DLD 420: Widget watch, with Ed

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We’re joined this week by special guest Ed Pizza of Miles to Go and Pizza In Motion to talk about changing allegiances and the rest of the latest news.

DLD 418: Flying on funky wings

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New wing designs, and new engines hanging from them, could change the way we fly. Or at least make it more efficient.

DLD 412: Dollar dollar bills, y’all

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Singapore Airlines is out spending cash like it is 2019 again, so that seems to be good news for other airlines.

DLD 407: No first? No problem!

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What happens when you dupe consumers for decades with the confusing names between classes of service then make a change to a tiny part of the fleet? Fun times, indeed.

DLD 406: Mega investments

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New cabins, new partners, and new fuels are just a few of the major investments airlines announced that we’re talking about in this week’s episode.

DLD 400: We suck at travel

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It was supposed to be a quick weekend getaway for the crew. That didn’t work out so well. Also in this episode: Virgin Atlantic joins SkyTeam Eurostar’s Brexit capacity cuts Cleveland gets its European nonstop…

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