

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How does just one out of service plane cause so much trouble for a major airline?? But it worked mostly in our favor, so no complaints this time around.

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