Diversions galore, and a meltdown, too. It was a rough end for many in 2022, but 2023 is starting strong.
DLD 411: Who needs sleep?
- December 1, 2022
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, business class, certification, China Southern, DOH, Doha, Dubai, DWC, EasyJet, FlyAtlantic, freighter, Frontier, GRU, joint venture, LATAM, LAX, Los Angeles, Oneworld, Polaris, premium cabin, Q400, routes, Sao Paulo, Singapore Air, TATL, Transatlantic, Trip Report, union, United Airlines
Long flights, jet lag, and do pilots need to sleep on a trip, too?
DLD 400: We suck at travel
- October 6, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, Aer Lingus, Air France, AirBaltic, airbnb, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Antitrust Immunity, ATI, awards, Boeing, Brexit, business class, C919, China, CLE, Cleveland, COMAC, Delta Air Lines, Delta One, Eurostar, JFK, JFK Airport, joint venture, KLM, LATAM, lawsuit, lounges, Norse Atlantic, premium cabin, rewards, routes, SkyTeam, slots, TATL, train, Transatlantic, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet
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…
DLD 403: White tails, new deals, and new lines
- September 22, 2022
- Tagged as: 737MAX, American Airlines, AMS, Boeing, Boom Supersonic, California, China, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, dining, Doha, electric aircraft, Emirates, France, Heart, Horizon Air, London, meals, podcast, Ryanair, San Francisco, Schiphol, SFO, strike, Tailwind, union, United Airlines, ZipAir
Catching up on some reader mail, and also on big changes coming in airports served, meals on board, and vaguely boring partnerships.
DLD 402: Three planes you’ll probably never fly. Or maybe four.
- September 15, 2022
- Tagged as: Aeroflot, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, bagtag, Boeing, Boom, Boom Supersonic, Companion Pass, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IATA, Irkut, ITA Airlines, Italy, JFK, JFK Airport, MC-21, New York City, Newark, NFTs, Russia, Southwest Airlines, SSJ100, sukhoi, Tupelov, United Airlines
Can Russia produce more than 300 commercial aircraft by the end of the decade to backfill the Boeing and Airbus frames that will be inoperable by then? And would you fly on one if they do??
DLD 401: The end of Summer
- September 8, 2022
- Tagged as: 747, 747-8i, 787, 787-9, A340, A340-600, A380, Aeroplan, Air Canada, ATR, ATR 42, awards, Boeing, China Airlines, codeshare, crash, Emirates, Israel, rewards, Saab 340, Saudi Arabia, Silver Airways, Thai Airways, TSA, United Airlines
Summer is ending, but travel continues. And optimism remains strong, at least in some segments of the industry.
DLD 398: A great American hero? Or zero?
- August 25, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, American Airlines, Boeing, Boom Supersonic, business class, cargo, Changi, Emirates, engines, Ethiopian Airlines, Faroe Islands, first class, Hertz, podcast, premium cabin, Rolls Royce, routes, Russia, SIN, singapore, supersonic, transcon, United Airlines, WizzAir
So much news from American we might have to rebrand the show. But lots of other goodies, too.
DLD 395: Ripe for disruption
- August 4, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 7, 777X, 787, A330-900, A330neo, A350, Aeroplan, Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, awards, Boeing, British Airways, business class, crash, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, IAG, Iberia, International Airline Group, jetblue, Krisflyer, merger, points, rewards, routes, seating, seats, singapore airlines, Spirit Airlines, Virgin Atlantic
More leisure travelers than expected, plus some gardening tips. Oh, and lots of airline news, too.
DLD 394: Farnborough Follow-up
- July 28, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, A320neo, A321neo, A321XLR, Air Canada, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Boom, Boom Supersonic, business class, Delta Air Lines, E195-E2, earnings, EasyJet, Embraer, engines, eVTOL, Farnborough, FIA2022, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, hydrogen, joint venture, LATAM, points, Porter Air, Trip Report, United Airlines
Despite being one of the slowest major air shows for new order announcements in years, Farnborough 2022 offered plenty of news.
DLD 392: Heat wave
- July 14, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, A220, Akasa, bankruptcy, Boeing, Brazil, Breeze Airways, Cathay Pacific, Connect Airlines, credit card, credit cards, E190, Eva, frequent flier, frequent flyer, GIG, HKG, Hong Kong, India, NFTs, points, routes, SAS, United Airlines
As if airport crowds and luggage SNAFUs aren’t enough, summer heat waves are adding to the challenges in travel.