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DLD 349: It’s a conspiracy!

• September 2, 2021
• Tagged as: 787, 787-10, 787-9, A321neo, A380, Air New Zealand, alitalia, awards, cash & points, Chicago, cruise, Delta Air Lines, frequent flier, frequent flyer, ITA Airlines, O'Hare, ORD, podcast, points, Qantas, rewards, singapore, Singapore Air, singapore airlines, South African Airways, United Airlines

Kicking off the show with a bad conspiracy theory about hurricanes probably isn’t our strongest play, but here we are. It gets better pretty quickly.

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DLD 343: That probably won’t work

• July 22, 2021
• Tagged as: 787, 787-9, A220, alitalia, British Airways, Canada, CRJ550, CRJ700, electric aircraft, Heathrow, hydrogen, ITA Airlines, Italy, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, LHR, London, lounges, MItsubishi, MRJ, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic

They might all be terrible ideas, but we’re still going to talk about them and figure out if any of it makes sense.

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• Trip Reports

DLD 338: On Island Time

• June 17, 2021
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, A321XLR, A350, Air Antwerp, Air Transat, Airbus, alitalia, alliances, American Airlines, amtrak, bankruptcy, Boeing, eVTOL, Oneworld, Qatar Airways, Spirit Airlines, St. Maarten, Star Alliance, Stobart Air, SXM, Trip Report, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic

Back on the road and exploring the world, with some thoughts on just how well that’s going overall and why we’re not in a huge hurry to do more of it too soon.

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DLD 326: Driven!

• February 11, 2021
• Tagged as: 777X, alitalia, Allegient Air, American Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, bankruptcy, Boeing, business class, Canada, engines, HNA, jetblue, Mint, Nunavut, podcast, Rolls Royce, routes

An aviation podcast talking about driving? Sometimes that’s the only viable option, and it is strange. Plus, so are we.

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DLD 313: A different set of codes

• October 15, 2020
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, alitalia, awards, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hertz, IATA, MileagePlan, podcast, points, rewards, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report

We’re about more than just airplanes, especially these days. But don’t worry too much; air travel still dominates the conversation this week.

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DLD 271: Succession and success

• December 12, 2019
• Tagged as: A321XLR, A350, Aeroflot, Airbus, alitalia, American Airlines, bankruptcy, Bhutan, Boeing, business class, DrukAir, economy class, Harbour Air, premium cabin, Premium Economy, routes, South African Airways, Trip Report, United Airlines

A new CEO in the wings and a super technical success top this week’s topics, plus Bhutan and a follow-up on what evacuation simulations are really like.

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DLD 218: Smoothing connections

• November 8, 2018
• Tagged as: 787-10, A330-800, A330neo, Alaska Airlines, alitalia, American Airlines, Brexit, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, elite status, engines, Ethiopian Airlines, EXP, IATA, Icelandair, lawsuit, LFW, Lome, merger, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, SEA, SIN, singapore, singapore airlines, Togo, United Airlines, WOW Air

A smooth connection in Seattle was unexpected. Smoothing connections in Africa might be useful. And Brexit likely means rough connections for millions. Hooray!

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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 176: Slip sliding away off the runway

• January 18, 2018
• Tagged as: alitalia, American Airlines, An-124, Antonov, AvGeek, Azores Airlines, Lufthansa, PaxEx, SATA, Turkey

An airplane leaving the runway unexpectedly is never a good thing. Fortunately no injuries in this crazy story out of Turkey. Also, Alitalia is still looking for a savior and Azores Airlines now is as well. New uniforms, a giant cargo flight and more!

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• Podcast

PointsHoarder 14 – Honored Mistake Fares and Old Routes

• November 1, 2012
• Tagged as: aa, alitalia, american, Comfort Class Premium Economy, dusseldorf, longest flights, mistake fare, Qatar, singapore, singapore airlines, Turkish, United

Episode 14 of the PointsHoarder podcast is now up! In this episode Fozz takes the helm and walks us through the announcement that Alitalia will honor (some of) the mistake fares they issued, Singapore Airlines…