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DLD 543: Some Answers, But Not Enough

• July 17, 2025
• Tagged as: 787-9, A330-900, A330neo, AI171, Air India, AirAsia, Allegiant, Bermudair, Bus, business class, China, crash, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Greenland, Hertz, Landline, LCC, LCCs, LIM, Lima, Low Cost Carriers, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Nuuk, premium cabin, Premium Economy, rental cars, Retreat Suite, routes, TSA, United Airlines, Upper Class, Virgin America

The initial accident report from AI 171 is out, and the story it tells is both spooky and incomplete. Plus new planes in Malaysia, new cabins for Virgin, and new ways to visit China, and much more.

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DLD 512: Branching out

• December 5, 2024
• Tagged as: A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, A380, Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines, Asiana, Atlanta, British Airways, Bus, charter, Delta Air Lines, DFA, Eastern Airlines, EasyJet, elite status, Emirates, Etihad, ETOPS, Europe, Eva, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, Heathrow, Korea, Korean Air, LHR, merger, Norse Atlantic, Orly, Paris, premium cabin, regulators, slots, Spirit Airlines, T'way, United Kingdom, Virgin Atlantic, visas

It was Thanksgiving week in the US, so we shifted our gaze to Europe and the Middle East, with plenty of news being made.

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DLD 472: Bags and buses and out of business

• February 29, 2024
• Tagged as: Aeromexico, Air Canada, American Airlines, Avelo, Breeze Airways, Bus, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Guam, GUM, Haneda, HND, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, JFK, JFK Airport, joint venture, Landline, Lynx, payments, points, Qantas, routes, Spirit Airlines, Tel Aviv, TLV, Tokyo, Toronto, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Viasat, wifi, YYZ

More baggage talk, plus buses, and an airline is out of business.

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DLD 441: Picking up lines with Landline

• July 20, 2023
• Tagged as: 777X, Air France, Air India, Alaska Airlines, Avelo, Bus, Emirates, first class, hotels, hyatt, JAL, Landline, MGM, Northern Pacific Airways, premium cabin, routes, United Airlines, WestJet, Winair

What does it take to bring motorcoaches into the airline world? We’ve got David Sunde, CEO of Landline, on the show to talk about getting the buses inside security, growth potential, and lots more.

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• Trip Reports

DLD 430: A long ride home

• April 27, 2023
• Tagged as: A380, American Airlines, ANA, Avelo, awards, Breeze Airways, British Airways, Bus, business class, dining, FLL, Fort Lauderdale, Lufthansa, mistake fare, Munich, podcast, points, Premium Economy, Qantas, rewards, routes, Silver Airways, Trip Report

It is all fun and games until a rules change hits home. Then the rage rises to the surface.

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DLD 380: Finding faults

• April 14, 2022
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Bamboo Airways, Bus, Delta Air Lines, DEN, Denver, Dulles, Hawaiian Airlines, IAD, jetblue, Landline, merger, Philadelphia, PHL, podcast, routes, Spirit Airlines

Who is to blame? And does it matter when you finally admit that? Plenty of challenges in the industry these days and more flight cancellations are coming.

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DLD 328: The thrill of the hunt

• March 11, 2021
• Tagged as: A321XLR, Air Sinai, Airbus, Antarctica, ATR, Boeing, Bus, business class, DEN, Denver, DOT, Egypt, Egyptair, FAA, FedEx, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Icelandair, Israel, jetblue, London, mistake fare, podcast, routes, TAP, TAP Air Portugal, United Airlines

A mistake fare brought back some excitement we haven’t felt in a long time, even if it eventually cancelled. Plus Iceland to Antarctica and much more!

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DLD 307: We’re adding change fees

• September 3, 2020
• Tagged as: 787, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, ancillary, ancillary fees, Boeing, Bus, business aviation, Celera 500L, Delta Air Lines, fees, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetpack, loyalty, podcast, Thai Airways, United Airlines

Change fees, jet packs, massive corruption and a fun new private plane. C’mon in and learn a bit in this week’s show!

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DLD 267: Shut down LaGuardia

• November 7, 2019
• Tagged as: A320neo, Air Europa, Bus, China, Delta Air Lines, IAG, IndiGo, International Airline Group, LaGuardia, LGA, MAD, Madrid, MSY, New Orleans, New York City, Norwegian, routes, SSJ100, WestJet

Would the NYC aviation world be better served if LaGuardia shut down? For some reason that came up in this week’s show.